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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

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

  By Geek Goddess on October 18, 2015 • ( 6 )

  

  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 • ( 1 )

  

  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…

• On My Way to the Big Down Under

  By Geek Goddess on March 7, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  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 ›

• A Day in the Life of an Engineering Director

  By Geek Goddess on February 5, 2015 • ( 7 )

  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 ›

• Travel Souvenirs – How Not to be Tacky (part 2)

  By Geek Goddess on January 28, 2015 • ( 6 )

  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 ›

• Visiting New Hampshire, and Gathering Wool

  By Geek Goddess on December 29, 2014 • ( 3 )

  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 ›