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...
View ArticleTraveling 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,...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleTraveling 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...
View ArticleFolie 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....
View ArticleTravis 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,...
View ArticleSeeing 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,...
View ArticleScenes 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...
View ArticleWhat are Your Books?
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...
View ArticleFiction, Non-Fiction, and Just Plain Weird: Information at the Library
Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Just Plain Weird: Information at the Library.[i] “Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring you back the right one.” ― Neil Gaiman In 2003, former...
View ArticleA Mere Five Feet Above the Ground
(Note: The piece below is by my amazing son, Richard Orbeck. He did not inherit this part of his talent from his parents. Also, if you understand and appreciate this poem, you’re the kind of person I’d...
View ArticleMagic Hands – Watching the Amaz!ng James Randi
One of the trips Kitty, Jeff, and I took a few years ago (organized by Jeff, of course) was a short trip along the Pacific coast of Mexico. As many cruises do, there was a formal night. Our group...
View ArticleJREF forum cookbook fundraiser (and best cookie recipe ever!)
For many years a small group of people at the JREF forum have been involved in raising money to send people to TAM (the Amazing Meeting). We have no association with the JREF, and decide using a super...
View ArticleReading on a Theme – The Black Plague
Probably like many people, I get on specific kicks in my reading. I read a book, and that leads me to be interested enough in the subject that I start reading more on the topic, and then before I know...
View ArticleCigar box clocks and goodies for a good cause
Every year I work with some nice people on the JREF forum to help raise money for scholarships for The Amazing Meeting. We are not affiliated with the JREF, we simply like to send some of our forum...
View ArticleWhat the hell is that? Mystery objects!
Our good friend, Jeff Wagg, runs a fun thing called the “College of Curiosity“. It’s a web site, it’s a travel tour group, it’s a yearly meeting for the curious. Jeff’s friends, and friends of the...
View ArticleDollar Store Valentine for Jack and Big Ed
This story was told to me by my neighbor. It happened to her sister, so like a game of telephone, I’m not sure how many of the details have changed with the retelling. However, we’ll say it’s a story...
View ArticleQuilts for Skeptics
I am not really a quilter, I sort of fell into quilt making after being asked to design some quilts for friend that own a quilt shop. My most popular design, still sold, is a redwork Alice in...
View ArticleAn Amazing Adventure for Naomi from the past…
GeekGoddess is still away on her amazing vacation where she will be exploring the Galapagos Islands and the Amazon. Meanwhile, since we are waiting for updates as she can post them, some photographs...
View ArticleWhile Naomi’s away….
Naomi is going to give up exciting Galapagos/Amazon travel updates whenever she has the wifi opportunity! Meanwhile to fill in the gaps, I’m going to share some more fun “Travelling with Naomi”...
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