j. t. o'connor is a retired geologist and attorney currently living in Bailey, CO, with his two Irish Setters and a deck garden. His background includes: a PhD from the University of Colorado, a JD from the University of California and extensive education in geochemistry and electronics. He worked with volcanic rocks in Nevada, conducted lunar and Martian speculations with the USGS and Space Sciences Lab, examined coal-bearing strata with the USGS and OSM, and carried out electron microscopy studies with the USGS. An interest in rock art and Mayan epigraphy drew him to Guatemala early in the 2...