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Taraz

@tarazkp

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Taraz
@tarazkp Sep 3, 2026, 8:56 PM UTC

Representing the Masses

I always find having a bit of perspective useful. Getting a little distance to see the whole canvas before adding more paint, or putting complicated processes into a story that connects the dots. Whe…

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Taraz
@tarazkp Sep 3, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC

Too Self-Damaged

I oft wonder what kind of trauma I carry from childhood. As despite somewhat being okay now, I also know that in order to survive life to this point, I have had to push a lot of things to the side an…

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Taraz
@tarazkp Sep 2, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC

Words out of Silence

--- --- # Words out of Silence Never silent always chattering, whispers in the ear I hear them so clearly, spill from somewhere inside Many voices of the past, and the words I fear to speak The perso…

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Taraz
@tarazkp Sep 2, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC

Oversubscribed and Underutilised

For the first time in a couple years, I participated in a lesson at the gym. It was only a half hour flexibility session, but I was pretty sweaty after. Unlike many men, I do stretch, but I am not ve…

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Taraz
@tarazkp Sep 1, 2026, 9:20 PM UTC

1000 Shuttles

> That was a pretty fun event. I didn't know what this running race was prior to going and expected Smallsteps to be running against a couple other school's kids in some kind of final. Instead, th…

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Taraz
@tarazkp Sep 1, 2026, 9:56 AM UTC

Run Forest

We have always tried to encourage Smallsteps to be physically active and since we have largely kept her away from screens, she spends a fair time outside playing about. However, I myself haven't been…

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Taraz
@tarazkp Aug 31, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC

Made from Sticks

A friend has been sending me messages looking for advice on buying a house. I am not really the person for such advice, but I guess he wanted some perspective because he is up in the air as to whethe…

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Taraz
@tarazkp Aug 30, 2026, 6:50 PM UTC

Stress-free Married

> That was a good wedding. I am tired from it though. What I liked about this particular wedding was while there were some speeches, there wasn't a lot of program. Instead, the focus was more on p…

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Taraz
@tarazkp Aug 30, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC

Sunday Funday: 30th August, 2026

This will be a weekly Sunday hangout between friends, where everyone else is also invited to join in on the conversations. A Sunday party for Hive users to interact and just talk crap about whatever…

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Taraz
@tarazkp Aug 29, 2026, 6:31 AM UTC

Choked Out

For the second time in my life, today I will wear a bowtie. They call it a "mirri" in Finnish, which also means cat - I suppose because it is a bit like whiskers. I didn't own a bowtie because I am n…

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