Tag Archives: nature

The Other Side: 4 – Take Time Away

Posted on August 23, 2010 by ehurst

In some ways, the prison itself is a living entity. It is most certainly composed of living beings, since no system of life can organize itself without life. A fundamental defining characteristic of the prison is denying that it lives. … Continue reading →

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Tough Eating

Posted on August 17, 2010 by ehurst

Given the horrific practices behind the industrial food production in the US, I’m darn near a vegetarian. While I love good animal flesh, the problem is there is so little of it which appears safe. Every day Monsanto tries a … 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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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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Just What We Need, a Regional Oil Spill

Posted on May 9, 2010 by ehurst

It’s not as if there is something inherently evil about off-shore drilling for oil. What is evil is the choice to underplay the risks for the sake of profit. It’s cheaper to lie, and pay others to lie, about what … Continue reading →

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GW Theory and Racism

Posted on February 8, 2010 by ehurst

I avoid TV and I hate movies. But sometimes there is something actually worth watching. I highly recommend to you The Global Warming Swindles. It’s just over an hour long, so you’ll need to budget the time for it. I … Continue reading →

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Winter Running

Posted on January 29, 2010 by ehurst

“Somebody somewhere is training in this stuff. Are we going to let them beat us?” Sure. Why not? Yesterday it rained, then the temperature dropped and it was freezing rain. Nice glaze on everything. Then it turned to sleet, leaving … Continue reading →

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The Ice Man Cometh

Posted on January 14, 2010 by ehurst

I take the position most of the Al Gore brand of AGW is merely a fraud, a way of scraping off a few billion more from the people who generate wealth by actually working. Yes, the climate is changing, but … Continue reading →

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The Recruiters, Part 5: Work and Worry

Posted on January 3, 2010 by ehurst

The next clan they visited had one of two major hospitals on Misty, with the attached medical college. The one after that was a huge island almost entirely above tree level, where several species of hair and hide producing animals … Continue reading →

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The Recruiters, Part 2: Floating Foundations

Posted on December 31, 2009 by ehurst

They took a ferry, not unlike the ship which brought Fortis to Johnston Island, out to deeper waters. There was anchored a very substantial ship, three slender hulls closed like pontoons, but much larger. There were three decks stacked, each … Continue reading →

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