For years, HoogyWeb sat collecting dust, and in that time I’ve changed a lot, so I’m wiping this slate clean, removing most of my old posts, and starting over.

This blog is no longer a random collection of thoughts on technology, politics, religion, and other topics for which I am truly unqualified. Instead, this blog will be about a transition that has been going on in my life over the past few years. And yes, it was started by a girl – my wife, and in general my favorite person. Maybe I’ll talk about her in another post. I will say that getting married has taught me a few important things.

• My life is not about me.
• My possessions are not mine, and it’s better that way.
• Collectives working together work better than individuals.

My transition has been slow, it’s ongoing, and I have no idea where it will take me, but like any good story I’m noticing it has a story arc, and even a little foreshadowing. I have a feeling that it’s leading me to a life much less about success for myself, and much more about the mutual support others in a sustainable, ecological way. It is a transformation away from “me” and toward “we.” As a result, it is no longer about how I, one lone human organism in a sea of humanity, can compete with other humans. It is instead about how I fit as one cell into the puzzle of the superorganism that humanity is poised to become.

Specifically, this story arc has taken me from “conservative by upbringing,” (without any real understanding of what that meant,) on through a time of questioning everything, toward a more moderate way of thinking, and ending somewhere that some might consider radical. Maybe I’ll tell you about that as well, but again, this blog is not about politics. It’s about a shift of thought.

In that shift, my goals have changed radically. Where I once wanted possessions and success, I now want self-sufficiency, a bit of land to share, a skill to give, and a community.

It’s not much of a goal, and it’s a lot. Maybe I’ll get there. Maybe you can offer tips on how I might. Maybe we can get there together. Stick around and we’ll see.