Last weekend, I was updating my Collectorz software, adding two books that I finished reading last week (The Jesus Wars: How Four Patriarchs, Three Queens, and Two Emperors Decided What Christians Would Believe for the Next 1,500 years by Philip Jenkins,… Read More ›
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Scenes outside of Juneau
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to spend a few hours in and around Juneau, Alaska. (This was before most Americans had ever heard of Sarah Palin, by the way.) While many of my travel companions elected to… Read More ›
Seeing Ghosts
(Note: This article appeared previously in a different format on SWIFT, the newsletter of the James Randi Educational Foundation, July 2009) I saw a ghost. Or maybe it was a spirit. I was a young teen, maybe 13. In the… Read More ›
Travis and I see a chupacabra….
Travis Roy is the president of Granite State Skeptics. I am the director of investigations for Granite State Skeptics. GSS is our local skeptic group. Local skeptics meet at a restaurant, drink, eat, have some fun once a month. New… Read More ›
Folie à deux and Betty and Barney Hill
I speak about aliens and alien abduction. Next week I am giving a talk in Syracuse about Betty and Barney Hill. http://www.syracusenewtimes.com/newyork/event-14762-cny-skeptics-september-2012-meeting.html The Hill “abduction” is considered the first modern, and widely reported , alien abduction experience. It ushered in… Read More ›
Traveling Israel: Old Jerusalem and the Holy Selpuchre
Dateline: Jerusalem 1846 On this Good Friday the Latin priests arrived with their white linen altar-cloth to find that the Greeks had got there first with their silk embroidered cloth. The Catholics demanded to see the Greeks’ firman, their decree… Read More ›
New Hampshire Skepticamp! (Be there!)
Skepticamp is a fun informal chance for the “average” skeptic to give a short talk in a comfortable “give and take” atmosphere. Reed Esau came up with a wonderful idea, which has grown because it’s just so good! Last year,… Read More ›
Traveling in Israel: Old Jerusalem
I am not going to write about the politics of Israel and the Middle East, about the Palestinians, about the violence or conflicts. I visited a very old city with a rich history. A place foreign to me, with new… Read More ›
Ahoy, Friends!
Ahoy readers! GG and I have survived the Bermuda Triangle! Paperskater and Jeff Wagg (our intrepid leader) also survived! Our adventures were on ship and on land. Jeff made sure each day was filled with mystery, questions, learning many new… Read More ›
My towel pet Kevin, and why I am a misunderstood visionary
I’m filling in a bit for Naomi as she is still enjoying the cruise/Florida vacation. I’m back home, so thought I would share a bit about how I will always be the nerd in any situation. Above you see a… Read More ›
Two Different Girls 