Category Archives: Science and Technology

Brother Jed is in Town

Posted on March 1, 2017 by AZAtheist

Every year about this time, Brother Jed (Smock) comes into town. Honestly, I like him and his wife Cindy. They’ve been following the weather around the country to various universities for a long time. I first saw him at the … Continue reading →

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Interesting Times, the Battle of the Bulge, and Another Take on Atheism?

Posted on February 1, 2017 by AZAtheist

“May you live in interesting times.” Apparently we’re living under “the Chinese curse” and will continue to do so for quite a while. It is often difficult to stay apolitical. I usually only allow partisan discussions in my group when … Continue reading →

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The Robots at 2016 Camp Quest AZ

Posted on July 26, 2016 by AZAtheist

Camp Quest AZ is over for 2016. It was great! There was a wide variety of activities for the campers and the Counselors were always on the run making things happen. As before, the staff had the help of the … Continue reading →

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Robby the Robot: Fifth in the Tin Can Creation Series

Posted on May 20, 2016 by AZAtheist

Robby the Robot: Fifth in the Tin Can Creation Series The fun continues…Yesterday I finished construction of Robby the Robot. As in the other Tin Can Creations projects, he is built around an empty Healthy Choice Chicken Noodle Soup can. … Continue reading →

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A Fourth Tin Can Creation—The Rocketeer

Posted on April 30, 2016 by AZAtheist

  Thanks to one of the members of Tucson Atheists, I have a couple of empty gas cartridges. They are cool and needed to find their way into one of the Tin Can Creation projects. I built this one using … Continue reading →

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Camp Quest: Tin Can Creations

Posted on April 15, 2016 by AZAtheist

Camp Quest: Tin Can Creations In preparation for my program at Camp Quest AZ, I’ve created 3 prototypes (pictured on the left). Certainly, there will be more. The prototypes are being used to help design a viable program for the … Continue reading →

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Camp Quest AZ 2016

Posted on April 13, 2016 by AZAtheist

This will be my third time attending as a programs counselor and this year’s Camp Quest Arizona is going to be great! My first year was in 2014 and I wrote about it, after the fact. Registering at the last … Continue reading →

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“I Believe in UFOs 100%.”

Posted on January 9, 2016 by AZAtheist

I just lost a member of the community today. Apparently, the subject of UFOs came up during a wine tasting party and she was upset that I dismissed the subject in such a mocking manner. Here’s her note: I believe … Continue reading →

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Fun Stuff from this year’s Halloween

Posted on November 7, 2015 by AZAtheist

I made it! Sorta. This year I decided to take my Halloween adventures into the world of Arduino. I saw the “Talking Arduino Halloween Skeleton” on the Instructables.com website. Halloween is the best time of year for a retired engineer … Continue reading →

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A Retired Engineer’s Work is Never Done

Posted on September 16, 2015 by AZAtheist

I should have titled this blog, “Pulled up 4 stakes today” or “Another day in the life of a retired engineer.” On September 13, a couple of days ago, I wrote about pulling up a rebar stake out of my … Continue reading →

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