the cry
PANIC. THEY ARE COMING FOR ME. THEY HATE ME, AND GOD IS ON THEIR SIDE.
THEY WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO SILENCE ME.
I AM NOT SAFE. NOWHERE IS SAFE.
heart pounding, eyes flicking this way and that, and so … Read the rest
The Introspective Deliberation
Editor Note: I originally posted this on September 2, 2013 as I neared the ripe age of 40. I’ll let you do the math – I’m a little older now, and hopefully a little wiser. But these words still … Read the rest
Church of the Hacked
My vocation is in the field of Information Security, and much of my education has centered on learning about systems and how they are exploited. What that means in common English is how a device has a flaw, and how … Read the rest
Game Over
Master of puppets, I’m pulling your strings
Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
Blinded by me, you can’t see a thing
Just call my name ’cause I’ll hear you scream
Master, master! (Metallica)
During summer of 2019, we were … Read the rest
Harry Potter and the Whistleblower Archetype
“If you don’t take action now, you’ll settle for nothing later.” -Zach DeLeRoche, lead singer of Rage Against the Machine.
In the fifth book of the Harry Potter series, Harry is one of the few people alive who … Read the rest
Three Hundred Sixty-Five Days Later…
November, 2018: Introspection
So I’ve been doing quite a bit of introspection and research on the topic of abuse, and the ripple effect on the pool into which the stone of abuse has been cast. If I’m honest with myself, … Read the rest
The Great Divorce (with apologies to CS Lewis)
“Apart from the addictive nature of our new digital way of connecting, it does not seem to satisfy our deep-seated need for true human contact. Instead what it seems to have spawned is the illusion of social connection via … Read the rest
Spirit Hacking: The Power of the 8th Layer (Part Two)
I have to confess, this blog has been difficult to write. In the many weeks of writing this blog, there has been a continual struggle between two extremes – one side of me messily bleeding all over the place, the … Read the rest
The Power of the 8th Layer (Part One)
It’s been quite a while since I’ve blogged here, I do hope you will forgive me. It has been one doozy of a year. Today’s blog series will be a little more personal than normal. It will also possibly be … Read the rest