Arnold Hoogerwerf
@arnoldhoogerwerf.nl
Posts cross-posted from my blog at https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl
🛠️ Tinkered a bit more with my(?) vibe coded ‘Lojong Wisdom Seeker’ meditation app. It’s now bilingual (NL + EN), and has a better layout and colour palette.
November 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
🛠️ Tinkered a bit more with my(?) vibe coded ‘Lojong Wisdom Seeker’ meditation app. It’s now bilingual (NL + EN), and has a better layout and colour palette.
"Great doubt - great awakening
Little doubt - little awakening
No doubt - no awakening"
— Dahui Zonggao (大慧宗杲, 1089–1163)💬
(Read in Beyond Buddhism, Stephen Batchelor
Little doubt - little awakening
No doubt - no awakening"
— Dahui Zonggao (大慧宗杲, 1089–1163)💬
(Read in Beyond Buddhism, Stephen Batchelor
November 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
"Great doubt - great awakening
Little doubt - little awakening
No doubt - no awakening"
— Dahui Zonggao (大慧宗杲, 1089–1163)💬
(Read in Beyond Buddhism, Stephen Batchelor
Little doubt - little awakening
No doubt - no awakening"
— Dahui Zonggao (大慧宗杲, 1089–1163)💬
(Read in Beyond Buddhism, Stephen Batchelor
🎥 Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025) ★★★½
"Everyone knows his music. But no one knows the moment everything changed"
I actually didn’t know this story… Solid film with great acting by Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong.
"Everyone knows his music. But no one knows the moment everything changed"
I actually didn’t know this story… Solid film with great acting by Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong.
November 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
🎥 Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025) ★★★½
"Everyone knows his music. But no one knows the moment everything changed"
I actually didn’t know this story… Solid film with great acting by Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong.
"Everyone knows his music. But no one knows the moment everything changed"
I actually didn’t know this story… Solid film with great acting by Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong.
Spent the morning helping my mother around the house and in her garden, under a warm autumn sun. After attending a friend’s father’s funeral earlier this week, I cherish these simple moments even more. Grateful, not burdened.
November 8, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Spent the morning helping my mother around the house and in her garden, under a warm autumn sun. After attending a friend’s father’s funeral earlier this week, I cherish these simple moments even more. Grateful, not burdened.
📚 Great quote from ‘Feminism is for Everybody’ by bell hooks:
"As it is we have to do so much work to correct the assumption deeply embedded in the cultural psyche that feminism is anti-male. Feminism is anti-sexism. A male... https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl/2025/11/03/great-quote-from-feminism-is.html
"As it is we have to do so much work to correct the assumption deeply embedded in the cultural psyche that feminism is anti-male. Feminism is anti-sexism. A male... https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl/2025/11/03/great-quote-from-feminism-is.html
November 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
📚 Great quote from ‘Feminism is for Everybody’ by bell hooks:
"As it is we have to do so much work to correct the assumption deeply embedded in the cultural psyche that feminism is anti-male. Feminism is anti-sexism. A male... https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl/2025/11/03/great-quote-from-feminism-is.html
"As it is we have to do so much work to correct the assumption deeply embedded in the cultural psyche that feminism is anti-male. Feminism is anti-sexism. A male... https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl/2025/11/03/great-quote-from-feminism-is.html
🎵 After learning the basics of the Bansuri a few years ago, I’ve started learning a new instrument again: an electric bass guitar (a beautiful Squier Affinity PJ Bass). And what’s even more exciting is that this time I’ll be learning alongside my youngest daughter!
November 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
🎵 After learning the basics of the Bansuri a few years ago, I’ve started learning a new instrument again: an electric bass guitar (a beautiful Squier Affinity PJ Bass). And what’s even more exciting is that this time I’ll be learning alongside my youngest daughter!
🌱🍂🪶 Refilled all the bird feeders in our garden with seeds, peanuts, and fat balls.
November 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
🌱🍂🪶 Refilled all the bird feeders in our garden with seeds, peanuts, and fat balls.
📚I’m only a few pages into After Buddhism, but I can already tell this book will turn out to be exceptional.
"The Shorter Discourse on Emptiness concludes with this insight: to dwell in emptiness means to inhabit fully the embodied ... https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl/2025/10/26/im-only-a-few-pages.html
"The Shorter Discourse on Emptiness concludes with this insight: to dwell in emptiness means to inhabit fully the embodied ... https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl/2025/10/26/im-only-a-few-pages.html
October 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
📚I’m only a few pages into After Buddhism, but I can already tell this book will turn out to be exceptional.
"The Shorter Discourse on Emptiness concludes with this insight: to dwell in emptiness means to inhabit fully the embodied ... https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl/2025/10/26/im-only-a-few-pages.html
"The Shorter Discourse on Emptiness concludes with this insight: to dwell in emptiness means to inhabit fully the embodied ... https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl/2025/10/26/im-only-a-few-pages.html
On our way back home from our short holiday, we visited the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven. We came to the conclusion it really wasn’t our thing. We liked the Class of 25 exhibition with work by alumni of most Dutch art academies and the talent show of the Creative Industries Fund at MU the best.
October 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
On our way back home from our short holiday, we visited the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven. We came to the conclusion it really wasn’t our thing. We liked the Class of 25 exhibition with work by alumni of most Dutch art academies and the talent show of the Creative Industries Fund at MU the best.
🍁🍂🥾 Enjoying some outstanding views during a short holiday in the Belgian Ardennes.
October 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
🍁🍂🥾 Enjoying some outstanding views during a short holiday in the Belgian Ardennes.
