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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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When to Employ the F-Bomb (Or, How to Respond to Bullies)
(By a guest blogger) I actually woke up with my eyes leaking because I had a dream that I was bullied in the seventh grade. It actually happened in real life and I thought I was so over it. I… Read More ›
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In a Pickle
Last month, I decided that I wanted to make a few pickles and some jams. I created a monster in myself. The last of the fresh okra was still available in the market, and I thought some fig jam would… Read More ›
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Thanksgiving Recipes You Wished You’d Made
My oldest son Richard explained how to make a Thanksgiving turkey, when he was four years old: You get a turkey and put butter and cinnamon on it, and bake it for 60 minutes at 80 degrees. I never gave… Read More ›
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Isabella’s of Iraan: Fine Dining in the Oil Field
First of all, this is about Iraan, a tiny town in southwestern Texas, not Iran, the Country Formerly Known as Persia. Although, really, who doesn’t enjoy a good kabab? We had a quick trip out to Iraan again last week,… Read More ›
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Skeptical Moai is Skeptical
My son took an existing picture of the Moai of Easter Island (which I can find all over the Internet but cannot find attribution), and added a little something. Fans of James Randi may recognize his pose on the right… Read More ›
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I Can’t Draw a Picture But I Can Make a Quilt – Friday Flicks
This picture is from sometime around 1995. I made this quilt and took it to my friend’s house, where she took a snapshot, which I later scanned, and then lost through a series of computer crashes. (Note: digital pictures aren’t… Read More ›
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In Flanders fields the poppies blow
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below We are the Dead. Short days ago We… Read More ›
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What’s a Grit?
What’s wrong with dried corn, ground up and cooked? A Southern writer, Lewis Grizzard, once opined that the best way to send Northerners away was to feed them instant, unbuttered, unsalted grits. I’m not a True Southerner™ since Texas is… Read More ›
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Eating our Way Across Croatia
During my trip to Croatia last month, we spent our time in Istria and Zagreb, and not along the famed coastal areas in Split or Dubrovnik. Rather than seafood, the mainstays of the meals were basic meats, frequently pork, and… Read More ›
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Street Scenes in Croatia
Earlier I wrote about the coffee culture in Croatia, and about visiting the markets in Zagreb during the first part of our trip. It’s been less than two months but it’s already fading and I’m ready for another vacation. Next… Read More ›
Two Different Girls 