Tag Archives: Arizona

Building IT Halloween Prop III

Posted on September 14, 2017 by AZAtheist

The IT build continues. I spent some quality time in my workshop today and got to fiddle a bit with my newest Halloween prop. It is usual for these types of projects to break things first and I had to … Continue reading →

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OK, Life is Chill—For a While

Posted on August 16, 2017 by AZAtheist

Normalcy returns. Yesterday, the Sears repair technician came to the house with a new compressor for my Kenmore Elite (LG) refrigerator. He left a mere 3 hours later and my behemoth stainless steel kitchen decoration has the potential once again … Continue reading →

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Camp Quest 2017—it’s over

Posted on July 4, 2017 by AZAtheist

Camp Quest 2017 ended on July 1st. Forty-seven campers and 18 staff members packed up their belongings on Saturday morning for a trip back home. It is always a busy week at Camp Quest and the day after is a … 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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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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Bye Bye Brother Jed

Posted on February 26, 2016 by AZAtheist

In the February 25th issue of The Daily Wildcat there is an article entitled “Campus Preachers: Do They Belong?” The article is primarily in response to Brother Jed’s annual appearance at the university but apparently the “street preachers” are an … Continue reading →

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What is a Christian? Or you must be this high to be a Christian.

Posted on February 6, 2016 by AZAtheist

On January 12th, the board of directors of the Secular Coalition for America announced the appointment of Larry T. Decker (an unaffiliated Christian)  as the new Executive Director of the organization. I for one am not impressed! If someone tells … Continue reading →

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Secular Coalition for Arizona and David Silverman’s Book Tour

Posted on December 12, 2015 by AZAtheist

It’s been a week of driving for Nancy and me and our ’97 Thunderbird “Atheist Mobile.” Normally, our old cruiser sits in the driveway collecting dust and tree sap but we got a chance to clean it up, fuel it … 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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