Apr 25 2013
A bright and early good morning from Victor’s 1959 Cafe! Aside from my love of fried plantains, I’m out with two of my best friends, the Hubby and Courtney, for the annual fundraiser, Dining Out for Life. Dining Out for Life: Dine Out, Fight AIDS! I’ve been to several of the Dining Out for Life …
Apr 16 2013
Last week I had the pleasure of volunteering as a judge for the Minnesota State Science and Engineering Fair. The top projects from Junior High and Senior High schools all over Minnesota were displayed. “Junior High” or “Middle School” projects encompassed grades 6-8 (which means the students were approximately 11-13 years old) and “High School” …
Apr 03 2013
The past month has been super busy, but this week I’ve been even more blog-lax than my usual – my mom had to remind me that I hadn’t posted our Cross-Country Connections! I’ve been obsessed with reading and preparing for my talk at the community’s newest skeptical conference: It’s being held at the University of …
Dec 01 2012
The first game system I played was the Atari 2600. I have memories of playing E.T., Berzerk, Pitfall, Asteroid, Space-Invaders, Frogger and DigDug. I still remember the pain of Atari Thumb. Breakout was my favorite game for a long time. Remember this bad boy? And unlike some of the other games, this one used the …
Nov 10 2012
Skepticon is off to a great start! Thursday night consisted of a few of the early arrivers having a relaxed pre-convention hangout in the University Plaza hotel lobby. I ran into old friends, made new friends and sipped some pretty tasty scotch. The first workshop I attended on Friday morning was led by Stephanie Zvan …
Nov 09 2012
This is a post by guest blogger Ellen Bulger. Nunc Id Vides, Nunc Ne Vides, the Way Things REALLY Work First thought: Nanny Ogg at a frat party. Scumble Jell-O shots. Nuff said. There have always been feminists on the Discworld; they call themselves witches. The entrenched academic establishment is male and less-than-admirable, if highly …
Nov 09 2012
Workshops and the Atheist Film Festival will be starting in about 40 minutes here in Springfield, MO. Not here? Livestream to the rescue! http://new.livestream.com/accounts/844243/skepticon Also, if you follow me on Twitter, prepare to be bombarded with #sk5 tweets. The empty convention center auditorium at Skepticon will soon be filled with about 1600 atheists, skeptics and …
Nov 08 2012
Phew – has it been a whirlwind week! I’ll have to save the story-telling for later, but here’s a few things we did and saw. Stories later! Now I’m here in my hotel room as Skepticon, excited to attend tomorrow’s workshops and hang out with awesome people. Actually, that starts in just a few minutes. I’m …
Nov 03 2012
I went to Skepticon 3 back in 2010 and had a blast. It was one of the first large skepticism conferences that I had attended, and the speaker lineup was intense! BTW, that link will send you to the SK3 media page, where you can watch videos of any or all of the talks from that …
Oct 13 2012
I’m here. Because I like events and Best Buy throws a heck of a Grand Opening party. I arrived at 6:30am and am about 25th in line. The first people in line arrived at 2:30am; they came straight from the bar after closing time. I’ve met the people in front of me; they’re here to try …
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