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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
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Game of Stones – Part the Second
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 ›
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If a government is able to show more compassion than your church, maybe you should join another church
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…
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… -
On My Way to the Big Down Under
In less than 24 hours, I’ll be winging my way to my first trip to Australia and then to New Zealand, with stops at a few islands in the South Pacific, including one where maybe I can practice my rusty… Read More ›
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A Day in the Life of an Engineering Director
Talked to our attorney about a MSA (Master Services Agreement) with an engineering company that will evaluate existing compressors to determine if we can change the interstage pressure without causing rod load; and what needs to be done to modify… Read More ›
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Travel Souvenirs – How Not to be Tacky (part 2)
This is part two of a post about how to keep memories of your trips, without collecting tacky crap or overwhelming your home with ‘cool things I got in Spain that were made in China’. You can find Part One,… Read More ›
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Visiting New Hampshire, and Gathering Wool
Recently, I made my third trip to New Hampshire, to visit my friends Kitty and Kochanski: a laid-back weekend with friends, watching TV, looking at over the lake by Kitty’s cabin, and enjoying the fine fall weather. I’ve not been… Read More ›
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Touring the Breweries: Saint Arnold of Houston
To celebrate the closing of a major new contract at our joint venture, my company visited the Saint Arnold Brewing Company, the oldest craft beer in Texas. Located in the old Houston school district administrative building north of downtown, they… Read More ›
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Top Ten Searches Which Find our Blog!
Inspired by a post I saw on another blog site recently, I did a search on the top terms used that lead people to our website. Our top posts are ones that were featured on Freshly Pressed, but we get… Read More ›
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Flying High
No, not flying while stoned. I made a day trip to the lovely Rock Springs, Wyoming airport (RKS) today, to inspect a job site nearby. We lovingly refer to this location as ‘Rock Ridge‘ (“Somebody’s gotta go back and get… Read More ›