{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Soulcruzer","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/soulcruzer","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"37800","username":"soulcruzer","bio":"Hi, I'm Clay, I'm an indie podcaster and microblogger. I post mostly about things that interest me, which, on any given day, is likely to be life, in general, music, social audio, podcasting, low-brow culture, pop philosophy, and mindset.","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":10,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Soulcruzer","url":"http://www.soulcruzer.com","avatar":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/12f2ed4cb202a23d60705a3313634643?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png"},"items":[{"id":"95188305","content_html":"

There is a will inside us that is …: soulcruzer.com

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There is no universal right way to live, …: soulcruzer.com

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I picked up an old book this morning: …: soulcruzer.com

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The Map Is Not the Adventure: Reading Rebecca Solnit’s A Field Guide to Getting Lost \"Camino : soulcruzer.com

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I keep seeing headlines about the new rules …: soulcruzer.com

","summary":"I keep seeing headlines about the new rules of attention, usually written by somebody who wants to sell a better way of getting hold of it. The old rules were blunt enough. Interrupt people. Startle them. Keep them scrolling. Learn which colours, fears, desires and half-conscious wounds make a thumb...","url":"https://www.soulcruzer.com/notes/3f279515c5/","date_published":"2026-07-31T15:38:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Soulcruzer","url":"http://www.soulcruzer.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F12f2ed4cb202a23d60705a3313634643%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"soulcruzer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-31 15:38","date_timestamp":1785512294,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94979804","content_html":"

Yesterday, on a Wisdom Walk, I realised I …: soulcruzer.com

","summary":"Yesterday, on a Wisdom Walk, I realised I had been spending my attention in three directions at once. Part of me had gone backwards, picking over old choices and wishing I had chosen differently. Part had gone forwards, trying to get ahead of outcomes I cannot know. The rest kept looking for a side ...","url":"https://www.soulcruzer.com/notes/b4c97722a4/","date_published":"2026-07-31T14:33:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Soulcruzer","url":"http://www.soulcruzer.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F12f2ed4cb202a23d60705a3313634643%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"soulcruzer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-31 14:33","date_timestamp":1785508427,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94979803","content_html":"

The Story That Wants You at Your Desk: soulcruzer.com

","summary":"There is a short scene near the beginning of The Matrix that has stayed with me for years. Thomas Anderson is sitting in the office of his manager, Mr Reinhart. Anderson has arrived late again. He has a problem with authority, the manager tells him. He believes he is special, that somehow the rules ...","url":"https://www.soulcruzer.com/the-story-that-wants-you-at-your-desk/","date_published":"2026-07-31T12:53:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Soulcruzer","url":"http://www.soulcruzer.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F12f2ed4cb202a23d60705a3313634643%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"soulcruzer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-31 12:53","date_timestamp":1785502420,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94919356","content_html":"

Working Notes: the moon in transition: soulcruzer.com

","summary":"Last night I stood at the front of the house and watched a red moon. This morning, after waking, I looked towards the bedroom mirror at the back and saw the full moon again, bright in the glass. I don’t need the moon to issue instructions. I’ve spent enough years around symbols to know that ... Read...","url":"https://www.soulcruzer.com/working-notes-the-moon-in-transition/","date_published":"2026-07-30T05:20:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Soulcruzer","url":"http://www.soulcruzer.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F12f2ed4cb202a23d60705a3313634643%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"soulcruzer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 05:20","date_timestamp":1785388847,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94919355","content_html":"

The shadow is not dark because it is …: soulcruzer.com

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Only a few more days left in my …: soulcruzer.com

","summary":"Only a few more days left in my 31-day weblogging challenge. My experience has been when you stop performing and stop conforming, a 31-day blogging challenge turns out to be surprisingly easy. You step out of the paralyzing effect of perfection and focus on staying in conversation with your own expe...","url":"https://www.soulcruzer.com/notes/83c466fd28/","date_published":"2026-07-28T12:23:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Soulcruzer","url":"http://www.soulcruzer.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F12f2ed4cb202a23d60705a3313634643%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"soulcruzer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-28 12:23","date_timestamp":1785241413,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94797751","content_html":"

