GeekGoddess is still away on her amazing vacation where she will be exploring the Galapagos Islands and the Amazon. Meanwhile, since we are waiting for updates as she can post them, some photographs from other adventures she has been on…. Read More ›
Skeptic
Quilts for Skeptics
I am not really a quilter, I sort of fell into quilt making after being asked to design some quilts for friend that own a quilt shop. My most popular design, still sold, is a redwork Alice in Wonderland design…. Read More ›
Dollar Store Valentine for Jack and Big Ed
This story was told to me by my neighbor. It happened to her sister, so like a game of telephone, I’m not sure how many of the details have changed with the retelling. However, we’ll say it’s a story that… Read More ›
What the hell is that? Mystery objects!
Our good friend, Jeff Wagg, runs a fun thing called the “College of Curiosity“. It’s a web site, it’s a travel tour group, it’s a yearly meeting for the curious. Jeff’s friends, and friends of the College of Curiosity, have… Read More ›
Cigar box clocks and goodies for a good cause
Every year I work with some nice people on the JREF forum to help raise money for scholarships for The Amazing Meeting. We are not affiliated with the JREF, we simply like to send some of our forum members to… Read More ›
Reading on a Theme – The Black Plague
Probably like many people, I get on specific kicks in my reading. I read a book, and that leads me to be interested enough in the subject that I start reading more on the topic, and then before I know… Read More ›
JREF forum cookbook fundraiser (and best cookie recipe ever!)
For many years a small group of people at the JREF forum have been involved in raising money to send people to TAM (the Amazing Meeting). We have no association with the JREF, and decide using a super secret method… Read More ›
Magic Hands – Watching the Amaz!ng James Randi
One of the trips Kitty, Jeff, and I took a few years ago (organized by Jeff, of course) was a short trip along the Pacific coast of Mexico. As many cruises do, there was a formal night. Our group typically… Read More ›
A Mere Five Feet Above the Ground
(Note: The piece below is by my amazing son, Richard Orbeck. He did not inherit this part of his talent from his parents. Also, if you understand and appreciate this poem, you’re the kind of person I’d like – GG)… Read More ›
Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Just Plain Weird: Information at the Library
Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Just Plain Weird: Information at the Library.[i] “Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring you back the right one.” ― Neil Gaiman In 2003, former Attorney General of the United States, Ed Meese,… Read More ›
Two Different Girls 