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 …
Nov 13 2012
From AsiaOne.com: Malaysia – Hundreds of Catholics have gathered in prayer and worship outside a Malaysian hospital after seeing an image said to resemble the Virgin Mary on one of the windows. … Those assembled Sunday maintained they can now also see an image of an adult Jesus Christ just two windows away from His …
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 …
Jun 28 2012
Chris Pederson over at the Minnesota Skeptics Facebook group posted about Yoni’s Bliss, a “revolutionary homeopathic lubricating gel”. Hoo-boy. Let’s do this. According to the website, Yoni’s Bliss is a water-based lubricant. It also contains aloe, which they describe as “the base on which Yoni’s Bliss was created”. Aloe gel is mostly water, so that fits, …
Jun 20 2012
Tuesday morning rage-face in 3…2… Photo source and story seen at Minnesota Skeptics by Bjorn Watland The Bach Kids – Bach Original Flower Remedies website claims that these concoctions are a “natural way to treat your child’s emotions!” And as you can see on the front of the packaging, Dr. Bach’s remedies are physician-approved…by Dr. Bach!
May 23 2012
Hey! Somebody tried to scam me on Craigslist (shocking, I know!). The Hubby and I are toying with the idea of moving into a bigger apartment so I browsed around on Craigslist and sent out a few emails. One response was WAY to good to be true (i.e. too cheap for what was offered). Other …
Apr 27 2012
Last night I spoke at Coffman Memorial for the Campus Atheists, Skeptics and Humanists (CASH) meeting. If you’re in the Twin Cities area and want to learn about atheist and skeptic events, you need to join CASH’s Facebook group. They’ve hosted some truly awesome speakers like Michael Shermer, Banachek, JT Eberhard, Jen McCreight, Greta Christina, …
Apr 08 2012
You know you want one. Just click on the image below. And if you enter FtBFtW in the Special Code section you get a free gift. No, I don’t know what it is. But I’m going to find out! T-shirts will go into production by July or whenever they reach 75 shirts ordered. So the sooner everyone orders, the …
Mar 07 2012
Skeptoid Podcast just made their 300th episode, and to celebrate they produced something special. Rachel Bloom does the vocals, and if the name doesn’t ring a bell, perhaps you’ll recognize her as the voice behind Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury. The illustrations are also very fun to watch. Skepticism and musical theather – I couldn’t be …
Mar 02 2012
I saw The Kentucky Fried Movie back in college before I was involved in the skeptical movement. I should really re-watch this whole movie with my shiny, snarky, skepticism glasses because I don’t remember it being this funny. Seen on twitter via David Naughton
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