The church that wasn’t there \"St : soulcruzer.com

","summary":"I arrived in Worcester with time to spare before a family lunch. We were all coming from different points on the map. My son, his partner and my granddaughter had travelled from Ludlow. My wife and daughter were on their way from Southam. My in-laws and brother-in-law were coming up from Bristol. I ...","url":"https://www.soulcruzer.com/the-church-that-wasnt-there/","date_published":"2026-07-28T11:05:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Soulcruzer","url":"http://www.soulcruzer.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F12f2ed4cb202a23d60705a3313634643%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"soulcruzer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-28 11:05","date_timestamp":1785236751,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94797750","content_html":"

What Do I Owe Other People? soulcruzer.com

","summary":"My mother taught me early that I didn’t owe anybody anything. Not even her. Looking back, I think she meant it as a lesson in self-reliance. Don’t let guilt bind you. Don’t hand other people ownership of your life. Stand on your own feet. Make your own way. But childhood lessons rarely stay inside t...","url":"https://www.soulcruzer.com/what-do-i-owe-other-people/","date_published":"2026-07-27T16:10:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Soulcruzer","url":"http://www.soulcruzer.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F12f2ed4cb202a23d60705a3313634643%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"soulcruzer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-27 16:10","date_timestamp":1785168643,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94739710","content_html":"

Rheingold’s Tools for Thought has me asking an …: soulcruzer.com

","summary":"Rheingold’s Tools for Thought has me asking an old question again:: what are computers for? For a long time the answer seemed settled. Computers were calculators, then office machines, then portals into a giant shopping centre with a comment section. We learned to treat them as appliances that happe...","url":"https://www.soulcruzer.com/notes/5eebe69c56/","date_published":"2026-07-27T14:45:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Soulcruzer","url":"http://www.soulcruzer.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F12f2ed4cb202a23d60705a3313634643%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"soulcruzer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-27 14:45","date_timestamp":1785163515,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94689566","content_html":"

I’ve got the new Masters of the Universe …: soulcruzer.com

","summary":"I’ve got the new Masters of the Universe queued up on Prime for viewing tonight. I suspect I’ll be viewing it through two lenses. The kid, waiting to hear “I have the power!” and the storyteller who’s curious to know if they can make the mythology of Eternia something more than a marketing reboot. O...","url":"https://www.soulcruzer.com/notes/8f51bb9293/","date_published":"2026-07-25T17:51:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Soulcruzer","url":"http://www.soulcruzer.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F12f2ed4cb202a23d60705a3313634643%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"soulcruzer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-25 17:51","date_timestamp":1785001882,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94585773","content_html":"

This morning I picked up How to Practice …: soulcruzer.com

","summary":"This morning I picked up How to Practice Self-Inquiry by Ramana Maharshi. I expected a quick survey read, a reconnaissance mission into the territory of the question Who am I? Instead, before I had travelled very far into the book, another question appeared: Is this your game? Is this your true miss...","url":"https://www.soulcruzer.com/notes/a059f195ee/","date_published":"2026-07-24T07:04:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Soulcruzer","url":"http://www.soulcruzer.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F12f2ed4cb202a23d60705a3313634643%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"soulcruzer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-24 07:04","date_timestamp":1784876657,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94585772","content_html":"

The Currency of Ordinary Lives \"\" : soulcruzer.com

","summary":"Field Notes from The Old Mint, Southam I went out for a short wisdom walk this afternoon. Nothing grand. No pilgrimage. No mountain path. Just enough movement to loosen the mind and let a little air into the machinery. Walking does that for me. It opens a space in which thoughts can arrive without b...","url":"https://www.soulcruzer.com/the-currency-of-ordinary-lives/","date_published":"2026-07-23T15:19:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Soulcruzer","url":"http://www.soulcruzer.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F12f2ed4cb202a23d60705a3313634643%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"soulcruzer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-23 15:19","date_timestamp":1784819974,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94462395","content_html":"

