Appendix (or Kidney)

APPENDIX (or KIDNEY)

A stray leaf from the trail. Unnecessary? Perhaps. But part of the journey all the same.

Every archive seems to gather stray pages, forgotten footnotes, or misfiled observations. This is one such page. It offers no great revelation, nor insists upon itself. Like its namesake organ — quiet, unobtrusive, and possibly unnecessary — it simply abides.

You may read on, or you may not. Nothing will depend on it. That is its charm.

Why This Blog Exists

This is my personal journey — an analog person navigating a digital world. I followed this path, reluctantly, but earnestly.

From my first personal website (Bugbones, the obscure and silly) to my own domain (Southern Muse), I wrestled with arcane terms — InterNIC fees, hosting struggles, DNS riddles, and migrations that felt like dark magic.

Yet I only knew this: I would have a voice. I would claim a space.

My space was never about ads or SEO. It was never about "traffic." But a few came. They read. They connected. Some said, "I can do this too." And they did.

This blog became my trail — mapping where I’ve been: typist, paste-up artist, typesetter, illustrator, thinker, searcher, storyteller.

If you happen upon it, browse freely. You may find AI musings. Solved lyric mysteries. Fragments of memory.

This isn’t optimized. It isn’t trending. It’s mine.

If it helps you — wonderful. If not — that’s fine too. You’re still welcome here.