Category Archives: personal

Backup Static Site Hosting (Updated)

Posted on November 26, 2010 by ehurst

Tonight my static website (soulkiln.org) is unavailable. This is the first time this has happened, as far as I know, in several years since starting that site. I have no complaints whatsoever against the fellow who provides the hosting of … Continue reading →

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Trail and Shingle

Posted on November 22, 2010 by ehurst

This past couple of weeks I’ve been actually doing a day’s work most days. I’ve been helping my brother with his roof. We stripped it all down and put down decking. We also changed the angle of parts of it … Continue reading →

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Recommended Reading: Chris Floyd

Posted on October 20, 2010 by ehurst

It is not possible, nor desirable, to find another writer who thinks exactly as I do on all things. Better I should seek those who write about stuff I need to read, whose work draws and calls to me from … Continue reading →

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Program Note: RHEL Projects on Hold

Posted on October 18, 2010 by ehurst

This morning I awoke to the sound of my desktop system moaning. Seems the CPU fan is dying, so I had to shut it down before it failed and let things overheat. It will be a week until we get … Continue reading →

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That Green-Eyed Monster Stalks Me

Posted on September 17, 2010 by ehurst

I confess: I am suffering a serious case of envy. It’s almost like lust. Among the clients I see in my computer ministry was a fellow with a nice Inspiron 1525 laptop — 2.0 Ghz dual core CPU, 3GB RAM, … Continue reading →

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I Still Read Books

Posted on September 12, 2010 by ehurst

Among my computer literate associates, there seems an almost invisible line right around age 30 or so. Those below that line who are serious netizens don’t read books that much. Those older typically do. Right now I’m starting what amounts … Continue reading →

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Garden of the Soul

Posted on July 21, 2010 by ehurst

Every year my dad plants a vegetable garden, sometimes a few flowers. This year he wasn’t feeling quite as strong as in the past, so was unable to put quite so much effort into it. Still, it produced a huge … Continue reading →

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Warning: Before It’s Too Late

Posted on July 9, 2010 by ehurst

Given the climate of things in US government, as well as that in a few other places, my ability to connect regularly to the Internet and keep this blog alive could simply stop some day without warning. At the same … Continue reading →

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I’m No Better

Posted on June 30, 2010 by ehurst

Attending high school in the early 1970s in Anchorage, Alaska, I joined the East High School choir because I wasn’t good enough for much else in terms of extra-curricular activities. I just barely qualified to sing with the baritones. I … Continue reading →

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Christian Mysticism and Poverty

Posted on June 20, 2010 by ehurst

I’m poor. It’s popular to say that, but I could show you the numbers indicating my household income is just above the point where I qualify for food stamps. We have been pretty much exempt from state and federal taxes … Continue reading →

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