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Since I’ve been spending so much of my time unicycling lately, I decided it’s about time to add a “unicycling” category to my blog. Just to catch up: I’ve been unicycling since July, 2008 on a 24″ Torker CX unicycle. I’ve just recently upgraded my ride to a 36″ Nightrider Pro unicycle. I’ve been on…

My first attempt at a comic…

I gave a one hour presentation entitled “Atheism and Morality” last night at UNC Charlotte to an audience of about 42 people. It went pretty well despite not being able to show my PowerPoint slides due to technical problems. The audience participated throughout and asked plenty of good questions at the end. I received some…

I got a call last week from Tim Funk, a reporter for the Charlotte Observer’s “Faith and Values” section. He discovered that the North Carolina constitution contained a section which states: “the following persons shall be disqualified for office: First, any person who shall deny the being of Almighty God”. I’m mentioned briefly at the…

The 2007 Atheist Alliance International convention in Washington, DC did not disappoint. The biggest names were all there including Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett and more. The recent rise of the so called “New Atheism” was clearly evident when the convention sold out within weeks. Previous conventions attracted no more than 200…

On our way up to Washington, DC and the Atheist Alliance Convention, we stopped in Richmond, VA for lunch. After driving around the downtown area for a few minutes, we saw a good area with restaurants and parked the car. The first thing we noticed after getting out of the car were these huge murals…

I recently appeared on our local radio show “Charlotte Talks” along with Daniel Dennett and Ellen Johnson to discuss the recent rise of Atheism. Mike Collins was the host. To listen to the show, click the link below: Charlotte Talks Radio Show – Atheism: Charlotte Talks is a local radio show hosted by Mike Collins. On…

I’ve just completed the new web site for the Charlotte Atheists and Agnostics group. It includes membership signup, event RSVP, discussion forums, links, books, news and more. Have a look at CharlotteAtheists.com.

Me and my friend James took the short trip up to Winston-Salem to see a game auction. We had a great time playing all the pinball machines there. Unfortunately, there was only 1 Electro-Mechanical pinball machine, an Amigo (see pictures). As we were trying to get it to work, somebody came by and gave us a…

This is the original Target Alpha flyer from around 1976. Target Alpha Flyer, a photo by Particle Man on Flickr.