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Of Children and Angels 3

Posted on May 2, 2013 by ehurst

He opened the door to their apartment slowly. The small, thin transparent plastic chip he always placed on top of the door when they left fell exactly where it should have. Unless someone was looking for such a thing, they … Continue reading →

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Of Children and Angels 2

Posted on May 1, 2013 by ehurst

At the crossing, they turned right and promptly dismounted their bikes. They climbed up on the tiny train platform. In due time, a small train arrived headed south to Heerlen. They arrived at the station just a couple hundred meters … Continue reading →

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Of Wheels and Angels 9

Posted on April 27, 2013 by ehurst

There were a couple of layovers and train swaps, but each time the bikes were not much of a problem. The special cars were marked with a bike symbol. It was nearly dark when they arrived at Herzogenrath. Preston decided … Continue reading →

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Big, Sloppy Turning Areas

Posted on April 20, 2013 by ehurst

“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 Images and Angels 10

Posted on April 17, 2013 by ehurst

It should have been an ideal way to avoid trouble, but it was not to be. The morning dawned with heavy cloud cover and a hint of mist, but the weather was the least of their problems. The SUV was … Continue reading →

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Of Images and Angels 9

Posted on April 16, 2013 by ehurst

Preston’s mind reeled, but some deeper part of him understood all too well that he would have to say “yes.” His only question was Angie. As he turned to look at her, she blurted out, “Met u al de weg, … Continue reading →

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Bits and Pieces 11

Posted on April 15, 2013 by ehurst

It’s not straightforward to install, but VMWare Player for Linux works very well on RHEL 6 and clones (I’m using Scientific Linux 6). However, XP does not work properly as a client, and you may not get it running at … Continue reading →

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Of Images and Angels 6

Posted on April 12, 2013 by ehurst

They were looking for one of the many tourist information kiosks. It was a short walk south from the Rotterdam central station. Among the many large buildings with odd shapes, they found the street. They did their best to keep … Continue reading →

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Of Images and Angels 5

Posted on April 11, 2013 by ehurst

“Could I persuade you to come back up to my classroom? It’s vacant now and I’d feel much more comfortable discussing things there than I would here.” Preston smiled while his muscles whimpered. Once inside the classroom, still relatively dark, … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Prepper

Posted on March 15, 2013 by ehurst

I’m a prepper. Every day I get down on my knees and ask God if He still needs me here or if I need to prepare to go Home. Neither prosperity nor even survival is a worthy goal in this … Continue reading →

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