During my Mediterranean trip last fall, the last port we stopped at was the Turkish seaport of Kuşadası, on the southwest side of the country. Skeptours hired a private coach and guide, who took us straight to the ancient city… Read More ›
Travel
TAM 2012 Workshop WITH Non-optional Barf Bag
I recently was part of a panel/workshop at The Amazing Meeting 2012. It was a great honor to be asked. I also got some free perks like being able to attend the cocktail party for speakers. The workshop on coalition… Read More ›
Shifting Gears
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 “Bicycle.” For years, the number haunted me. “314.” I’d see it on a… Read More ›
Finding Lunch in Piraeus: It’s all Greek to Me
As I mentioned in my blog post about Athens yesterday, the views from the Acropolis over the hills of the city are stunning, and leave you speculating how the ancient people looked up at the Parthenon and other structures atop… Read More ›
Greece, Garbage, and General Strikes
Beautiful, inspiring, and a bit sad. On my vacation last fall, a two-week trip around the Mediterranean with a couple dozen of my favorite people, I really looked forward to the stop in Athens. As a school girl, I devoured… Read More ›
Placebo cure for orgasm issues in Paris
I decided to make a few videos for a friend who is quite old and will never make it back to his beloved Paris. I thought, “I’ll do a few tour guide type bits for some places he’s probably never… Read More ›
Squirrel!
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 “Squirrels.” Boy Scout camp in south-central New Hampshire felt like home. I spent… Read More ›
Luigi’s of Midland Texas – Fine Dining in the Oil Field
A few months ago I spent the night in Midland, Texas on a business trip. The area around Odessa and Midland are booming to such as extent that one or the other city is frequently mentioned on national news as… Read More ›
Buy at TAM10, and the JREF gets the money!
Available at TAM10, my new skeptic children’s book “Fairy Tales, Fairly Told”. All proceeds from books sold at TAM go to the JREF for skeptic education for children! So consider picking up a copy while you are attending The Amazing… Read More ›
When is a Chain Restaurant not Like a Chain? Rosa’s Cafe
In the Dark Ages when I was in high school, a local businessman opened a restaurant called “Rosa’s Café” in Odessa. Since Mexican restaurants are ubiquitous (indeed, sometimes it’s difficult to find anything that is neither a chain nor Tex-Mex),… Read More ›
Two Different Girls 