Monthly Archives: April 2013

Of Wheels and Angels 6

Eventually Angie came back to herself and helped him clip the last few items of clothing to the fence. “Must be powerful stuff in that document,” he said sitting down on the edge of the ground cover. Angie joined him. … Continue reading

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Of Wheels and Angels 5

Preston swallowed a sip of tea and put his cup down. “So, Baby. Here’s Saint Vith. Was it what you expected?” “Oh, yes. It’s beautiful. It’s one of the showcases of Belgian government subsidies and historical preservation. I still think … Continue reading

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Mythology of Modern Assassination

In the Bible, assassination as a tool of politics is not a sin. It’s hard to say what brings someone into the limelight as a leader. We all recognize charisma when we see it, but efforts to define and quantify … Continue reading

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Of Wheels and Angels 4

Lunch was great and Preston waited around a bit to see if anything changed on either the email or dropbox, but there was nothing. He repacked the laptop and shrugged into the backpack. Through the window he spotted a tourist … Continue reading

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Of Wheels and Angels 3

“Angie! Hold up a minute,” Preston called. She slowed, stopped and put her feet on the ground, half turned to look back at him. He was looking off to left along one of the straight logging cuts through the trees, … Continue reading

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Big, Sloppy Turning Areas

“Turning point” is a figure of speech, not a mathematically precise concept. I wish I could show you the training areas I saw in Europe. There’s this place Hitler created for training his tank division during WW2 — Grafenwöhr. His … Continue reading

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Of Wheels and Angels 2

The border crossing had become wide open since the Eurozone countries had unified their customs structure, so they were largely ignored as they turned south along a much wider highway. They had crossed the Venn Bahn once already, but it … Continue reading

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Spiritual Introversion

Humanity is both highly varied and generally predictable. So while you could propose something like the MBT Personality Inventory, it will only go so far, utterly failing to set forth the truly critical issues of human nature. That’s because the … Continue reading

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Of Wheels and Angels 1

(Part 2) “Belgian Rail sucks.” Preston gazed upward through the clear plastic roof over the bench where they sat. The light mist was collecting and dripping off the edges. Several people stood on the long platform with umbrellas and various … Continue reading

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Of Images and Angels 11

Preston set a blistering pace but Angie managed to keep. At one point it seemed he was unsure of the route, because he turned toward the west again. At the next trail junction he stopped, yanked the camera out of … Continue reading

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