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Oldham County, Kentucky Cave Rescue (Dogs) 1992
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Fantasia in the Key of Z, v.2.0

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Musician, cave explorer, builder and tweaker of gadgets, sometime actor (why is it always public TV?) and faithful member of Louisville's mad scientist contingent. Proud founding member of the Rufer Avenue Jazz Defense Network (RAJaDefNet.)

I play piano after work to blow off steam. Come over sometime and I'll play for you.

I don't send my food back. Don't be surprised if I order the same thing you do: I'm optimizing for the back of the house. If you're buying, I've got the tip.

I like to repair other people's broken things at parties. Especially if the big game is on.

I like to travel to strange cities and hit the ground running as if I've lived there all my life.

I am collectively ruled by three cats named Chandra, Emma Tiny Kitten, and SugarMaple. They are building a particle accelerator ( synchrotron ) in my basement. They are stuck on the step of winding the magnets, because they don't have anything like the level of skill required. Pathetic experimentalists, but very cute, and their theories are sound.

Spiritually, I'm a Rogersian Buddhist. Got to keep the karmic spreadsheet balanced. Respect your neighborhood and those within it.

I do not have time either to debunk your perpetual motion machine idea, or craft a prototype for you. If you say you believe it's a million dollar idea, then I'm happy for you.

I'm a sometime explorer and surveyor of the Mammoth Cave system, and, since 2003-5 the most recent person to discover a "new" natural entrance to the cave.

A regular Wikipedia editor, I helped propel the article on Mammoth Cave to "good article" status, so may I just say here NO, MAMMOTH CAVE DOES NOT EXTEND OUTSIDE OF THREE COUNTIES IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY!

ZI KI ANGU!, which is "You are my beloved" in Sumerian.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

extraterrestrials. an intelligent machine. and (most) everyone else.

Patricia Neal and Michael Rennie in "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951)

My Blog

The Compass Rock

Back in 1993 I went on a trip in the Roppel section of Mammoth Cave with Jim Borden and others. From the Weller Entrance, we headed up North Downey Avenue, stepping gingerly over a puddle so as not to...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:31:00 GMT

Explosives Expert - Strip Mine Robinson Forest

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR4sfxbGtjw
Posted by on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:42:00 GMT

WoW-Boot to the Head

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtlnVjU7LhU
Posted by on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:40:00 GMT

No User-Serviceable Parts Inside

Today I fixed my home phone line, where it comes into the house. I'd done a poor job of it a few years ago, and the solder joints I'd made were failing from exposure to the elements.The inside of the ...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:00:00 GMT

What the Bleep Do I Think about

I watched a little bit of "What the Bleep Do We Know!?" on youtube.com today. I knew the film only from its reputation before, and I haven't seen the entirety of it.I have to say, as someone trained i...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:38:00 GMT

Atheism II: Non-Overlapping Magisteria

A friend of mine had this to say about the CJ article I was recently interviewed for "More Atheists are sharing their views": Alan, I respect your right to be an atheist, of course, and found the art...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:18:00 GMT

My first atheist hate mailbag! Comments from the Courier-Journal article

Just using the blog to keep track of what people said about me today:http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?A ID=2008809240787 My response to all the below is at ...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:50:00 GMT

Teaching Math to a Second Grader, Part 2

Sorry about the delay in part 2.  I wanted it to be grander, but life is short.Repeated AdditionJay had already spontaneously shown me that he knew how to do repeated addition of the form "1 + 1 ...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:38:00 GMT

When I do Count the Clock that Tells the Time,

The Tale of SugarMaple the Grumpy Calico CatA Wilder Park TaleI. When I do Count the Clock that Tells the TimeWhat a funny sight it is to see a kitten with a desktop centrifuge!Listen to the story of ...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:34:00 GMT

Living in the Living World

There's never been a more exciting time to learn the subject: the true golden age of biology is in full swing, and you might dizzy yourself trying to keep up with the results that are coming out every...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:01:00 GMT