Category Archives: personal

Tracks and Transparency

You have my permission to bail out any time. You can cut and run with a rant or silently. The only thing holding you to this virtual parish is your own heart and mind. If following Christ means you stop … Continue reading

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Easter versus Resurrection Sunday

This is a rant. This is a personal reaction that need not apply to you. The mainstream Western Christian celebration of Resurrection Sunday has worn thin on me, and even the corrective blog posts and articles have gotten trite. Over … Continue reading

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Prayer Request: Mountain Bike

In case you need a human justification: I can’t run and walking is highly limited. My knees and hips just cannot take much of that any more. But I want to stay fit and alive long to finish the mission … Continue reading

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Archives: A Teacher’s Sorrow

How do I say “I love you” without coming on too strong? How do I touch you reassuringly, without it seeming wrong? I’d love to hug you; my motive is pure. To give you a friendship strong and sure. Not … Continue reading

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Small World (Updated)

Remember this shot on the left here? That’s the underpass on Midwest Boulevard where Tuner Turnpike runs overhead. It reminded me of a gateway, a portal to the hilliest area I can ride without going back out east into allergen … Continue reading

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You Won’t Get Out Alive

This world is a pitiful mess at best, and you won’t get out of here alive. So I’ll summarize the nature of my recent sorrows with this workstation. I updated the BIOS from around v.3 to v.14 and the settings … Continue reading

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A Glimpse Under the Cover

Consistent with the previous post, I’m going to offer some narrative about my internal process so that you’ll understand how it works. For the time being, I’ll be using the fancy router as my home server. Right now that’s mostly … Continue reading

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Lotsa Work

Some things on my computer were not working right; I decided to test some alternatives. None of them worked, of course. But instead of running Debian 64-bit, I decided to test the idea of running 32-bit. Seems to work okay, … Continue reading

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I Tried…

I had no intention of playing games. I was convinced that CentOS 7 was the right choice and I spent a week working it over. There were imperfections, but none of them were fatal until today. Despite this being a … Continue reading

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Back to School for Me

The fresh education has begun. Not that I’ve ever stopped learning in the first place, but this is something I never felt the need to know. I approach it like every other academic endeavor because I need to make sure … Continue reading

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