Re: [Texascavers] Last Saturday Night Party Notice
Anyone else interested? I have to work until midnight - but I'm always up for a party! -w@VY On Feb 18, 2008 1:42 PM, tcc-n...@austin.rr.com wrote: The second TCC Winter Conference will start this Friday. The conference will run February 22-24, 2008 at Cedar Park, Texas. Caving and camping will be available for those coming in early. When you arrive. stop by the TCC Headquarters for information on parking and camping. We now have 25 wood mulch tent pads but they may be hard to locate in the dark. Each of them has a red flag in the middle of the tent pad. We even have lights and a shower in the campground. Please park on the far side of the big rocks at the end of Park Street. The camping area starts at the end of Park Street with tent pads along the path to the main camp area. Saturday Night Party-TCC Headquarters Meal Party We often say that new cavers are important to us. This is our chance to prove it. The TCC Winter Conference is set up for new cavers to go on tours, workshops and caves. Bring your new cavers or just show up and help them learn what caving is about. FRIDAY - Caving – Camping SATURDAY- Breakfast-Tours-Workshops-Tours-Caving- Saturday Night Meal –Party SUNDAY- Breakfast-Caving Ronnie Fiesler will be the guest speaker. Tall Tales of Texas or Caves of our Lives! Join us at: TCC Headquarters 1800 West Park Cedar Park, Texas 512-249-2283 For additional information e-mail: tcc-ca...@austin.rr.com and we will send you the mail out by e-mail. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] OT mini retreat: yoga, meditation, journaling for women
Upon hearing that I just completed a yoga teacher training course, Jocie Hooper asked me to consider leading a half day women's yoga, meditation and vision quest journaling retreat at my home in Driftwood. She was so enthusiastic that I have decided to schedule one for either a saturday or sunday in March or early April. Jocie has a conflict on the weekend of March 29th and April19 (Sat). So I am considering either the weekend of March 15, 16 or April 5,6 or 12,13. It can be either saturday or sunday, depending on what works best for the most people interested. I am thinking of 4 hours, say 10 - 2, with a light potluck lunch. We could have several hours of yoga practice interspersed with breath work, guided meditation, lunch and some journaling practices. I think a reasonable cost would be $30. If you are interested in being on a one time email notification list, with no commitment to come, please contact me. Feel free to pass this on to any women you know that you think would enjoy it. We'll work out a day best suited for those interested. I feel comfortable with a group of up to 10 women. namaste (from my heart to yours) Nancy - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[ot_caving] high definition video disc
Toshiba announced today the end of their version of High-Definition DVD. If I were them, I would sell the technology to a small niche company, that could market HD-DVD into portable movie devices, like the Portable Playstation. For example, something similar to the VideoNow product , or a slim-portable DVD player with a small screen, similar to the Casio DVD player. And to possibly use 3 disc. One of the problems with that idea however, is that high definition really only looks better on the bigger screens.They could always make a TV-out connection on the gadget. Anyways, it is likely that Blu-ray is going to sell a lot better now.Don't you wish you had some stock in that? David Locklear - Give this to a friend: ot-subscr...@texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: ot-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: ot-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] BBC cave movie
iTunes will soon have BBC movies available for download. Maybe the cave chapter of the Planet Series will be one of those. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] call for AMCS magazine material
The deadline for material for AMCS Activities Newsletter 31, to be published in June, will be April 15, 2008. Articles are sought on all significant exploration or research activities in Mexican caves. Short notes for the Mexico News section are also welcome. Articles should be accompanied by all available maps and may include photos. News notes may also include a map or photo. Submission may be made by e-mail to edi...@amcs-pubs.org. Material may also be sent on paper to Bill Mixon, 14045 North Green Hills Loop, Austin, Texas 78737. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [ot_caving] Vinyl is good but...
About 6 years ago, I reported on Cavetex that I had copied some of my vinyl LP's onto my computer's hard-drive using a free program I had found on the internet. http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/ Unfortunately, I never used it much after that. There are many ways now to get your music off of an old LP and into your IPOD or other gadget. Supposedly, the trick in getting a good sound transfer is to not use a computer, but to either purchase a $ 500 TEAC CD-LP recorder, or purchase an external sound card and a really good turntable. The cheapest route seems to be the download above, plus a cheap turntable, and a pre-amp going into your computers sound card. I still think it could be a lot easier, such as straight from the LP to your portable gadget. I believe the old Sony Walkman Mini-disc recorder had that capability, but I never confirmed it. I imagine by now, nearly every song that has ever been recorded is now available for purchase on-line, but that wasn't the case 5 years ago.I would also think that in a few years, the prices on some of those songs will be more reasonable. Who wants to pay 99 cents for Disco Duck or the Jim Nabors smash hit? David Locklear - Give this to a friend: ot-subscr...@texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: ot-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: ot-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [ot_caving] Vinyl is good but...
