Arnold Hoogerwerf
@arnoldhoogerwerf.nl
Posts cross-posted from my blog at https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl
Want to read: Darwin in de achtertuin by Menno Schilthuizen 📚
November 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Want to read: Darwin in de achtertuin by Menno Schilthuizen 📚
"Borrowed knowledge doesn’t work. Borrowed knowledge is what you kan re-vomit back because someone told you about it, but unless you have your own experience of it, you will never have the real knowledge or the wi... https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl/2025/11/24/borrowed-knowledge-doesnt-work-borrowed.html
November 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
"Borrowed knowledge doesn’t work. Borrowed knowledge is what you kan re-vomit back because someone told you about it, but unless you have your own experience of it, you will never have the real knowledge or the wi... https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl/2025/11/24/borrowed-knowledge-doesnt-work-borrowed.html
Want to read: Thus Spoke the Plant by Monica Gagliano 📚
November 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Want to read: Thus Spoke the Plant by Monica Gagliano 📚
Still savoring the surprise cooking workshop and mushroom excursion I received as a gift for my 50th birthday. Grateful for so many good friends and family.
November 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Still savoring the surprise cooking workshop and mushroom excursion I received as a gift for my 50th birthday. Grateful for so many good friends and family.
I can’t believe it took me this long to create a Wikipedia account and write my first article! It’s just a Dutch translation, but I’m grateful to contribute. In an AI-driven world, human-curated knowledge matters more than ever. 🙂
November 23, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I can’t believe it took me this long to create a Wikipedia account and write my first article! It’s just a Dutch translation, but I’m grateful to contribute. In an AI-driven world, human-curated knowledge matters more than ever. 🙂
🎥 Geen IDFA dit jaar, maar gelukkig hebben we al tickets voor IDFA on Tour in februari!
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 AM
🎥 Geen IDFA dit jaar, maar gelukkig hebben we al tickets voor IDFA on Tour in februari!
A modest milestone for this blog: 1234 posts 🙂
November 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
A modest milestone for this blog: 1234 posts 🙂
🚴♂️🚴♀️🚴Proud and delighted that Utrecht has claimed the number-one spot as the world’s best cycling city!
"Utrecht claims the top spot in this year’s Copenhagenize Index and stands at the heart of Dutch cycling excell... https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl/2025/11/20/proud-and-delighted-that-utrecht.html
"Utrecht claims the top spot in this year’s Copenhagenize Index and stands at the heart of Dutch cycling excell... https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl/2025/11/20/proud-and-delighted-that-utrecht.html
November 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
🚴♂️🚴♀️🚴Proud and delighted that Utrecht has claimed the number-one spot as the world’s best cycling city!
"Utrecht claims the top spot in this year’s Copenhagenize Index and stands at the heart of Dutch cycling excell... https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl/2025/11/20/proud-and-delighted-that-utrecht.html
"Utrecht claims the top spot in this year’s Copenhagenize Index and stands at the heart of Dutch cycling excell... https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl/2025/11/20/proud-and-delighted-that-utrecht.html
Strandbeest Evolution 2025. Theo Jansen can’t get enough of it, and neither can we.
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November 16, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Strandbeest Evolution 2025. Theo Jansen can’t get enough of it, and neither can we.
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Want to read: Strange Houses by Uketsu 📚
(Found on the Discover feed on Micro.blog, which has lost most of its appeal lately, but every now and then there’s actually something to discover.)
(Found on the Discover feed on Micro.blog, which has lost most of its appeal lately, but every now and then there’s actually something to discover.)
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Want to read: Strange Houses by Uketsu 📚
(Found on the Discover feed on Micro.blog, which has lost most of its appeal lately, but every now and then there’s actually something to discover.)
(Found on the Discover feed on Micro.blog, which has lost most of its appeal lately, but every now and then there’s actually something to discover.)
🎥🎵 The Real Buddy Holly Story (1978) ★★★★
Loved this documentary about Buddy Holly, which really shows how remarkable of an artist he was and how he influenced all major acts of the 60s.
Loved this documentary about Buddy Holly, which really shows how remarkable of an artist he was and how he influenced all major acts of the 60s.
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
🎥🎵 The Real Buddy Holly Story (1978) ★★★★
Loved this documentary about Buddy Holly, which really shows how remarkable of an artist he was and how he influenced all major acts of the 60s.
Loved this documentary about Buddy Holly, which really shows how remarkable of an artist he was and how he influenced all major acts of the 60s.
🛠️ 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 💬