Sam Ogden

Sam Ogden is a writer, beach bum, and songwriter living in Houston, Texas, but he may be found scratching himself at many points across the globe. Follow him on Twitter @SamOgden
  • Where the Hell Did Indigo?

    Before you all castigate me for using bad puns, I know that’s a silly title for a post, and according to The Simpsons, puns are just lazy writing. But remember, from silly you’re likely to get more silly, and the initial silly in this case is the concept of Indigo Children. Now, Skepchick has covered the topic of Indigo Children…

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  • The UFO Beat Goes ON

     Cross posted at rinderpest.com.  Well, as you all know, I’ve been out of the loop for a couple of days. I was at The Amazing Meeting 5.5 conference in Florida over the weekend, sponsored by the James Randi Educational Foundation, and drank so much whiskey at the conference parties, it took me until today to be able to form complete…

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  • Of TAM 5.5 and TAMs in General

    Well, since Stacey and Rebecca and the other Skepchicks have pretty much covered the details of the TAM 5.5 speakers, as well as the excitement of the boozerific parties, I’ll forego a recap post for now, and just give my high-level impressions of the conference. I think my last encounter with Rebecca on Sunday afternoon speaks volumes about what you experience…

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  • Fort Lauderdale After Hours

    It’s almost 1am Saturday morning, I’m at TAM 5.5 in Fort Lauderdale, I’m pleasantly buzzed, and I’m checking in to say hello. I don’t have long because as I was leaving the pool area here at the fabulous Plantation Hotel/Motel and Conference Center, to get to my computer, one of the attendees shouted to me that his girlfriend was on her way…

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  • Stranger in a Strange Land?

    If you looked at the avatar and byline on this post, right now you’re probably asking yourself, “What’s going on here? Who the hell is this?”. Well, before you stiffen your sinews and summon up your blood, let me introduce myself. Hi. My name is Sam. I live in Texas. Now, normally that’s all I would offer in the way…

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