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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
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On a Wing and a Payer: Prosperity Gospel Preachers Live the High Life
Recently, I interviewed a man who flies as a corporate pilot. Several years ago, he worked as a contract pilot for Paul and Jan Crouch, who are the founders of the Trinity Broadcasting Network, a 24-hour Christian religious television network…. Read More ›
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Leaving Ephesus – More Travels in Turkey
After we left Ephesus during our tour, our private guide suggested that we stop by a Turkish carpet place, where we could buy a reasonable lunch and see some carpets being made. That’s usually a code along the lines of… Read More ›
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Pulled Pork and Green Eggs
A dish that I make when I’m going to have a lot of company in for a casual meal, or that I cook and send home with my sons when they visit, is pulled pork. I used to make sort… Read More ›
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Where I First Met These Crazy People
Several years ago, my attention was diverted to a book called Why People Believe Weird Things by Michael Shermer. I read it in a weekend, and realized at that point there was an actual name for people who viewed the… Read More ›
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Visiting Ephesus, Turkey
During my Mediterranean trip last fall, the last port we stopped at was the Turkish seaport of Kuşadası, on the southwest side of the country. Skeptours hired a private coach and guide, who took us straight to the ancient city… Read More ›
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Finding Lunch in Piraeus: It’s all Greek to Me
As I mentioned in my blog post about Athens yesterday, the views from the Acropolis over the hills of the city are stunning, and leave you speculating how the ancient people looked up at the Parthenon and other structures atop… Read More ›
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Greece, Garbage, and General Strikes
Beautiful, inspiring, and a bit sad. On my vacation last fall, a two-week trip around the Mediterranean with a couple dozen of my favorite people, I really looked forward to the stop in Athens. As a school girl, I devoured… Read More ›
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Luigi’s of Midland Texas – Fine Dining in the Oil Field
A few months ago I spent the night in Midland, Texas on a business trip. The area around Odessa and Midland are booming to such as extent that one or the other city is frequently mentioned on national news as… Read More ›
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When is a Chain Restaurant not Like a Chain? Rosa’s Cafe
In the Dark Ages when I was in high school, a local businessman opened a restaurant called “Rosa’s Café” in Odessa. Since Mexican restaurants are ubiquitous (indeed, sometimes it’s difficult to find anything that is neither a chain nor Tex-Mex),… Read More ›
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Old Hotels: The Oxford in Denver
I love staying in historic hotels, so on a trip to Denver this week, and dinner plans with friends in LoDo, I chose the Oxford Hotel to stay in. I didn’t know anything about it, except it was near where… Read More ›
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