Author Archives: Pat Greene

I thought of appending this to my previous post, but decided it deserved it’s own: The College-Of-Arms in England has issued Sir Terry Pratchett a coat of arms. It includes an ankh, a knight’s helmet, and an owl (in the … Continue reading →

Two of my favorite authors are Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.  I know of people who think of them as, not interchangeable, but linked, primarily because of the absolutely wonderful Good Omens. I read them for different reasons. Neil Gaiman … Continue reading →

Four hours sleep. Breakfast, but no lunch. On days like this I start obsessing about things; my mind has a mind of its own, it seems.  Today, as it often is, it is focused on my  mistakes. On the slights … Continue reading →

You may have noticed that I will sometimes (these days, rather frequently) write about music. I write about music, or use song lyrics to speak for me. My music takes a lot of personas:  there are songs that I simply … Continue reading →

October 1st is a significant day for me. Three organizations that have had profound impacts on my life celebrate anniversaries: On October 1, 1891, Stanford University opened its doors to students. Go Cardinal! On October 1, 1958, NASA became operational … Continue reading →

Yesterday, while discussing email addresses over coffee with a friend, I found myself reminiscing about my early days as an AOL subscriber. This was relatively early in the email game for most people outside of technical or academic settings. Back … Continue reading →

The commenting problem is fixed.  Sort of.  Turns out it was not so much a Blogger problem as a FireFox problem.  When I use Safari, I can actually comment.  Thanks to datagoddess who mentioned that she had to change from … Continue reading →

I just wish I had seen it when it was first written in 2004 —  I could have used it a lot since then:Teresa Nielsen Hayden’s “Things I Believe.” There is far too much to quote extensively, but one statement … Continue reading →

We here at WWF love T.S. Eliot.*  And good parodies of T.S. Eliot, too.  Having already presented “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, as Rewritten for Frat Boys” some time ago, it now falls to us to introduce all … Continue reading →

As it stands, your choices are either 1) keep hiding, and die a slow death of starvation, or 2) wait until nightfall, try to escape, and die a quicker but much more violent death at the paws of one or … Continue reading →

You really need to start posting about something other than your psyche.  You may be interesting, but you’re not that interesting.

All I can hear in my brain is Cole Porter’s “It’s Too Darned Hot,” from Kiss Me, Kate. (No thanks for the earworm, Cole.)  This post both sums up how I’m feeling today, and reminds me how much worse things … Continue reading →

I have a lot of music on my iTunes.  Maybe not a lot by most people’s standards, but I think so: 1953 items (and that after I purged about 100 songs this morning, to make room for the latest episode … Continue reading →

Blogger is not letting me make comments.  I have heard from other people that it is not letting them make comments, either.  Looking at the help boards, it appears this has been affecting a number of blogs and there has … Continue reading →

I have an idea for a NaNoWriMo plot! It’s not very good, tending toward the maudlin and soap-operish (and I’m not going to reveal it here).  It should be fun to write, though. I already have rough physical descriptions of … Continue reading →