July 2009
1 post
Loss, Sorrow, and Hope →
I’ve spent all week trying to wrap my brain around the concept of loss.
I posted previously here and here about my friend Joel, who has been fighting a war against Lymphoma this past year or…
June 2009
1 post
things i believe in: a creator →
Haven’t posted in a while. (i know i’ve done a post commenting about how often people start a blog post with that phrase.)
I’ve been thinking. There’s all this stuff I believe in, and I want to…
March 2009
3 posts
Jobs, Genesis, and Depression →
I can’t find a job.
I’ve been trying to find something that fits me perfectly for 2 years now. I knew that where I was at couldn’t be long term. I knew that I couldn’t afford to work for nothing…
ender’s game →
My last post was my favorite 50 books of all time.
As soon as I finished writing that post, I started reading Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card. 24 hours later, I’m finished with it, and it was…
patrick: and his 50 favorite books →
I thought I’d make a list of all my favorite books to share with you all. I’m sure I won’t get them all on here, but here’s a good start:
The Lord of the Rings Series (Including The Hobbit) by…
February 2009
8 posts
patrick: unemployed →
Again.
Technically, I still have a job for a few weeks or months, but not for very long. We just found out yesterday that the budget cuts from the state mean that Amy and I will be out of work….
are you kidding, god? →
The State of Arizona is experiencing massive budget problems, which is no surprise. What IS a surprise, however, is how deep they’re willing to cut to end the year in the black.
We just found…
on my walk: there was shouting →
My office is in Downtown Phoenix, almost directly in the middle of all the excitement that comes with living in a large city. I am 2 blocks from Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks….
burj dubai basejumpers →
I’m absolutely fascinated with big buildings. I love skyscrapers. When I moved to Phoenix, which is the 5th largest city in the country, I was disappointed that no buildings in our fine city are…
how much is 3 trillion? →
You are being told that Obama’s “stimulus” plan is going to cost ~$800 billion dollars. This isn’t true. The estimated 10-year cost of this bill is actually about $3.27 trillion.
How much is…
this day in awesomeness: Feb 13 →
New blog category. I like history, and I like anniversaries of stuff, and I like ALL THINGS AWESOME, so we’re going to periodically go back in time on my blog and talk about all the awesome…
funniest thing ever!! →
Poor kid had a tooth pulled, and he’s completely stoned on the laughing gas…oh my.
patrick: big fan of bach, and glenn gould →
Any of you who know me probably know that I love music. Not just radio music, or pop music, or indie music, or even playing music myself, but all sorts of music.
Up there in my list of all time…
January 2009
7 posts
saving children’s lives →
This is where my heart is. Please take the time to watch this short video and consider the facts.
We can save 5 million children’s lives every year, if we provide just a few billion…
patrick: weekend with the martins →
Joel and Kristen Martin came to visit us in Phoenix this weekend. I’ve blogged about Joel’s situation before. He’s been battling lymphoma for the last few years. I’m happy to report that Joel’s…
on my walk: this is what i saw →
I’m going to mix my blog up a bit, and combine a picture post with an “on my walk” post. Today, on my walk to work, I took pictures as I walked, and I wanted to share with you a couple of the…
patrick: noticing the tides →
The world moves on. Sometimes we move on with it, and sometimes we don’t. Curiously enough, we often don’t notice the world changing, and don’t notice ourselves changing with it.
In the most…
more picky-churrs →
patrick: the photographer →
I got a new camera, and it is amazing.
I’ll post more about that soon, but I wanted to show off a couple of awesome shots I took today.
Awesome, huh?
patrick: boycotting HP →
I’ve never boycotted anything before, but I’m so absolutely furious right now, I’m actually boycotting a company.
HP.
You will not believe what I’ve had to put up with from them in the last…
December 2008
4 posts
on my walk: shorty’s gonna be a thug →
I have an idea for a new sub-blog.
I walk to work every day in downtown Phoenix. It’s about 3/4 of a mile, and I pass by all sorts of interesting people and places. I always want to tell people…
The Philosopher’s Stone →
No, this is not a Harry Potter reference. Just watch.
patrick: overwhelmed by…something →
Do you ever feel like it’s all too much, but you can’t even put a finger on what exactly is bothering you?
