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Naomi is a longtime skeptic and agnostic. She works as the technical director of an energy company that specializes in natural gas processing technologies. She has also raised two good-looking skeptical sons. She blogs about nothing at www.twodifferentgirls.com

• Hashtag #Hatch Green Chiles Are Here

  By Geek Goddess on August 16, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Summer brings heat. But not all heat comes from the sun. It’s Hatch chile season!

• Paper or Plastic?

  By Geek Goddess on March 27, 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  This is a brief overview of the manufacture of paper and of plastic, and is not intended to be comprehensive, or a chemistry class.  It was original posted on the SWIFT blog of the James Randi Educational Foundation website (randi.org)… Read More ›

• New Travel Organizer!

  By Geek Goddess on February 3, 2016 • ( 5 )

  

  For Christmas, my son gave me a cool new item that I had not seen before. I think he intended it for my messy vanity, but I found it a perfect travel companion. The Lay-N-Go Cosmos is a cosmetic bag… Read More ›

• Scenes from Milford Sound in New Zealand

  By Geek Goddess on January 8, 2016 • ( 3 )

  Last March, I was lucky enough to do a bit of travel in Australia and New Zealand. One of the most beautiful spots I’ve seen is Milford Sound on the south island of New Zealand. My friends and I took… Read More ›

• Where I Listen to Crazy Conspiracy Theory Show So You Don’t Have To

  By Geek Goddess on October 18, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  You’re welcome. First, I’m superficially acquainted with some conspiracy theories: the 9/11 truthers, the anti-vaxx crowds who think vaccines are to make people sick on purpose (you know, Big Pharma wants to keep you on their products), that the government… Read More ›

• A Male Engineering Student Address His Female Classmates, and Wins My Admiration

  By Geek Goddess on October 8, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  I saw this photo, which has gone viral, on my Facebook feed today. I read it several times. It spoke to me. Although Jared Mauldin, who is attending Eastern Washington University, is younger than my own sons, I felt like… Read More ›

• Exploding Eyeballs (How Not to Have)

  By Geek Goddess on September 30, 2015 • ( 3 )

  (Note:  You can search for medical accurate information on the Internet.  This isn’t it. My discussion below is a light treatment of a medical condition, written for people who don’t need to know details. Consult an ophthalmologist, visit your optometrist, and… Read More ›

• Game of Stones – Part the Second

  By Geek Goddess on July 1, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  See Part One of Oke’s adventure gem hunting in Papua New Guinea here. Anyways – on to the gem hunting.  We began immediately after dropping bags at the house, by visiting local villages.  Each village consists of a family group… Read More ›

• If a government is able to show more compassion than your church, maybe you should join another church

  By Geek Goddess on June 30, 2015 • ( 0 )

  Originally posted on Margaret and Helen:
  Margaret, the news has just been fast and furious this week.  One fugitive dead and one still on the run.  ISIS attacks in France, Kuwait and Tunisia.  Donald Trump becoming the new leader of…

• Twelve Things They Don’t Tell You About Iceland…

  By Geek Goddess on June 8, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Originally posted on Yankee Skeptic:
  Twelve Things They Don’t Tell You About Iceland… I recently returned from a week-long visit to Iceland, and while I did some online research and planned my trip, I discovered that some important information is…