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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

• 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 ›

• Love Astronomy? Parties? Star Gazing? The Atlanta Star Party!

  By Geek Goddess on July 24, 2014 • ( 0 )

  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 ›

• A River Runs Through It, Wyoming Style

  By Geek Goddess on July 14, 2014 • ( 1 )

  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 ›

• From the Dreamliner: Friday Fun

  By Geek Goddess on July 11, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  I had a short business trip to Wyoming this week, connecting back through Denver. Just so happens that the Dreamliner, the new Boeing 787, comes from Tokyo to Denver, then continues on to Houston, and that was the flight that… Read More ›

• How to Mortify Your Dog

  By Geek Goddess on July 7, 2014 • ( 8 )

  

  Around here, we are big fans of the site Dogshaming. If you are one of the six people on the Internet who doesn’t know about Dog Shaming, it’s a place where owners submit photos of their pets who are being… Read More ›

• Sometimes, Work Comes First

  By Geek Goddess on June 30, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  When we started our blog over two years ago, our goal was to post around four times a week, with occasional posts of fun or unusual photos, or reblogging things we read elsewhere and thought worth promoting. We also ask… Read More ›

• Friday Flicks! Roman Ruins

  By Geek Goddess on June 20, 2014 • ( 0 )

  I’m always a bit fascinated by Roman and Greek antiquities. I’ve heard that the British Museum has entire sections on things that happened after 400 AD, but I can’t drag myself away from the old stuff!  Here are a few… Read More ›

• Little Shop of Horrors or Modern Dentistry?

  By Geek Goddess on June 19, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  I haven’t required any dental work for several years. Last week, I went in to have a crown replaced, and expected the usual (pardon my pun) drill of the crown being yanked off, some grinding on the remains of my… Read More ›

• A Morning in Bah Hahba, Maine

  By Geek Goddess on June 10, 2014 • ( 0 )

    Last month I took a week’s vacation on a trip (College of Curiosity field trips)  that visited some areas that, while not as glamorous as Istanbul or Paris, were places that I had never seen before. After spending a… Read More ›

• Memorial Day on the Boston Commons

  By Geek Goddess on June 6, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  I spent a week on the College of Curiosity field trip “European America” last week, and was in Boston on Memorial Day weekend. Our tour, led by fellow 2DG blogger Jeff Wagg, included a walk through the gorgeous Boston parks,… Read More ›