Re: [Texascavers] My "Review" of Bill Mixon

2019-05-09 Thread Katherine Arens
Nice remembrance, — but the dogs were Salukis, not greyhounds (short-haired afghan hounds). With memorable names like Silly and Sally. Sally could open tight-shut coolers to steal cheese . . . On May 9, 2019, at 6:25 PM, David mailto:dlocklea...@gmail.com>> wrote: I can only give Bill

[Texascavers] My "Review" of Bill Mixon

2019-05-09 Thread David
I can only give Bill Mixon an 8.1 out of 10 stars. Bill was a male, slightly bald, about 5'-9", light complected, almost skinny. Bill was somewhat of a curmudgeon - but only when he was not with his beloved greyhounds. He was especially saddened after he had to start living without his last

[Texascavers] Space-themed decorations

2019-05-09 Thread Ben Hutchins
Hey Cavers! Im looking for space-themed decorations for summer camp in the Austin - San Antonio area. Shoot me an email at hutchins@gmail.com if you have something small enough to fit in the back of a truck. Thanks, Ben ___ Texascavers mailing list |

[Texascavers] Bill Mixion

2019-05-09 Thread JAMES JASEK
Since I live in Waco, I only met Bill Mixon a few times through the years at a TSA Convention or TCR, and when he came out to see what was happening at Kiwi Sink. Other than knowing Bill from the book reviews he published in the NSS News, and the AMCS publications he produced, my contact with

Re: [Texascavers] Goodbye to Bill Mixon

2019-05-09 Thread Sean Vincent
I met Bill while he was toiling away in the basement physics lab. He always had time for lunch discussions with updates on the tokamak project, science news, and interesting stories of the exploits of cavers and cave divers. It always cracked me up that he kept one of the problematic circuit

Re: [Texascavers] Bill Mixon photo 2013

2019-05-09 Thread Jon Cradit
Great photo of Bill, thanks for posting. He also served his time as a NSS director for several years. No headaches there. From: Texascavers On Behalf Of William R. Elliott Sent: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 11:36 PM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] Bill Mixon photo 2013 See

Re: [Texascavers] Pseudogynoascus destructans in Texas

2019-05-09 Thread Julia Germany
Very interesting to see it confirmed this year in Chambers Co, located between Harris and Jefferson counties, yet not in those two counties. 25% of Chamers Co is marshland and includes parts of Trinity and Galveston bay: tons of mosquitoes. Anahuac National Wildlife Preserve is located on the