On Saturday and Sunday, Kevin McGowin, Xueming, Xue, Nora Pidilla, and
myself, along with Aspen Schindel, Sue Schindel, Fran Hutchins, Rebecca
Hutchens, and Mike Cunningham got together to sort out photos taken by
Kevin for the LIDAR project at Devils Sinkhole. We ended up with about
300
What would be a healthy drink shortly before going on a long cave trip?
How about probiotic soymilk:
http://www.bevnet.com/news/2008/03-11-2008-Wildwood.asp
I had the blueberry flavor for breakfast today. It tasted a little like
cardboard, but more like rice, and went down like milk of
I'm trying to find a plastic or aluminum camper shell to beg, borrow,
buy, or steal for my upcoming trip to Conrado Castillo. My truck is a
Dodge 3/4-ton with an 8-foot bed. My current speleo-camper is too
heavy for the toilet paper steel that the formerly stout Dodges are
now made of and need
According to the news today in Bermuda
http://www.royalgazette.com/siftology.royalgazette/Article/article.jsp?articleId=7d87d373003000bsectionId=60
,
2 speleologist had all their gear and equipment stolen.
At 09:58 AM 7/28/2008, you wrote:
Ediger, it would help if you told us WHEN you are planning to go.
-- Crash
Well, I thought of that. The answer is soon. I thought I'd put out
an inquiry and see who responded and when they wanted to go since
nobody has been willing to meet my schedule
I realized that when I saw a picture of the hole from a different angle and
immediately sent a retraction. It still looks weird, though.
From: mminton@nmhu.eduTo: texascavers@texascavers.comDate: Fri, 25 Jul 2008
22:29:54 -0400Subject: [Texascavers] RE: Sinkhole in New Mexico
Louise
I forgot to mention this earlier, but the line is brown soil up to a meter
thick standing in contrast against the whitish rock below.
By the way, as of yesterday, the sinkhole was about 110 m in diameter,
roughly 35-40 m deep, and with no water at the bottom. Expansion will slowly
continue as
This came to us from our Washington Office today. If any of you have gotten
these fake UPS or Fedex e-mails, dump them.
The WO-590 Continuous Monitoring and Auditing Branch have noticed an
increase in the following virus. The majority of these viruses have been
blocked [NOTE: THIS
At 08:37 AM 7/28/2008, David wrote:
How about probiotic soymilk: It tasted a little like
cardboard, but more like rice, and went down like milk of magnesia.
I've always found milk and yogurt to be excellent soy substitutes.
They taste like milk and yogurt.
--Ediger
And I believe that it was in "Stranger in a Strange Land" that cigarettes were found to be a health food.
PETA - People Eating Tasty Animals. NOT People Eating Tasty Annuals. grin
And the Austin programmers for a certain large company, think HAL, used deadbeef to initialize variables in their
UT Grotto meeting – July 30, 2008
www.utgrotto.org
The meeting is on Wednesday from 7:45 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
on the University of Texas Campus in 2.48 Painter Hall
http://www.utexas.edu/maps/main/buildings/pai.html
Gary Franklin will be presenting a recent trip to Golindrinas. Come see how
Just thought I'd turn our minds to other subjects:
Astronaut: Aliens Are RealBy Tom Shoop | Friday, July 25, 2008 | 10:16 AM
Well, the conspiracy had to crack sometime.
Edgar Mitchell, an astronaut on Apollo 14 and the sixth man to walk on the
moon, told Kerrang! Radio this week that
Just for the record... and I hope others will chime in as well.
I do NOT believe.
I think that abundant life is out there, and somewhere there are other
creatures pondering the possible existence of us, as well. Yet the physical
obstacle of getting from one island of life to another is so
I DON'T EITHER.
Fritz
From: Don Cooper [mailto:wavyca...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 5:25 PM
To: Louise Power
Cc: Off Topic
Subject: Re: [ot_caving] Astronaut: Aliens Are Real
Just for the record... and I hope others will chime in as well.
