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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

• Top Ten Searches Which Find our Blog!

  By Geek Goddess on November 24, 2014 • ( 1 )

  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 ›

• Flying High

  By Geek Goddess on November 18, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Scenes Around Seagraves

  By Geek Goddess on October 27, 2014 • ( 5 )

  Seagraves is a tiny town stuck in the middle of a bit of Texas that’s either referred to as “West Texas” or “The Panhandle” depending on your perspective. It’s definitely part of the large cotton producing region that makes up the… Read More ›

• My New Band Name

  By Geek Goddess on October 9, 2014 • ( 0 )

  #169875192 / gettyimages.com So, we received a spammy comment on our blog earlier this week, which I quoted in part to my personal Facebook page:   This reply is to Goddess of Darkness (Geek Goddess). ha’ve read most of your… Read More ›

• How to Deal with Travel Souvenirs – Photographs

  By Geek Goddess on October 6, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  Whether you travel in the car around your state, or have a chance to do international travel to popular or exotic places, chances are you may come home with a few souvenirs. I know people who collect shot glasses, spoons,… Read More ›

• The Pastry War of 1838: Franco-Mexican War, or Great Tequila Bar? It’s Both!

  By Geek Goddess on September 22, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  Under the category “little known battles that you would not know about unless you were a history buff or lived in that country”, I bring you The Pastry War, or la guerra de los pasteles as it is known in… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday to An Awesome Young Man

  By Geek Goddess on August 26, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  Where do your children get their innate talents?  Even in jest, I can’t claim my sons got their talents from me. My oldest son Richard turns 30 years old tomorrow.  He was this perfect little boy, entrusted to my care…. Read More ›

• Weird and Wonderful Summer Cocktails – Friday Fun

  By Geek Goddess on August 15, 2014 • ( 1 )

  I was in Dallas a few weeks ago, and stayed at the Fairmont Hotel in downtown (beautiful old grand hotel, by the way). After dinner that night, I stopped by the bar with my sobs, and ordered a Cucumber Cranberry… Read More ›

• Get Curious in the South Pacific!

  By Geek Goddess on July 31, 2014 • ( 0 )

  SO… My intrepid friend and fellow blogger and travel enthusiast Jeff Wagg has once again put together a great trip, this time to the ends of the earth!  In addition to an island hopping cruise around the South Pacific, he’s… Read More ›

• Sleeping in Croatia, Part One: Upscale Hotels

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

  

  When my friend Elaine and I went to Croatia last year (you can read about Istria, Pula, Zagreb, and Plitvice Park), we stayed in a variety of locations. I had accumulated a number of free nights via hotels.com from my… Read More ›