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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

• Random Street Art in Colorado Springs

  By Geek Goddess on October 24, 2013 • ( 5 )

  

  I just got back from a business meeting in downtown Colorado Springs. I lived there many years ago, so took some time to explore a few blocks of the area between gigs. It’s quite spruced up since I was last… Read More ›

• My Semi-Annual TSA Rant

  By Geek Goddess on October 23, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

    Maybe it’s because I just watched the award-winning 2010 documentary Please Remove Your Shoes about the TSA. Or maybe it’s because I am qualified to use the TSA Precheck speedy line ( leave on your shoes and jacket, your… Read More ›

• Another Afternoon in Pula, Croatia

  By Geek Goddess on October 21, 2013 • ( 1 )

  Pula, located at the southern tip of the Istria peninsula of Croatia, is a small seaside town with centuries of history, which I mentioned here. In addition to visiting the Roman ruins, we also spent a bit of time wandering… Read More ›

• Big Giant Head! Friday Fun Flicks

  By Geek Goddess on October 17, 2013 • ( 0 )

  From the new Bow building in downtown Calgary.

• Visiting the Ruins in Pula, Croatia

  By Geek Goddess on October 14, 2013 • ( 6 )

  After my trip to Croatia last month (wow, has it only been a month?), I can now claim that I’ve been to three Roman amphitheaters. Archeological research has found signs of Homo erectus going back to possibly 1 million years… Read More ›

• Where Alley Oop The Time Traveling Caveman was Born. Maybe.

  By Geek Goddess on October 9, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  There is a tiny little town in western Texas, named Iraan. The town sprang into existence after the 1923 discovery of oil on the ranch of Ira Yates (the town is named after Ira and his wife Ann), with the… Read More ›

• More Markets! Zagreb’s Dolac

  By Geek Goddess on October 7, 2013 • ( 1 )

  Anyone who regularly reads our blog know that many of us are drawn to markets, whether it is an antique flea market in Paris, an outdoor mercado in Texas, or the ubiquitous farmer’s markets that appear in many European cities…. Read More ›

• Failure is not an Option: Friday Fun Flick

  By Geek Goddess on October 3, 2013 • ( 4 )

  Wherein Jeff Wagg gets to pretend he’s Ed Harris Gene Kranz for a day, at the Mission Control console at the Johnson Space Center NASA complex. The control room and visitor viewing area are now preserved as a museum. Yes,… Read More ›

• Ever Been to Slovenia?

  By Geek Goddess on October 2, 2013 • ( 5 )

  No? It’s a beautiful place. When my friend Elaine and I were traveling from Zagreb to Pula, we decided to take the highway that crossed southern Slovenia, more or less to put another stamp on our passport. I’m so glad… Read More ›

• Friday Fun Flick! Postal Uniforms in Malta

  By Geek Goddess on September 26, 2013 • ( 0 )

  This guy was delivering mail while we walked along a side street in Valletta, Malta. He was rather grouchy, and didn’t appear to like us walking along the street while he wove back and forth across the narrow lane. He… Read More ›