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GG is a longtime skeptic and agnostic. She works as the VP 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

• Canadian Spider Research, eh?

  By Geek Goddess on August 14, 2013 • ( 1 )

  We (meaning my day job, when I’m not blogging about travel to crappy towns so you don’t have to, you’re welcome) frequently go to Canada and work with some of the coolest people I’ve ever been around. Kind, smart, funny,… Read More ›

• The End of the Chisholm Trail

  By Geek Goddess on August 13, 2013 • ( 3 )

  

  As part of our business, a couple of people from my small company go in and out of southern Saskatchewan, frequently driving across the border north of Williston, North Dakota. The last bit of civilization, if you can call it… Read More ›

• Venice Has Big Knockers!

  By Geek Goddess on August 11, 2013 • ( 3 )

  And doorknobs! While I walked around Venice, gaping over the canals and looking for coffee under €2, I noticed that many of the doors had unusual doorknobs. On a whim I started taking pictures. No rhyme or reason here, just…doorknobs… Read More ›

• World’s Worst Music Video

  By Geek Goddess on August 8, 2013 • ( 7 )

  Kitty has a gift (that’s the word I’ll use, gift) for finding really awful music videos. Most of them come from Eurovision, although to be honest, that’s how ABBA got its start. I think this was a beginner’s aerobic class,… Read More ›

• Along the French Riviera

  By Geek Goddess on August 5, 2013 • ( 1 )

  Villefranche-sur-mer is a small town on the French Mediterranean coast, situated very close to the Italian border and considered a suburb of Nice. Over the centuries, it was part of the Greek and Roman empires, occupied by the Ottoman Turks,… Read More ›

• Starbuck Cake! Friday Fun Flicks

  By Geek Goddess on August 1, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  18″ tall.  By James Watkins, Dallas Texas

• Coffee in Livorno

  By Geek Goddess on July 26, 2013 • ( 3 )

  

  Or should I say cafe? Cruise ships to Livorno stop at another unlovely industrial port, where we could watch container ships following tugboats out to see. A short bus ride later, and we find ourselves in the seaside town, enjoying… Read More ›

• Somewhere in Italy

  By Geek Goddess on July 25, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  We docked in “Rome” this morning, although we are actually in the port city of Civitavecchia. Out of my window, I could see a typical industrial-looking port, and another cruise ship. Uh-oh. I could envisions hoards of camera-toting tourists crowding… Read More ›

• Montenegro By the Sea

  By Geek Goddess on July 23, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  The highlight of my short day in Montenegro was getting up early, and spending a couple of hours as our boat wound its way slowly up the bay. Beautiful mountains met deep blue sea, the shore dotted with picturesque orange-tiled… Read More ›

• More Random Snacks in Venice

  By Geek Goddess on July 21, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  In an effort to not spend €30-plus Euros on one of the various methods of water transport, we’ve walked a a couple miles through winding streets, some delightfully empty, others crowded Disney-like. Taking empty side streets lets you see more… Read More ›