Kedara.eu by Ruben Verweij
Ruben Verweij
My name is Ruben Verweij and this is my personal wiki, digital garden, blog, or, to summarize: personal website. At the moment, I’m writing mostly about the following topics: Personal web (lightweight, fast, personal websites: a.k.a. Indieweb, smallweb), Books (book descriptions and reviews), Travel (going places), Tech (software, hardware and other technology) and Sanskrit (Sanskrit texts and the study of the language). I also keep track of what I’m focused on now. This website is bilingual: currently, 54% of the pages are written in English and 46% of the pages are written in Dutch.
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Cheerful fumbling It’s a damp early morning, the house clearly recalls the past hot day better than the cooler night. I’m playing a four chord song on my piano: my voice leading is clunky, the rhythm is uneven, and I couldn’t be more pleased to spend five minutes like this, skill-taste gap be damned. Even though...
Blaugust 2026 It’s August already! The month of Blaugust starts again. I’ve been debating a bit if I would join again or not this year—just like last year. But before I get into that, Blaugust is a month-long event that takes place each August which focuses on blogging primarily (…) The goal is to stoke the fires of...
Now, July 2026: Web Writers' Collective & Fountain pens Web Writers’ Collective I was invited to join the new Web Writers' Collective and it’s such a joy to feel part of a writing community! I’ve been lurking a bit more lately (now that the group is growing), but I’m enjoying the discussions so far. Honestly, I’m...
Re: What is the oldest thing you own? In reply to: What is the oldest thing you own? — Thomas Rigby From time to time, I get the urge to just unplug everything and become a full-on Luddite, you know? The latest episode of this was triggered by the discovery that over 80% of the e-books I’ve purchased turned out to...
Repeat that, repeatJames and I have come up with a collaborative writing project that you’re welcome to join as well! The idea is to share your thoughts on a poem through writing: there are no restrictions on the format, as long as you publish your words on your website. Let us know when you’ve written something...
On making mistakes and not starting overLast week, I wrote a blog post that I now regret publishing. I felt it was too negative, I was complaining too much, and it didn’t feel particularly helpful to me or anyone else. In other words, it was the opposite of everything I try to do here. My first impulse was to delete...
Junited 2026It’s June again, a month of many special occasions: Pride month, my birthday, and Junited! I’m very excited for this. Junited is simple, and basically what many bloggers already do: sharing others’ posts. No challenge, no pressure, just the good kind of blog joy. Robert is organizing this community...
Kedara.eu is 2 years old today! :) On 26-06-(20)26 of all dates! This is one of my postcards: short, handwritten messages—from me to you. Thank you for reading this via RSS! View this article on my website. Replies: E-mail / Fediverse / Webmention
Is this for real?! It’s 16:09. I’m lying on the couch. There’s a fan trained on me, circulating at full tilt. The temperature is 26 °C (79 F) inside, 33 °C (92 F) outside, humidity is high. Come again?! I live in the fucking Netherlands. Summer is supposed to be pleasant here. The average historical (1991-2020)...
A year of reading the Tales and Teachings from the Bhagavata Purana One year ago, I started reading Bhakti Yoga, Tales and Teachings from the Bhāgavata Purāṇa by Edwin Bryant. I picked it up because I absolutely love his book on the Yoga Sūtras and after reading the Bhagavad Gītā, I wanted to learn more about bhakti...
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