I totally have to disagree with the idea of buying an external device to accomplish this feat. I mean, I did it with only a very good turntable, a decent preamplifier and a computer containing a fairly good sound card. The results were indistinguishable from the original. Most new sound cards are capable of converting audio into digital at a rate of 50Khz with 24bit resolution - settings I made the recordings with. (42Khz at 16 bit is quite enough to do it) The bad guys who want to control everything you do, digitally, with any copywrited material would like ALL Analog to Digital converter devices - essentially - outlawed or hobbled to the extent that you could not exercise your technological abilities to do such... -WaV On Feb 19, 2008 9:24 AM, David dlocklea...@gmail.com wrote: About 6 years ago, I reported on Cavetex that I had copied some of my vinyl LP's onto my computer's hard-drive using a free program I had found on the internet. http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/ Unfortunately, I never used it much after that. There are many ways now to get your music off of an old LP and into your IPOD or other gadget. Supposedly, the trick in getting a good sound transfer is to not use a computer, but to either purchase a $ 500 TEAC CD-LP recorder, or purchase an external sound card and a really good turntable. The cheapest route seems to be the download above, plus a cheap turntable, and a pre-amp going into your computers sound card. I still think it could be a lot easier, such as straight from the LP to your portable gadget. I believe the old Sony Walkman Mini-disc recorder had that capability, but I never confirmed it. I imagine by now, nearly every song that has ever been recorded is now available for purchase on-line, but that wasn't the case 5 years ago.I would also think that in a few years, the prices on some of those songs will be more reasonable. Who wants to pay 99 cents for Disco Duck or the Jim Nabors smash hit? David Locklear - Give this to a friend: ot-subscr...@texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: ot-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: ot-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] for rent!!
South Austin Duplex for rent to the caving world who in the world wouldn't want to have Don Cooper or Vico as a neighbor. Call Bombon or Lucille for details. $600 / 1br - Duplex in Great Location (3103 Burleson Rd) No shared walls, loaded with shelving and cabinets, CACH, ceiling fans, hardwood floors, separate utility room with desk space, covered parking, walk to UT shuttle, restaurants, bike to downtown. Ready to lease in March. Call or email: 512-443-3139.
[Texascavers] apes in underwater caves
Hey, people, as was pointed out, that was just (alleged) poetry. Modern poetry is not _supposed_ to make sense, especially any coming out of colleges. It's not supposed to rhyme or scan, either. Any contemporary poetry you're likely to come across makes There once was a man from Nantucket/... seem like a classic of English literature.-- Mixon -- You may reply to the address this message came from, but for long-term use, save: Personal: bmi...@alumni.uchicago.edu AMCS: edi...@amcs-pubs.org or sa...@amcs-pubs.org - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[ot_caving] Ladybugs
I hope there are enough cavers who read this section, that it might encompass someone who knows these things But I am wondering what media or environment it is that suits Ladybugs. My new domain (rented duplex next door to Cammy and Vico Jones) has a minor infestation of ladybugs - at least in the bathroom. I cannot tell where they are coming from - I think from around the edges of the bathroom window (ie. from somewhere in the innards of the structure) - this morning while taking a nice long hot bath I counted seven of them - all around the window, apparently trying to escape. I understand they are beneficial insects. (I try not to harm any of them or the little jumping spiders that hang around.) They are somewhat interesting. I had not realized before that their spots are not uniformly issued - some have none. (I'm assuming they are all from the same family and not multiple species or varieties.) -WaV
[Texascavers] Anthony Bourdain Goes Caving on the Travel Channel
Anyone catch the irreverent travel host and world renowned foodie on the Travel Channel last night? He went caving in Jamaica and, from all appearances, had a miserable time. Part of the problem may be that his intrepid guides had him wearing tennis shoes into a muddy cave, no gloves or knee pads, trekking thru jungle with 200% humidity, and he seemed particularly concerned about anal invading parasites. Can't blame him on the latter point! He will eat the most gosh awful food (watch the Namibia episode to watch him partake of a certain delicacy from the back end of a warthog to see what I mean), but I wouldn't count on him making any Grotto meetings. If you missed it, they're running it again on Feb. 23rd at 1 PM. Set them DVR's! Later, Mark
[Texascavers] Barack Obama a caver?