Currently reading: After Buddhism by Stephen Batchelor 📚
October 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Currently reading: After Buddhism by Stephen Batchelor 📚
October 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
"You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is something you are free to do and it accords with your nature, but perhaps this very holding back is the one suffering you could avoid."
– Franz Kafka 💬
– Franz Kafka 💬
October 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
"You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is something you are free to do and it accords with your nature, but perhaps this very holding back is the one suffering you could avoid."
– Franz Kafka 💬
– Franz Kafka 💬
🛠️ I’ll admit it’s pretty nerdy, but I’ve been having a lot of fun with designing animated icons for this ESP-32-based matrix display that show all kinds of updates and notifications about my automated home on set intervals. And I think it even gets me into better energy management habits as well.
October 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🛠️ I’ll admit it’s pretty nerdy, but I’ve been having a lot of fun with designing animated icons for this ESP-32-based matrix display that show all kinds of updates and notifications about my automated home on set intervals. And I think it even gets me into better energy management habits as well.
Great audiovisual performances by first year students in the Black Box at HKU, a space for experimentation with sensors, multi screen and multi speaker set ups and lighting.
October 11, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Great audiovisual performances by first year students in the Black Box at HKU, a space for experimentation with sensors, multi screen and multi speaker set ups and lighting.
🎵Re-listening #1 (2001) by Fisherspooner.
Great album, ahead of their time. I sadly never had the opportunity to see them live (they broke up in 2019). Their performances were quite the experience, if the Apple ... https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl/2025/10/07/relistening-by-fisherspooner-great-album.html
Great album, ahead of their time. I sadly never had the opportunity to see them live (they broke up in 2019). Their performances were quite the experience, if the Apple ... https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl/2025/10/07/relistening-by-fisherspooner-great-album.html
October 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
🎵Re-listening #1 (2001) by Fisherspooner.
Great album, ahead of their time. I sadly never had the opportunity to see them live (they broke up in 2019). Their performances were quite the experience, if the Apple ... https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl/2025/10/07/relistening-by-fisherspooner-great-album.html
Great album, ahead of their time. I sadly never had the opportunity to see them live (they broke up in 2019). Their performances were quite the experience, if the Apple ... https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl/2025/10/07/relistening-by-fisherspooner-great-album.html
🎵 My Apple TV ‘Now Playing’ screen right now, playing the track Mulatu, by Mulatu Astatke, from the album Mulatu plays Mulatu.
October 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
🎵 My Apple TV ‘Now Playing’ screen right now, playing the track Mulatu, by Mulatu Astatke, from the album Mulatu plays Mulatu.
🎵 Mulatu Astatke - Mulatu plays Mulatu (2025) ★★★★½
Love this album! Perfect soundtrack for this rainy and windy Saturday morning.
From this interview and review on The Quietus:
"His upcoming release is yet another ... https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl/2025/10/04/mulatu-astatke-mulatu-plays-mulatu.html
Love this album! Perfect soundtrack for this rainy and windy Saturday morning.
From this interview and review on The Quietus:
"His upcoming release is yet another ... https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl/2025/10/04/mulatu-astatke-mulatu-plays-mulatu.html
October 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
🎵 Mulatu Astatke - Mulatu plays Mulatu (2025) ★★★★½
Love this album! Perfect soundtrack for this rainy and windy Saturday morning.
From this interview and review on The Quietus:
"His upcoming release is yet another ... https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl/2025/10/04/mulatu-astatke-mulatu-plays-mulatu.html
Love this album! Perfect soundtrack for this rainy and windy Saturday morning.
From this interview and review on The Quietus:
"His upcoming release is yet another ... https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl/2025/10/04/mulatu-astatke-mulatu-plays-mulatu.html
Two jars of freshly made kimchi, set to ferment and ready to enjoy by the weekend.
September 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Two jars of freshly made kimchi, set to ferment and ready to enjoy by the weekend.
"Take a walk at night. Walk so silently that the bottoms of your feet become ears."
– Pauline Oliveros, Sonic Meditations (1971) 💬
I gave my students this beautiful quote as an assignment for our next lesson. I’m super curious to know how they all reacted to it!
– Pauline Oliveros, Sonic Meditations (1971) 💬
I gave my students this beautiful quote as an assignment for our next lesson. I’m super curious to know how they all reacted to it!
September 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"Take a walk at night. Walk so silently that the bottoms of your feet become ears."
– Pauline Oliveros, Sonic Meditations (1971) 💬
I gave my students this beautiful quote as an assignment for our next lesson. I’m super curious to know how they all reacted to it!
– Pauline Oliveros, Sonic Meditations (1971) 💬
I gave my students this beautiful quote as an assignment for our next lesson. I’m super curious to know how they all reacted to it!
🌱🍵 Inspired by this tea ceremony we attended during Re_Nature Festival last week, I decided to harvest some tea leaves from my own garden and create my own little version.
September 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🌱🍵 Inspired by this tea ceremony we attended during Re_Nature Festival last week, I decided to harvest some tea leaves from my own garden and create my own little version.
Currently reading: Feminism Is for Everybody by bell hooks 📚
September 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Currently reading: Feminism Is for Everybody by bell hooks 📚
Time for a fresh new look on this microblog! After years of using the Pure Theme by Chris Hannah, I’ve switched to the excellent new Mythos Theme by Matt Langford. It still needs a bit of tweaking, but it already looks great.
September 27, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Time for a fresh new look on this microblog! After years of using the Pure Theme by Chris Hannah, I’ve switched to the excellent new Mythos Theme by Matt Langford. It still needs a bit of tweaking, but it already looks great.