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• Happiest of Birthdays to James “the AMAZ!NG” Randi.

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on August 6, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  I have only happy wishes for Randi on his birthday today! Much love to him and his partner Deyvi on this very special birthday. Randi proves he can do more than cut women in half! I have to admit this… Read More ›

• On My Grandmother

  By Geek Goddess on August 5, 2012 • ( 9 )

  

  The following is an excerpt of the eulogy I gave at my grandmother’s funeral in 2004. She died from Alzheimer’s. Grandma lost her own mother when she was only 14. She told me stories about learning to cook on the… Read More ›

• On a Wing and a Payer: Prosperity Gospel Preachers Live the High Life

  By Geek Goddess on August 2, 2012 • ( 11 )

  Recently, I interviewed a man who flies as a corporate pilot. Several years ago, he worked as a contract pilot for Paul and Jan Crouch, who are the founders of the Trinity Broadcasting Network, a 24-hour Christian religious television network…. Read More ›

• A Dickens of a good read!

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on August 1, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  One of my favorite books is “One Pair of Hands” by Monica Dickens. Written in 1937, the book chronicles her adventures as a “cook-general” during the last years before WWII. The inside joke of the book is that Monica (you… Read More ›

• Leaving Ephesus – More Travels in Turkey

  By Geek Goddess on July 31, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  After we left Ephesus during our tour, our private guide suggested that we stop by a Turkish carpet place, where we could buy a reasonable lunch and see some carpets being made. That’s usually a code along the lines of… Read More ›

• When a banana is more than a banana, psychic banana!

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on July 30, 2012 • ( 3 )

  Link here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh97S5qzycM Many of us have been to see a fortune teller or psychic.  We’ve had a tarot card reading or our palms read.  Readers of the blog know I am a skeptic.  My belief in the ability of… Read More ›

• Pulled Pork and Green Eggs

  By Geek Goddess on July 30, 2012 • ( 4 )

  

  A dish that I make when I’m going to have a lot of company in for a casual meal, or that I cook and send home with my sons when they visit, is pulled pork. I used to make sort… Read More ›

• …and sometimes you find yourself in a room with a chocolate penis and your daughters

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on July 27, 2012 • ( 17 )

  

  Before I had children I thought the best part of being a mom would be the cuddling and love. The road trips with the children happily singing in the back seat. The constant chorus of “Oh you are the best… Read More ›

• Where I First Met These Crazy People

  By Geek Goddess on July 26, 2012 • ( 4 )

  Several years ago, my attention was diverted to a book called Why People Believe Weird Things by Michael Shermer. I read it in a weekend, and realized at that point there was an actual name for people who viewed the… Read More ›

• Visiting Ephesus, Turkey

  By Geek Goddess on July 25, 2012 • ( 6 )

  

  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 ›

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