Author Archives: ehurst

I’m on Jabber.org

Posted on July 23, 2011 by ehurst

Quick note for those who are interested: My only IM account is with Jabber.org, username br073n I leave it running whenever I’m online.

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Word of the Lord Against OKC-PD and Municipal Government

Posted on July 22, 2011 by ehurst

Background: Here is a list of articles ranging between fawning police butt-kissers and raging anti-establishment conspiracy nuts — Crime, Minors Breaking Curfew On Rise In Bricktown Okla. City Cops Catch Flak for Mistaken Teen Curfew Arrests” Police State Insanity: Teens … Continue reading →

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Requiem for Japan’s Fukushima Victims

Posted on July 22, 2011 by ehurst

I’m not talented enough to actually produce a good requiem, so I’ll get right to the point. Radiation poisoning and other clinical symptoms of exposure normally take quite a while to show up, since the vast majority of such cases … Continue reading →

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When Words Fail

Posted on July 21, 2011 by ehurst

What do you call it when lying to excuse evil becomes the routine? If a government representatives tells the truth, it’s only to cover up an even bigger lie. In other words, government is reflexively dishonest. That’s the default policy. … Continue reading →

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Does McDowell Not Get It?

Posted on July 20, 2011 by ehurst

One of the most brilliant minds in Christian Apologetics appears to miss the point. The news article comes via Christian Post, telling us Josh McDowell seems to think the Internet is a major threat to Christian faith. If this is … Continue reading →

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Driven to Fail

Posted on July 19, 2011 by ehurst

What kind of success story is it which climaxes with a grisly execution of the hero? Yeah, it’s the story of Jesus Christ. Following Jesus means I’m driven to fail in the same terms, that is, in terms of worldly … Continue reading →

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On the Evil of Western Authoritarianism

Posted on July 18, 2011 by ehurst

The one thing which is most likely to make me violently angry is watching someone oppress someone weaker. I am old enough, and perhaps it signals wisdom, to avoid getting involved in something over which I have no calling from … Continue reading →

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Don’t Panic

Posted on July 17, 2011 by ehurst

The famous tagline from the Douglas Adams’ fiction series is good advice. I felt it coming on Friday evening, those old sinus allergy symptoms. Not enough to kill normal activities, but enough to make me marginally miserable. The last tomato … Continue reading →

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Return of the Geek Jedi

Posted on July 16, 2011 by ehurst

There is an attempt to revive the early Internet hacker culture with all its reliance on virtual virtuosity. For some time it has been obvious the corporate-government (read “fascist”) alliance has been trying to tame the Net. The corporations are … Continue reading →

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Local Crises, Too

Posted on July 15, 2011 by ehurst

Very local, as in restricted to the extended household. I have a mission. As God’s appointed elder — this wasn’t my idea — over this family, the mission includes facing all the idiocy which arises from people being people. Almost … Continue reading →

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