I do NOT
Do you really believe that any of the happy accidents that make us human are
exclusive to this little planet? To quote the title of a recent movie: I want
to believe.
Looking at the recent news I really don't want to believe that we're at the top
of the social pyramid; that there's nothing
In a message dated 07/28/08 17:25:12 Central Daylight Time, wavyca...@gmail.com
writes:
Just for the record... and I hope others will chime in as well.
I do NOT believe.
Chiming away: Aliens are probably real, but we aren't going to see them on our
doorstep (or vice versa)
Interstellar flight
At 06:29 PM 7/28/2008, CaverArch wrote:
In a message dated 07/28/08 17:25:12 Central Daylight Time,
wavyca...@gmail.com writes:
Just for the record... and I hope others will chime in as well.
I do NOT believe.
There are a couple (at least) of phenomena extant that make believing
in things a
Hey Charles -
Is there any way I can post to everyone on OT and EXCLUDE people who are
too smart to talk to?
-DC
On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 10:43 PM, Gill Ediger gi...@worldnet.att.netwrote:
At 06:29 PM 7/28/2008, CaverArch wrote:
In a message dated 07/28/08 17:25:12 Central Daylight Time,
Heh, nope, but you gotta admit, he certainly has a way with words though.
On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 11:50 PM, Don Cooper wavyca...@gmail.com wrote:
Hey Charles -
Is there any way I can post to everyone on OT and EXCLUDE people who are
too smart to talk to?
-DC
On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 10:43
If I was into hot air ballooning - I'd bring him along in case I run out of
propaneHa!
-DC
On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 12:33 AM, Charles Goldsmith wo...@justfamily.orgwrote:
Heh, nope, but you gotta admit, he certainly has a way with words though.
On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 11:50 PM, Don Cooper
The NSS Convention is going to be a whole lot of fun, and I would
encourage people to consider going. It officially starts in just
15 days.
If you would like to receive daily reports ( from me ) about the NSS
Convention, please send an e-mail privately at.
dlocklea...@gmail.com
I
I am looking forward to the day when the NSS Photo Salon is shown
live on my 65 inch LCD TV in my living room, along with the
exploration
programs, and video salon, etc.
David Locklear
The opinions offered below are my own.
I hope the NSS never shows the photo salon or any other
I am looking forward to the day when the NSS Photo Salon is shown
live on my 65 inch LCD TV in my living room, along with the
exploration
programs, and video salon, etc.
David Locklear
The opinions offered below are my own.
I hope the NSS never shows the photo salon or any other
Philip,
I cannot agree more!
I don't think that the NSS has done anything or failed to do anything to retain
and attract members. I've noted that service clubs are having the same problem
and that started with the 1990's or late 80's. The grotto to which I belong,
The Central Ohio Grotto
Re: [Texascavers] NSS ConventionA reply to William Hart Russell:
The NSS Convention moves around enough that it is within a day's drive for most
of us every few years. My family has always made it a vacation - a week at
convention and a week touring.
I don't believe that digital interaction
At 09:11 PM 7/28/2008, William H. Russell wrote:
In the digital age one should not have to attend a
convention to be a committed member. It might be to increase
retention we need to find directors that are more comfortable with
digital interaction. They will spend the time and energy
This upcoming year I have to focus on my job and career more than I really
would like - I have to pass my accreditation exams - so being in charge of
Colorado Bend SP is something I can't do. Still love caving, still love the
Hill Country and the park, I am just going to come out to support
This most interesting post was sent to me by a life-long friend and retired US
Army major with whom I recently became re-acquainted. I also find it
interesting that the rear legs are like a person walking forward and the front
legs like the action of walking backwards.
Fritz
Fritz, the climbing robot was even creepier!
Roger
This most interesting post was sent to me by a life-long friend and retired US
Army major with whom I recently became re-acquainted. I also find it
interesting that the rear legs are like a person walking forward and the front
legs like the
Now they need to work on a giant tarantula model, and give it
artificial intelligence.
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