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Cycling: Twin Lakes

Posted on August 13, 2015 by ehurst

Just a few photos today, the only thing that made this worthy of a post was the distance — a new record for me at 37 miles (59.5 km). This began pretty much like the Casino Loop. I headed out … Continue reading →

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Photolog 16: Thunderbird Lake

Posted on August 11, 2015 by ehurst

This time I wasn’t going to accept failure. After using Google Street View as a sort of recon, I decided to take a different approach in case the washouts weren’t all fixed. Today’s ride began like the Brutal Loop, heading … Continue reading →

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Photolog: Settling a Mystery

Posted on August 6, 2015 by ehurst

For a very long time, the maps all showed the snaking road along the flood bank of the North Canadian River connecting NE 63rd and Indian Meridian as private land and no thoroughfare. Then, a couple of years ago, the … Continue reading →

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Virtual Virtue

Posted on August 1, 2015 by ehurst

The previous post shares my vision of virtual pastoring under a mystical religion. Contrary to the mythology of Western intellectual bias, this religion is intensely practical. It has to be; while anyone can absorb the teachings, the communion depends entirely … Continue reading →

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Cycling: Casino Loop

Posted on July 28, 2015 by ehurst

Today I pushed the envelope again. The planned route was 35 miles and took me out around the Firelake Grand Casino. I started from Henney, down to SE 44th, where I once again crossed that rare wooden bridge still standing. … Continue reading →

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Cabin Fever Tuesday

Posted on July 21, 2015 by ehurst

Two things came to mind as I mounted my bicycle for today’s ride. One is the miraculous protection of God. Okies can be ornery, but most tend to be friendly. Whether I’ve encountered many of jerks on my rides is … Continue reading →

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More Debian Coaxing

Posted on July 17, 2015 by ehurst

In response to an offline query — Folks in general are reluctant to learn about computer security. For all our reliance on computer technology, our society is amazingly ignorant of it. Indeed, you can sense a vast undercurrent of resistance … Continue reading →

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Refresh: I Recommend Debian

Posted on July 16, 2015 by ehurst

While I still believe that CentOS with all it’s locked down design is best for the average home/home-office user, it’s too confining for someone like me. Thus, I run Debian on all of my systems. On newer laptops, in particular, … Continue reading →

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Photolog 12: Good Days and Bad

Posted on July 16, 2015 by ehurst

Just a reminder: all images are clickable for a larger view. First, let me refer you back to a previous post about the Midwest City ride I took on a rainy day. Today I completed the intended loop. The first … Continue reading →

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Refresh: I Recommend CentOS

Posted on July 15, 2015 by ehurst

On the one hand, I despise most of what passes for Linux advocacy. Most Linux advocates are computer geeks. The computer geek culture is not at all mainstream, and cannot ever be mainstream. Geeks are geeks because they don’t even … Continue reading →

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