Author Archives: Pat Greene

Short review of Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2: Good movie.  All of the principal actors have aged very nicely, and turned into really nuanced actors, especially Daniel Radcliffe. Matthew Lewis as Neville Longbottom showed the most growth … Continue reading →

Ever since I have had this blog I have had Sitemeter installed. (The basic package, which indicates server location but not individual IP addresses.  I don’t want to shell out additional bucks for something I’m only going to use if … Continue reading →

When he was in fourth grade, The Red-Headed Menace was not the most popular kid in school. Partly this was because he was occasionally obnoxious, but mostly because he was extravagantly individual in a milieu that did not reward extravagant … Continue reading →

When submitting documents such as papers or grant proposals, you are told to use Times New Roman. Job coaches tell you that TNR or Arial are best for resumes – depending upon whether your job coach is a fan of … Continue reading →

“I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.”

As I said in the title of a post the other day, I have been feeling pretty blue lately.  The reasons for those are complex, and much of it is nothing I can (or more accurately, am willing to) discuss … Continue reading →

I have spent quite of time bitching online and off about the weather around here the past few months.*  Two nights ago, I saw a Weather Channel show on The Top 5 Weather Disasters, followed by The Top 5 Tornadoes … Continue reading →

I mentioned in a post yesterday that I should not read any more Internet polls because they annoy me so much.  In addition to the one which claimed that the Republicans were traitors, two others caught my eye: Should Casey … Continue reading →

A friend of mine on FaceBook has often shown me wonderful things from McSweeney’s (which if you are not reading you should be).  These lists by John Peck may be my favorites in a long time:What Your Favorite Classic Rock … Continue reading →

Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not … Continue reading →

I needed to put something here that I can look up without having to Google it.  “It’s Not Just For Gays Any More” If you’ve seen a show, then you already knowhow magical theater can be!It’s a two-hour, live-action, barely-affordableun-lip-synched … Continue reading →

I have accomplished nothing today.  After spending all day yesterday learning how to hit up foundations for money,  I should have spent today rereading my notes and planning my work out for the next week.  I have totally failed to … Continue reading →

I think that one of the ways that the Rocket Scientist knew I was the woman for him was that I was willing to stay up all night to watch the shuttle launch, especially since he would not return the … Continue reading →

In words that have been and will be repeated ad infinitum all this week and next… today was the end of an era. I saw that era start on April 12, 1981, in a crowded common room in the first … Continue reading →

I have three things to say to you: 1) unless one of the jurors or spectators read this blog, which I seriously doubt, none of us were in that courtroom, and while I can’t speak for you, I don’t trust … Continue reading →