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Camp Quest AZ 2018 and What Keeps Me Coming Back
Last Friday at a meeting of the Tucson Atheists, I met the mother of one of the Camp Quest AZ campers this year. She also happens to be married to one of the volunteer counselors. I had never met her … Continue reading
There are Days (Follow Up)
It’s been a couple of weeks since my Sears refrigerator has been repaired. Apparently, it’s going to work for a while. I bought a gauge from Walmart that is designed to display the temperature of a remote sensor along with … Continue reading
Posted in Retired--A Day in the Life, Science and Technology, Skepticism
Tagged Logic, my story, Science, technology
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Getting Ready for Camp Quest AZ 2017
In February, I mentioned that we’ll be building Beetle Bots at Camp Quest AZ in June. These machines are simple but they scurry around a floor like a manic Roomba. They bang into things, turn, and scurry off in another … Continue reading
Posted in Freethought Community, Repurposing Material, Retired--A Day in the Life, Science and Technology, Skepticism, Youth Activity
Tagged Art, community, DIY, Fun, my story, Robots, Science, technology
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Brother Jed is in Town
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
Interesting Times, the Battle of the Bulge, and Another Take on Atheism?
“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
Camp Quest AZ 2016
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
“I Believe in UFOs 100%.”
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
Posted in Freethought Community, Science and Technology, Skepticism
Tagged Arguments, community, inquiry, Logic, Science, Skeptic, Skeptics of Tucson, Tucson Atheists
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Another Successful Camp Quest AZ
Camp Quest AZ 2015 ended a week ago. All 55 campers and 18 staff members survived the ordeal and are better for the experience. The campsite is the James 4-H Camp at Mingus Springs in the Prescott National Forest. At … Continue reading
Posted in Freethought Community, Skepticism, Youth Activity
Tagged Arizona, Atheist, Camp Quest, community, event announcement, freethought arizona, Humanism
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Plans for a New Year
2014 is over. We laughed. We cried. It was better than Cats. …and it’s references like these that helped me lose my open mic audiences at Laff’s during the 9 times I appeared there last year. Yes, the audiences sadly … Continue reading
Posted in American Atheists, Atheist Action, Freethought Community, Religion, Secular Coalition for Arizona, Separation of Church and State, Skepticism
Tagged Arizona, Atheist, church and state, freethought arizona, Humanism, Logic, meeting, SC4AZ, Skeptic, Skeptics of Tucson, Tucson Atheists
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TAM (The Amaz!ng Meeting)
This July, the JREF (James Randi Educational Foundation) put on their 16th TAM (The Amaz!ng Meeting). For us, this was our 8th and it was every bit as enjoyable as the first one we attended in 2007. The theme this … Continue reading
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Tagged community, event announcement, meeting, Science, Skeptic, Skeptics of Tucson
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