January 2026 IndieWeb Carnival

The IndieWeb Carnival is a monthly blog carnival. At the beginning of the month, a volunteer host picks a topic. The host collects submissions until the end of the month and then posts a summary of all the submissions with the links.

I enjoyed reading posts from the IndieWeb carnival over the last year and decided to host this month’s with the theme of the meaning of life. The number 42 is presented as “the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything” in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. I will turn 42 years old on January 15.

Some prompts

The theme is open-ended, but here are some ideas:

• What or who gives your life meaning?
• Do you desire a strong sense of purpose? Why or why not?
• Have you ever had an existential crisis? What triggered it? How did you get thru it?
• What do you want people to say at your funeral? Does that desire influence your behavior in any way?

A young friend asked me about some of these quetions in 2008. I have grown and my answers have evolved.

How to submit your entry

Send me a link to your post using one of these methods:

• Social web: Mention @Jeremiah@alpaca.gold or reply to this post.
• AT Protocol: Follow Bridgy Fed. Then, mention @jeremiahlee.com or reply to this post.
• Email: hello@ this webpage's domain name

Rules

1. You may submit posts in any language.
2. You may submit written or multimedia work as long as it is available on a website your or your community operates. In other words, not a walled garden like Instagram or Medium.
3. Entries must be publicly available without a registration wall, paywall, or forced consent to surveillance.
4. I am intolerant of intolerance and will not link to entries that diminish the humanity of others.

Link preview image source: Stellar Jet by NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Yu Cheng (NAOJ); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)