I have a new home on the web at https://realityinexile.com. Writing about tech, the small web, self-hosting, music, history, and whatever else has my attention. There is also a small forum for people who want to stay and talk. No ads, no tracking, no algorithms. Just writing and conversation at a relaxing pace. #slowpint #smallweb #forum #blog

There is something to be said about slowing down, not only in online interactions and community, but in life in general. Fluff starts to disappear, meaning and substance start rising to the top, and what once felt like bombardment, begins to feel like clarity. #slowpint #slowdown #ageing #philosophy

There's a reason the delta blues and old Irish poetry feel like the same conversation. Still figuring out exactly what that reason is. But both are involved in my life right now and feel connected to my slowing down in the fediverse. #slowpint #music #writing #smallweb #fediverse

Three days in Washington state packing my daughter's belongings. Exhausted in ways I don't have words for yet. Wrote about it on the gemlog for anyone who wants the longer version.
gemini://calvusrex.gemcities.com/gemlog/2026-04-29-gemlog.gmi
#slowpint #smallweb #gemini

There’s a clarity that comes from grief and age arriving together. The metrics stop mattering. The noise gets easier to ignore. The beer is still cold. The question left is just what actually deserves the time I have left. Still working that out.
#slowpint #philosophy #grief #aging #smallweb