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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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Scenes Around Seagraves
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 ›
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My New Band Name
#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 ›
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Happy Birthday to An Awesome Young Man
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 ›
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Weird and Wonderful Summer Cocktails – Friday Fun
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 ›
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Get Curious in the South Pacific!
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 ›
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Sleeping in Croatia, Part One: Upscale Hotels
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 ›
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Love Astronomy? Parties? Star Gazing? The Atlanta Star Party!
Since 2009, a group of science-loving geeks based in Atlanta have sponsored a Star Party each year, to share conversation, cocktails, food, and science. The Star Party is an annual charity cocktail party. The goal is to have a wonderful… Read More ›
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A River Runs Through It, Wyoming Style
I was in Casper, Wyoming for a few days last week, to attend an annual conference on using CO2 in enhancing oil recovery (EOR), and ended up with a few hours to kill before my flight home. My colleague Eric… Read More ›