The June 29th, 2007 issue of The New Yorker magazine contains an article about the presidential candidate, Barack Obama. In 1981 the literary magazine Feast, produced at Occidental College, published two of his poems. One is cave related: UNDERGROUND Underwater grottos, caverns Filled with apes That eat figs. Stepping on the figs That the apes Eat, they crunch. The apes howl, bare Their fangs, dance, Tumble in the Rushing water, Musty wet pelts glistening in the blue. -Ernie Garza - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
RE: [Texascavers] Barack Obama a caver?
Well apparently not a caver in Texas. Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:05:00 -0600 From: txwo...@texas.net To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] Barack Obama a caver? The June 29th, 2007 issue of The New Yorker magazine contains an article about the presidential candidate, Barack Obama. In 1981 the literary magazine Feast, produced at Occidental College, published two of his poems. One is cave related: UNDERGROUND Underwater grottos, caverns Filled with apes That eat figs. Stepping on the figs That the apes Eat, they crunch. The apes howl, bare Their fangs, dance, Tumble in the Rushing water, Musty wet pelts glistening in the blue. -Ernie Garza - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] Barack Obama a caver?
I am confused. How do the apes eat figs and howl in an underwater grotto? David Locklear - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
RE: [Texascavers] Barack Obama a caver?
Come on, it's poetry... how do the figs eat the apes? -Original Message- From: David [mailto:dlocklea...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 11:42 AM To: Texas Cavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Barack Obama a caver? I am confused. How do the apes eat figs and howl in an underwater grotto? David Locklear - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] Barack Obama a caver?
I suspect he's no caver. certainly he's no poet. Jin Evatt - Original Message - From: David To: Texas Cavers Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 10:41 AM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Barack Obama a caver? I am confused. How do the apes eat figs and howl in an underwater grotto? David Locklear - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] Barack Obama a caver?
Even worse -- all these questions are answered in H. P. Lovecraft,
who has caves with apes eating anc being eaten by odd things . . ..
-katie
I suspect he's no caver. certainly he's no poet.
Jin Evatt
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I am confused.
How do the apes eat figs and howl in an underwater grotto?
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Re: [Texascavers] Barack Obama a caver?
Apes cannot swim, monkeys can though. Perhaps the confusion was on Barack's part, not yours. Corky David wrote: I am confused. How do the apes eat figs and howl in an underwater grotto? David Locklear - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] Barack Obama a caver?
Now we're really getting off the subject of caving, but... I imagine that a chimp could learn to swim. Its hard for me to tell if I learned to swim, but it does not seem like a built-in set of reflexes came into play. Apes are so closely approximate to our own bodies - I cant see anything that would keep them from swimming - aside from freaking out by being in such an inappropriate environment. -WaV On Feb 19, 2008 6:49 PM, Corky caveman2...@embarqmail.com wrote: Apes cannot swim, monkeys can though. Perhaps the confusion was on Barack's part, not yours. Corky David wrote: I am confused. How do the apes eat figs and howl in an underwater grotto? David Locklear - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Camp Eagle Ridge Walk Opportunity
I am posting an email from the director of camp eagle. To respond please email him at the address he provides at the end of the email. ~Lisa For Immediate Release! Texas Cavers, Camp Eagle is hosting a ridge-walking event this April 18-20. Through some interesting circumstances, our cave potential, and the advice of many cave minded people, we have been prompted to host a ridge-walking event. Camp Eagle is a summer camp, retreat center and premier adventure destination located on 1400 acres in the Texas Hill Country right at the headwaters of the Nueces River. We are located a few miles or less from many local caves, such as: Poppy Cave, Red Arrow Cave, Devils Sinkhole, Blue Hole a large spring, and other un-registered and un-mapped small caves. However, none of these caves are on our property and we are going to look for one. A few grottos have been contacted in Texas and they have expressed significant interest in coming out. We as Camp Eagle are interested in learning more and having many groups of cavers come together for a fun time, networking, ridge-walking, and to help us out. We are making available: hostel-style lodging for up to 100 people, camping sites with a bathhouse, our trails, waterfront, our beautiful property, cliffs, coffee shop, small kitchen, etc for this event. We are looking for this to be a very laid back sort of thing with lots of room for adventure. The cost is free, with the exception of short order meals for those interested. One interesting thing that prompted the start of all this were two reports of a found cave on our property from two unrelated group of hikers and adventure racers. The last group said they closed off the entrance due to the unstable look of the ceiling. Further investigation has shown some good signs of a cave but nothing for sure. Basically, we as the staff of Camp Eagle no very little about caves and looking for one but are very interested in learning more and possibly finding one on our property. If you are interested and would like more information please contact me and check us out on the web. Thanks. Matt Reed Camp Eagle Retreats Director 830.683.2330 m...@campeagle.org www.campeagleevents.com www.campeagle.org - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
