Author Archives: theoracleofz

Rebuilding your ship at sea: a practical guide

First, a paradox: The ship wherein Theseus and the youth of Athens returned from Crete had thirty oars, and was preserved by the Athenians down even to the time of Demetrius Phalereus, for they took away the old planks as they decayed, putting in new and stronger timber in their places, insomuch that this ship becameContinue reading “Rebuilding your ship at sea: a practical guide”

“I’m from the government and I’m here to help”: tales of a mid-level bureaucrat of the apocalypse

For my last 20 years of gainful employment I have been a public sector employee for all but two of them, having spent only 16 months of my life employed in the private sector to the exclusion of the public sector. Most of that public sector work has been as a knowledge or IT workerContinue reading ““I’m from the government and I’m here to help”: tales of a mid-level bureaucrat of the apocalypse”

Our urban homestead, OR why this is not a lifestyle blog

One of my deepest passions is not only gardening, but urban sustainable agriculture. Our urban homestead, Wild Prospect Urban Farm, is a quarter acre residential lot within the city limits of Helena, MT, zone 4b. After buying the Prospect House in fall of 2019, we proceeded to begin the long [long] process of converting ourContinue reading “Our urban homestead, OR why this is not a lifestyle blog”

Why an oracle [and what’s a(n) hierophany]?

When you are raised by atheists in the Bible Belt you can’t help but be a little religio-curious [pretty sure that is a new coinage, but it’s my language too]. Religio-curious adjective. (of a secular person) interested in or curious about having a religious experience or in religious persons, groups and history. As a youngContinue reading “Why an oracle [and what’s a(n) hierophany]?”