Monthly Archives: June 2010

Don’t Trust Any Human with More Power than You

Posted on June 11, 2010 by ehurst

The title is a corollary to one of my three pillars of Christian Mysticism: Disentanglement. You can’t escape the effects of other humans on your existence, and you can’t escape the necessity of letting some folks do whatever they will, … Continue reading →

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Wild Abundance

Posted on June 10, 2010 by ehurst

This year the blackberries were wildly abundant. I went out every day for a week and picked as much as I could carry, and left even more behind. I could afford to be selective in taking only the biggest and … Continue reading →

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Bogus CDC Survey Calling Cellphones (Updated)

Posted on June 9, 2010 by ehurst

This is my cellphone. I pay more than I want for the air-time, and I don’t appreciate long and senseless calls. Most people who call me know that. One caller keeps violating that, and is hostile to my wishes. They … Continue reading →

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Israeli Intelligence Failure on the Flotilla

Posted on June 8, 2010 by ehurst

This is not getting much notice, neither on the MSM nor from the back-channel and conspiracy sites: Israel’s Flotilla Raid Involved Espionage, Sabotage. Of course, no one should be surprised that Mossad attempts to infiltrate even baby showers, if they … Continue reading →

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Conditional Libertarianism

Posted on June 7, 2010 by ehurst

My instincts are libertarian. I hate telling people what to do. I’ll take charge when it appears necessary, and I’m frankly good at it, but I don’t look forward to it. Still, I have to confess leadership is what God … Continue reading →

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Outrigger: 15

Posted on June 6, 2010 by ehurst

It was not what he expected, but war seldom is what anyone expects. The US military had tried to come up with something rather like flares for heat-seeking missiles, but dropping dozens of radio beacons with the broad range of … Continue reading →

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Thug Nation

Posted on June 5, 2010 by ehurst

The very foundation of Christian theology is, “God chooses, not you.” That’s the way you face your world. Aside from those who are utterly and properly dependent on you — your own children — you are completely forbidden to coerce … Continue reading →

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Outrigger: 14

Posted on June 5, 2010 by ehurst

It was one of those rare moments when Ripley had a break. Leaned back in his chair, he stared out the window at the light traffic visible in gaps between the other buildings around the warehouse. Krumm walked in carrying … Continue reading →

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Outrigger: 13

Posted on June 4, 2010 by ehurst

Krumm hadn’t had much time to mess with it, but he decided it would be a good day to test his ability to connect to his server back in the US. A friend of his who ran the program at … Continue reading →

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Outrigger: 12

Posted on June 3, 2010 by ehurst

Krumm stepped into the generator chamber, pointing his flashlight around until he saw the exhaust stack. It was a pipe which ran up at a rising angle along one wall to the exterior wall, and straight up through the concrete … Continue reading →

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