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• “Have a seat” says the sculptor

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on June 12, 2012 • ( 3 )

  

  Paris has more interesting outdoor statues than anyplace else I know. We aren’t talking statues that were more put up recently to be “different”, we’re talking statues that were put up over history that stop you in your flaneur tracks…. Read More ›

• The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul

  By Geek Goddess on June 11, 2012 • ( 6 )

  

  Another place I was able to visit during my too-short Skeptours trip to Istanbul visit was the Hagia Sophia. I’ve wanted to see this architectural and historical wonder for decades. There has been a church on this site since 360 CE,… Read More ›

• The Sultanahment “Blue” Mosque in Istanbul

  By Geek Goddess on June 10, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  When you visit a place that has a couple thousand years of history, but you have only two days, you tend to visit the more famous sites, which unfortunately also tend to be the most crowded sites as well. My… Read More ›

• The Lamp of Life: Darwin as Art

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on June 8, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  Hidden away on a side staircase very few people use is a beautiful lamp that shows the diversity of life. I have visited the Natural History Museum whenever I am in Paris, but I had never gone down this staircase… Read More ›

• Ban Porn? Are there enough fig trees in the world to cover it all?

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on June 6, 2012 • ( 3 )

  

  One of the more amusing promises from the recent crop of Republicans vying for nomination has been a promise to “ban porn”.  A definition of what exactly qualifies as “porn” has been missing.  This leaves the average person with vague… Read More ›

• By Geek Goddess on June 6, 2012 • ( 1 )

  Originally posted on Two Different Girls:
  Hiking near Lake Franklin Pierce is always lovely.  The roads are dirt, and shady.  Cars are few, but there is one truck I am always happy to see.  No one quite knows when this…

• Outdoor Cafes, and Always Being the Photographer

  By Geek Goddess on June 5, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Seems like I have always been the family photographer. My first SLR camera was a Vivitar I bought at Montgomery Wards about 1979. It was completely manual, and my ex was never interested in learning how to use it, and… Read More ›

• Ode to Life from a Coffee Cup

  By Geek Goddess on June 4, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  The good life is the middle way Between ambition and compassion Between action and reflection Between company and solitude Between hedonism and abstinence Between passion and judgment Between the cup of coffee and the glass of wine. –Jay McInerney, printed… Read More ›

• Richard Feynman and James Randi

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on May 31, 2012 • ( 9 )

  

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDvu6wz9qF4 James Randi (the Amaz!ng Randi) is a family friend, and well known critical thinker and skeptic.  He leads not only a very interesting life, but also is a most incredible storyteller about that life. I am sharing here a… Read More ›

• Gone Hunting, or…Fred’s Dead, Baby, Fred’s Dead

  By Geek Goddess on May 30, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  This from a few years ago: A few days before the New Year’s weekend, I got a frantic call from one of my contractors. He had booked a hunting trip for another client at the CF Ranch  outside of Alpine,… Read More ›

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