I can’t sleep (nothing new) and my mind feels FULL of …. something. But I can’t for…
the advent conspiracy →
November 2008
7 posts
patrick: pictures from the apache trail →
patrick: went up in some mountains today →
You’ll never guess what I did today!
(if you already read the title, you’re not allowed to guess!)
Ok, yeah so I went up in some mountains today. I took Amy and our friend Jenna along.
We…
patrick: guilty confession →
I have a confession to make. I’m not proud to admit it, but I had to get it off my chest.
OK, here goes…I bought cheap beer this week.
If you read my previous post about beer, you would know…
patrick: beauty-maker →
Beauty reminds us in the midst of the ugliness, that there is something more. Something higher. Something better. That the world wasn’t meant to be this way. That there is hope.
I pulled that…
patrick: economics, poverty, and obama →
I imagine that my worldview to those who don’t spend a lot of time with me might come across as a bit odd. I am in the middle of a very long process of starting a non-profit organization with the…
Obama →
I’m not at all surprised that Obama won, but still really disappointed. It sucked having to cheer for McCain, because I do not support him on a majority of key issues, but I’m SO not interested…
October 2008
9 posts
Velociraptors got nothing on me!
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patrick and amy: on the road again! →
We are on the way to Arizona!
We were hoping to leave Warsaw by 2pm on Tuesday and get to St. Louis by Tuesday night. 2pm quickly turned into 7:30pm but we finally got out of there in time to…
patrick: last night in town →
I leave for Phoenix tomorrow!
The last two weeks has been a flurry of house remodeling, packing, and saying goodbye to some of the best people I’ve ever known. It’s been pretty intense, pretty…
patrick: on the VP debate, part 2 →
C-Span kicks ass.
I said ass, knowing full well that my grandmother reads my blog. Sorry grandma! Young people use curse words. Actually, young people don’t think of “ass” as a swear word,…
patrick: on the VP debate →
She needs more time.
She’ll do OK…later. I am afraid of what would happen if something happened to McCain and she became our president. I like Sarah Palin a lot, but I just don’t think she’s…
Best quote about beer
“Eww! That beer tastes like it’s fermented!” - Jenna, after smelling my beer.
patrick: sold his car →
I’ve had this car for 6 years now, and I am finally letting it go. Some girl just got her learner’s permit, and her dad brought her by to check out my Neon. They took it for a test drive, and I…
patrick: spoke too soon →
I made a post immediately following Sarah Palin’s speech at the RNC giving my support to the possible next vice-president.
It turns out that the person I really was excited about was her…
September 2008
23 posts
Two hydrogen atoms go into a bar and have a few drinks. As they’re leaving, one of them says to the other, “I think I left my electron in there.”
“Are you sure?” the other one asks.
“Yeah, I’m positive.”
A man ordered four expensive 30-year-old single malts and had the bartender line them up in front of him. Then, without pausing, he downed each one. “Whew,” the barkeep remarked, “you seem to be in a hurry.”
The man replied, “You would be too, if you had what I have.” “What do you have?” the bartender sympathetically asked. The man says,...
A man and giraffe walk into a bar. The giraffe drinks too much and falls asleep and the man gets up to leave. The barman calls after him:
“Hey, you can’t leave that lying there!”
The man says, “It’s not a lion, it’s a giraffe.”
A duck walks into a bar and says, “I’ll take a shot of bourbon…and put it on my bill!”
patrick: thoughts at 3am part 2 →
I can’t sleep.
+1.
My inlaws were here this weekend working on my house. We had about 75 projects that we had been working on, some of which for two years now, that needed finished before Amy…
patrick: thoughts at 3am →
I can’t sleep.
I wonder how many of my blog posts start with me saying “I can’t sleep.” I bet it’s a lot. Probably 3 or 4 already, and I’ve only been blogging on this site for maybe 18 months or…
What Really Counts →
You know that between the Iraq War and these corporate bailouts, we’ve spent about 2 TRILLION dollars?
That’s enough to feed the entire world’s population for 2 years.
That’s enough to provide…
The #1 Voting Issue →
I’m sick of liberal government spending.
Every single person in America had to pay $3278 to pay for the recent government bailouts of Wall Street. Well, that’s not entirely accurate, considering…
patrick: with lots to do →
Moving takes a lot of energy. I’m still 3 weeks away from my move date, and you could hardly tell by looking at our house that that we are getting ready to move. There’s SO much to do. I’m…