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Ride Photos 08

Posted on July 28, 2022 by ehurst

Shot from a distance over a golf course, this fancy building is the infamous Douglas High School. It’s all minorities and violence is quite common. It’s run almost like a prison, I’m told. Sylvester Stalone is in Oklahoma filming a … Continue reading →

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Ride Photos 06

Posted on July 18, 2022 by ehurst

I once rode in 112°F temps. I learned that you have to ride slower than normal, but be careful not to stop without shade, and stay hydrated. In order to make my rides right now, I have to leave at … Continue reading →

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Harrah-Wilshire Loop

Posted on May 5, 2022 by ehurst

This is not so much the pictures as the adventure of taking a ride I haven’t done in several years. I went out Reno Avenue east to Dobbs Road (long and very hilly), north to NE 10th, through Harrah to … Continue reading →

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Law of Moses — 1 Samuel 12:6-25

Posted on July 4, 2020 by ehurst

The people got their king. The Lord chose Saul, a handsome Benjamite man who stood head and shoulders above the average Israeli man. His reign was more like a warlord than a proper king. He called the people to battle … Continue reading →

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Nature Is Not Your Enemy

Posted on February 27, 2020 by ehurst

One of the single biggest points of failure in Western Christian mythology is the insistence on defining what is good or bad in terms of material outcomes. For example: Tornadoes are bad because they shred people’s homes and businesses. This … Continue reading →

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Odds and Ends 08

Posted on August 27, 2019 by ehurst

This past Sunday I took some of my bike apart. I was hoping to get the freehub off the rear wheel and re-lubricate it. I couldn’t figure it out, since it is not what all the tutorials show should be … Continue reading →

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Scanned Photos 12

Posted on June 12, 2019 by ehurst

Here are my munchkins cavorting on remnants of the Siegfried Line in the Wurm Valley near Herzogenrath, Germany. The daughter is trying to get the dog to sit down and look at me, but that was pointless. The dog was … Continue reading →

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The Limits of “Virtual”

Posted on April 12, 2019 by ehurst

I can’t tell people what to do. I can tell people how I decide what I do for me, and hope that gives you some clues so you can decide for yourself. Twice in just a few weeks, the Northern … Continue reading →

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Draper High Water Mark

Posted on March 14, 2019 by ehurst

Today was the first spring day I could get back out on the bike. Winds were a bit high, especially on the return leg, but I managed it. There’s nothing new on the bikeway out at Draper Lake, but after … Continue reading →

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Draper Bikeway16

Posted on February 25, 2019 by ehurst

Just a few shots from my first ride in a couple of weeks. As usual, I go to Draper Lake first. Today I was surprised to see this huge branding patch on the trail. This is part of the MAPS … Continue reading →

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