Author: Brandon Kraft

  • Austin Response

    It is impossible not to be aware of the situation in New Orleans and the problems facing the residents of the Big Easy. There are evac shelters across the State of Texas as well as 17 other states, including in Austin. While the FEMA and other federal entities can be and have been blamed for…

  • temporal security agency

    Has anyone played The Journeyman Project games? It’s a triology released in 1993 (the original), 1995 (Buried in Time) and 1998 (Legacy of Time). It’s a 3D adventure game, somewhat like Myst, however, I thought this game was simply more exciting that Myst or Riven or whatever the third Myst was called. The basic story…

  • 100 miles… well, not quite

    This past weekend in Wichita Falls, TX, over 9600 riders gathered at 7 a.m. on Scott Street for the 24th annual Hotter’N Hell Hundred bike race. The event, the largest sanctioned century bicycle ride in the nation, started as a way for Wichita Falls to celebrate 100 years. As being from Wichita Falls, I’ve been…

  • google ads? you sell out.

    So yes, I have added Google ads to my website. I might keep them; I might remove them. We will have to see. Why have I added them? All in all, this site doesn’t have much overhead. That I can recall, every piece of software is free so I pay for hosting (disk space, server…

  • walking on water

    “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” He said, “Come.” Peter got out of the boat and began to walk on the water toward Jesus. But when he saw how strong the wind was he became frightened; and, beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!” Immediately…

  • for we rely on the mercy of god

    Today’s Gospel reading is hard. Matthew 20 begins with the parable of the landowner hiring workers for his vineyard. He hires some in the early morning, agreeing to pay them the usual daily wage. he hires others in the late morning, at noon, midafternoon and finally at 5 p.m., just with an hour of work…