Monthly Archives: November 2011

Picking a Church

Posted on November 7, 2011 by ehurst

My wife and believe we have found a place which can tolerate us. Every church is first and foremost a human political organization. Okay, that’s redundant, since all human organization is inherently political. Shorn of emotional imbuing, “politics” is the … Continue reading →

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What's Shaking? Oklahoma Edition

Posted on November 6, 2011 by ehurst

Here in central Oklahoma, we are down at the southern tip of the Humboldt Fault. I know a little about seismology. It became a childhood fascination after we moved to Anchorage, Alaska just a year following the Bad Friday Earthquake … Continue reading →

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If I Could, I Would

Posted on November 5, 2011 by ehurst

Yep, if I had as much money as he does: [Ventura] vowed to apply for Mexican citizenship so he can live there more months of the year…. “I will never stand for a national anthem again. I will turn my … Continue reading →

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Windows 7: Converting Flash Videos to MP3 Music Files

Posted on November 5, 2011 by ehurst

While some of the same tools are available for both Linux and Windows, there is simply no point learning the command line stuff in converting Flash videos on Windows. The hardest part is learning how to search the cache for … Continue reading →

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Leader or Not?

Posted on November 4, 2011 by ehurst

Sometime back in the 1980s, the US Army leadership decided every soldier will take leadership training. All personnel were presumed leaders in training, and anyone who didn’t like it was out the door. They did away with the entire premise … Continue reading →

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Cain Don't Know Game

Posted on November 3, 2011 by ehurst

As a management tool, nothing compares to Game. Be the man. Your number one concern in life is the mission. Know what that is for you, and never deviate from the course. It’s largely the same for men and women, … Continue reading →

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Truth No Hindrance to Oppression

Posted on November 2, 2011 by ehurst

Whether through the fraud of Global Warming taxes or some other mechanism, oppression is not going to suffer the slightest hesitation in the coming days. Whenever any particular group of people gain some economic ascendancy, regardless how it happens, they … Continue reading →

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The Bernays Effect

Posted on November 1, 2011 by ehurst

There are probably other names for it, but the Bernays Effect is simply convincing everything they can’t do what they’ve been doing for centuries, and should have to pay money for something which supplies an inferior result. Thus: In the … Continue reading →

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