Author Archives: Pat Greene

I am too cranky to be Jenny, too lethargic to be Amy, and I lack Joanne’s strength of personality.

I was sent a job lead last week — unfortunately just before I found out about my fellow group member’s suicide.  I have been in some state of shock for the past several days — the little bits of writing … Continue reading →

This post by Reginald Braithwaite at raganwald’s posterous identifies the problem of employers — or prospective employers — demanding to see people’s private social media posts with precision and humor.  My favorite sentence? I’m extremely vague on the correlation between … Continue reading →

Dear Mr. Santorum: Not only does the University of California system have American History courses, contrary to your claim to a crowd in Wisconsin, they require American History in order to obtain an undergraduate degree. Now, admittedly, all campuses except … Continue reading →

Before things went very bad on Thursday, I was making cold calls to businesses who had donated to the Gala in the past but who had not done so this year. Out of nine calls, I had gotten three definite … Continue reading →

Tomorrow is Railfan’s eighteenth birthday. I keep feeling like this cannot be happening, much like I did when the Not-So-Little Drummer Boy turned twenty-one.  Where did the time go? How can so many years have slipped by so fast? I … Continue reading →

The other day I was driving the Red-Headed Menace and Railfan to school.  The Red-Headed Menace was excited about a problem-solving method he had learned in his math class. Red-Headed Menace: Railfan, do you want to know how to do … Continue reading →

After yesterday, part of me wants to go away and hide.  Part of me wants explanations.  Part of me is scared: what about all the other people in my life who suffer from depression or other mental illnesses? Are they … Continue reading →

That problem with my laptop?  The sticky keys from where I dropped a mocha on it? Unimportant.  That my kids are getting older and I am stressed about what I am going to do? Not that big a deal, in … Continue reading →

The space key sticks and the backlights to the keyboard are gone. And Apple wants $700 to repair damage from liquid spills. I do not think so.  They said that I could take it to and Apple authorized repair place, … Continue reading →

I am at the Apple Store, reminding myself that people generally react badly when you break into loud, wracking sobs in public.

I’ve been working at Starbucks at least once a week for years. Today, for the very first time…. I spilled coffee on the laptop. I do not know what will happen. It does not appear to have fried anything but … Continue reading →

If you keep writing the letters W – H – Y over and over, at some point they become meaningless.

About that post I wrote about my mood earlier…. You guys do know I would never, ever actually do that, right?  I would not hurt a fly.  I wouldn’t even hurt a Tea Partier. I know I seem heartless sometimes, … Continue reading →