E D Skinner

Fiction, facts, and philosophy

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The Hour of the Wolf
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4/12/14

When you awaken in the middle of the night and your fears take over, that’s the wolf, and its his time. He embodies your worst fears, those you cannot stop, the ones that doom you. Try as you might to banish the wolf and get back to sleep, no more than a moment’s peace comes before his canines flash and he lunges for your throat again.

John McAfee, the Most Interesting Man in the World
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4/7/14

John McAfee, founder of McAfee, Inc, the first company to distribute anti-virus software via the “shareware” model, is an interesting and, by his own somewhat jaded definition, very “human” individual.

High Master’s Lament
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4/2/14

On April 1st, Jim Henderson wrote on Facebook:

New App In Town
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3/21/14

Here’s some text before and then after making changes suggested by a writing aid, Hemingway App.

Pink Brass and Lemi Shine
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3/20/14

Lemi Shine has been questioned as a cleaning agent for brass because, in some circumstances, it seems to turn the brass pink.

Fast is Fine, but Accuracy is Final
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3/19/14

This quotation, spoken by Kevin Costner in the 1994 semi-biographical film, Wyatt Earp, may not have been voiced by the real Wyatt Earp, but it certainly captures a philosophy many believe he would avow.

Dutch
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3/13/14

For a short, four-year period in the 1960s, the man sitting to my right was a High School teacher. I knew him for two of those. None before, and none after.

Cock It Up
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3/3/14

Can’t remember how to re-assemble your Ruger 22 target pistol?

Ten-X?
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3/2/14

If it touches the inner ring, you get that score.

Desert MidWinter 2014 Preparations
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2/18/14

Earlier this week I reloaded all the 45 ACP wadcutter ammo I’ll need (and then some) for this week’s Desert Midwinter 2014 competition.