This week, I have to be on location at one of the processing plants my company designs, builds, owns, and operates. I’m sitting in the lounge-bar area, talking to some friends on IRC, reading the news, and sipping on a… Read More ›
Travel
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 ›
Tentacled Harbingers of the End Times
justpaperskater and I exchange stories by giving each other a word which is the seed for the next correspondence. This is my response to her choice of “Squid.” I admire the restraint Paperskater has had in waiting until now to… Read More ›
Traveling in Israel: The Temple Mount
When you’re in Jerusalem, it’s not always easy to visit the Temple Mount. As a non-Muslim, you can’t go during the month of Ramadan. You can’t go during prayer times. Sometimes, they won’t let any non-Muslims in at all. We… 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 ›
Nassau in the Morning -Libraries and Prisons
Not being the types to shop in the touristy markets that tend to cluster around cruise ship ports, in Nassau last week Kitty, justpaperskater and I went for a walk away from the main drag. I normally research a place… Read More ›
Parisian glass, or a Frenchman’s trash is my treasure
When I travel to Paris, it’s always on a strict budget. However, I also like to shop and bring something home. I found hidden in the Marais district antiques area a shop that is filled with very affordable “treasures”. Still,… Read More ›
Traveling Israel: Masada and the Dead Sea
I didn’t have any expectations of Israel, since I had never thought much about traveling there. The only books I had read about the area didn’t have anything to do about visiting (The Peace to End All Peace: The Fall… Read More ›
GenCon Report: The Rise and Destruction of Cardhalla
(Note: With this post, we welcome kristine kochanski, another long-time friend of Two Different Girls. In addition to being the Queen of Gamers, volunteer extraordinaire, and funny girls, she also knits. For everyone. Seriously, she is a knitting machine.) I… 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 ›
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