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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

• Iceland, Ho!

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

  Today’s post is brought to you by Miss Kitt, another friend of ours. You can read about her at the end of her post. Most people’s pre-trip planning list includes items like “See chapel south of the capital.”  Mine has… Read More ›

• Books and Things – Organizing a Home Library

  By Geek Goddess on March 10, 2014 • ( 4 )

  In my first two posts on home libraries (here and here), I review two of the book cataloging systems I’ve tried and recommend. There are others you can try, such as Goodreads (very Facebook-like interface; owned by Amazon). My books… Read More ›

• Iced Trees – Friday Flicks!

  By Geek Goddess on March 6, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s rare for the Houston area to get several days of freezing weather. Last week, we had rain followed by a night of low temperatures. I wish I’d been able to skip work and take pictures of the beautiful frosty… Read More ›

• Books and Things, Part Two – More Home Library Catalogs

  By Geek Goddess on March 2, 2014 • ( 1 )

  I described using Librarything.com in my last post, which is an inexpensive online system to catalog and sort your book collection. Although I use LT, my favorite cataloging software is Collectorz.com, which can be used either online or a computer,… Read More ›

• Friday Fun Flick! How Things Work

  By Geek Goddess on February 27, 2014 • ( 0 )

  I had no idea.  (Found on Facebook. Of course)

• Books and Things, Part One – Cataloging Your Library

  By Geek Goddess on February 26, 2014 • ( 3 )

  I’ve recently purchased new shelving to accommodate my ever-increasing library, and thought I’d talk the opportunity to talk about home libraries and how to manage them. There are several ways to catalog your books. Some people use spreadsheets, but there… Read More ›

• More on Women in Engineering

  By Geek Goddess on February 24, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  The College of Engineering at my alma mater, Texas Tech University, sends out a quarterly newsletter to its alumna. The most recent issue theme was “Female Focus” and covered the efforts at outreach, recruit, and retention, and had several feature… Read More ›

• Cooking for One (ish)

  By Geek Goddess on February 17, 2014 • ( 4 )

  Although I love to cook, I need an audience. Cooking for a group is a social thing. As an empty nester, I find that I am not interested in making meals for just me, and tend to eat things that… Read More ›

• Looking for New Cookbooks? Tired of Healthy?

  By Geek Goddess on February 13, 2014 • ( 1 )

  When I was shopping for books on pickling and canning (see my first efforts here), I also found some other books stacked between Baby’s First Food and Crunchy Living: And just in case you didn’t get enough bacon (although, really,… Read More ›

• Fine Dining in the Oil Field: Ekko’s Greek American Deli

  By Geek Goddess on February 10, 2014 • ( 2 )

  A friend of mine once asked me to join him for some Greek food. There were several places in the neighborhood, but I was not surprised when he pulled up in front of a little gas station located on Richmond,… Read More ›