Tag Archives: miscellaneous

Let’s Catch Up

Posted on April 17, 2017 by ehurst

The story is done. Whew! Now I can think about other things for awhile. My fiction comes barging into my awareness and dominates everything until the story runs out. I will continue to serialize it here, in part because editing … Continue reading →

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Prayer Requests

Posted on April 12, 2017 by ehurst

The first item is conceivably frivolous, but I’m asking anyway: My thirst for adventure is powerful. Now, I have no place to store a boat of any size, but I am really longing for a way to row around on … Continue reading →

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Don’t Be Surprised

Posted on March 31, 2017 by ehurst

Paul had a secular skill as a tent maker. That term referred to a wide array of actual products made from heavy fabrics, leather and rope. As you might expect, he could also do sails and ship rigging. In some … Continue reading →

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What’s Going On 07

Posted on February 28, 2017 by ehurst

This morning I awoke to the sense of sorrow and loss — not my own, but a general concern for the world around me. By the time I went out to pick up trash, one of the vehicles in our … Continue reading →

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Not Grumpy, Just Realistic

Posted on February 22, 2017 by ehurst

If you think Microsoft is treating their users bad by firing their entire quality assurance team and foisting alpha and beta ware on everyone, or their Orwellian snooping built into the OS, and the forced advertising, you should see how … Continue reading →

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Bits and Pieces 21

Posted on February 22, 2017 by ehurst

It was a good time to take the medium loop out around Draper Lake. At the farthest corner from where I live, I was arrested by the sound of hundreds of migratory birds. They were clustered in the tree tops … Continue reading →

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What’s Going On 05

Posted on January 24, 2017 by ehurst

I’ve gotten it down pat. Once the tower was reassembled, it took just over an hour to: install Xubuntu, update, configure the desktop and install all the extra software I use, to include the Windows stuff I run under WINE. … Continue reading →

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What’s Going On 03

Posted on January 10, 2017 by ehurst

It turns out the symptoms exhibited by my tower system point to a simple hard drive failure, after all. I’m waiting until I can afford to replace it and try again. I’ll probably try to run FreeBSD on it; I’ve … Continue reading →

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Just Wishing

Posted on September 18, 2016 by ehurst

I wish I had the resources to do what this guy does. One of the blessings of living in Oklahoma for me is getting to see storms like that. Some of his images are just amazing, speaking that wordless language … Continue reading →

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My Town

Posted on September 7, 2016 by ehurst

We moved often in my childhood, and quite far at times. While most of it was somewhere in Oklahoma, it did range out to Four Corners once. Up through my current adult life, I’ve lived as far west as Salem, … Continue reading →

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