Tag: Houston
Mehndi Messages
A really cool opportunity has fallen at my feet. Local (that means Houston, TX for me) henna and performance artist, Macy Ulbricht, is creating a project to ‘promote the vote’ and has invited me to participate. While she’s still setting up the details, it may involve Planned Parenthood, but will definitely involve lots of mehndi [...]
Venus in Transit
There are some things worth sitting without air-conditioning in Houston traffic for. Viewing the last opportunity in my lifetime to view the transit of Venus across the face of the Sun is one such event, and it happened yesterday! Phil Plait, @BadAstronomer, requested and received pictures from all over Earth and I highly recommend checking [...]
Dear ‘Maeyer’
Early morning, this past Wednesday, the Houston Police Department (HPD) and Clergy Alliance hosted A Day of Prayer at HPD Headquarters. An offical announcement for the event read: The HPD Police and Clergy Alliance will host A Day of Prayer at 10 a.m., Wednesday, May 16, at HPD Headquarters, 1200 Travis. Houston area clergy members [...]
Unveiling Marriage
Laura & Rob, members of the Houston Atheists, chose to renew their wedding vows this past Saturday afternoon. The beautiful secular ceremony took place at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston and included a dedication to their son. This celebration of their commitment to each other included realistic vows that recognized the reality of [...]
Freethought Social + Meetup!
Yesterday morning, representing the Houston Atheists, I joined roughly fifty other secular Houstonians for a freethought coffee social. The meetup was organized by the Houston Freethought Alliance, with a goal of bringing our groups together for secular fellowship. Scheduled to begin at 10:30am, this successful event continued well past the expected time of 1:30pm. There [...]
Carl Sagan Day
On November 9th, representing the Houston Atheists, I hosted a Carl Sagan Day event at Super Happy Fun Land. Other groups were invited, including the Super Secret Science Club, the Houston Science Events meetup group, and the Greater Houston Skeptic Society. The evening began with mingling, snacks and drinking as guests filtered in. As the [...]
Grounds for Inspiration
Two weeks ago, while searching for events for the Houston Atheists to participate in, I discovered that Rice University has an observatory with a 16″ scope. Open house was that night, and later in the evening I enjoyed a cool breeze on the upper deck of Brockman Hall, viewing Jupiter, the Moon, and binary pair [...]