“Same shit, different day” is one of those …: soulcruzer.com

","summary":"“Same shit, different day” is one of those phrases I hate because it usually arrives wearing a smirk. It reduces a life to a conveyor belt: wake up, coffee, work, scroll, eat, sleep, repeat. A little verbal shrug before another day gets fed into the machine. And yet, some mornings, it’s mostly true....","url":"https://www.soulcruzer.com/notes/40e7415534/","date_published":"2026-07-22T09:21:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Soulcruzer","url":"http://www.soulcruzer.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F12f2ed4cb202a23d60705a3313634643%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"soulcruzer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-22 09:21","date_timestamp":1784712074,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94462394","content_html":"

The forest does not offer answers in the …: soulcruzer.com

","summary":"The forest does not offer answers in the way a book, a screen, or a clever conversation does. It gives you texture. Uneven ground. The sound of your own feet. Branches moving against one another. The minor negotiations of a body making its way through the world. In that setting, the mind’s usual bur...","url":"https://www.soulcruzer.com/notes/c540dbbdd7/","date_published":"2026-07-21T15:12:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Soulcruzer","url":"http://www.soulcruzer.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F12f2ed4cb202a23d60705a3313634643%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"soulcruzer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-21 15:12","date_timestamp":1784646776,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94396460","content_html":"

The Grid and the Ghost: A Soft-Cyborg’s Guide to Psyche and Soul: soulcruzer.com

","summary":"(1) The Linguistic Stutter The cursor on my screen is a rhythmic, glowing pulse. It is the heartbeat of a binary ghost, a small white rectangle of light that blinks with the mechanical patience of an entity that never sleeps. I sit here in the quiet hours, a “soft-cyborg” tethered to a vast network ...","url":"https://www.soulcruzer.com/the-grid-and-the-ghost-a-soft-cyborgs-guide-to-psyche-and-soul/","date_published":"2026-07-20T16:37:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Soulcruzer","url":"http://www.soulcruzer.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F12f2ed4cb202a23d60705a3313634643%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"soulcruzer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-20 16:37","date_timestamp":1784565474,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94276477","content_html":"

I’ve been carrying a small psychogeographic instruction around …: soulcruzer.com

","summary":"I’ve been carrying a small psychogeographic instruction around with me: unfold a map, put a glass down anywhere, draw round its rim, then go out and walk the circle as closely as the streets allow. This is a low tech version of the deríve app I made last week. It’s a lovely bit of mischief ... Read ...","url":"https://www.soulcruzer.com/notes/cb54a8b621/","date_published":"2026-07-19T11:15:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Soulcruzer","url":"http://www.soulcruzer.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F12f2ed4cb202a23d60705a3313634643%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"soulcruzer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-19 11:15","date_timestamp":1784459701,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94227588","content_html":"

Rebecca Solnit’s sentences are archipelagos of thought. You …: soulcruzer.com

","summary":"Rebecca Solnit’s sentences are archipelagos of thought. You step onto one clause and find another small island appearing just beyond it: a memory, a road, an old map, a story someone told her, a political fact that refuses to stay merely political. The sentence does not hurry you to its conclusion. ...","url":"https://www.soulcruzer.com/notes/b1c21941f7/","date_published":"2026-07-18T09:21:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Soulcruzer","url":"http://www.soulcruzer.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F12f2ed4cb202a23d60705a3313634643%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"soulcruzer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-18 09:21","date_timestamp":1784366479,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94168189","content_html":"

It feels to me as though this is …: soulcruzer.com

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The Horizon \"Golden : soulcruzer.com

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The Door, the Black Hole, and the Trace: Notes on Obscurity: soulcruzer.com

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I’ve been thinking about the difference between critical …: soulcruzer.com

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@cliffordbeshers I haven’t tried the boil in saltwater. Will have to try that next time. I just coat in olive oil and season with sea salt, corrinder, and paprika and then roast.

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@cliffordbeshers I tried a different recipe this year. I was pleased with the results. 😋

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@ptrck Ah yes, one of the joys of pumpkin season.

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@jaheppler looks bountiful. Well done.

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@DazeEnd wow, that’s interesting. Do they belong to a local farm? Or are they just plain wild?

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@jasraj good job getting the vlog out there.

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