Category Archives: Culture (popular and otherwise)

I am in love with Mary Chapin Carpenter.

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Pat Greene

Last week I went to see the wonderful Mary Chapin Carpenter in concert. (Tift Merrit was the opening act — she was pretty great, too.) I have seen her before, and plan to catch her the next time she tours. … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 15, 2014 by Pat Greene

Last month, when the pictures of naked female celebrities were leaked online, I read a chorus of “What did she expect? She should have taken better precautions!” My position, articulated in the several comment threads which I deemed to participate … Continue reading →

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My kind of guy.

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Pat Greene

quix·ot·ic: hopeful or romantic in a way that is not practical. Full Definition of QUIXOTIC: 1. foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals; marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action. 2. capricious, unpredictable. Merriam Webster Dictionary. As most of you know, the … Continue reading →

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Hmmm…

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Pat Greene

My two rotating playlists lately are “Humor” and “Broadway Favorites.” I know this will never happen, but I would love to see Weird Al do a Broadway parody album. (And yes, I know about, and love, Forbidden Broadway.)

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When heroes fall.

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Pat Greene

I call it the Frank Lloyd Wright axiom: sometimes geniuses are horrible human beings. Most of the time, I can separate the person from their creation: I can look at the Robie House and admire its beauty.  The fact that … Continue reading →

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Please let me sulk alone.

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Pat Greene

Marvin the Paranoid Android becomes a sysadmin.

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Speaking of Weird Al…

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Pat Greene

I have fallen in love with “Sports Song.” It captures the essence of every college fight song out there — except for Stanford, who insist on being weird. (I keep thinking of UGA, and Michigan, and even Georgia Tech.) It’s … Continue reading →

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Speaking of Broadway….

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Pat Greene

I have tracks from fifty-nine separate musicals on my iTunes. Twenty-nine of those are complete albums.  That does not count revivals, or movie soundtracks (unless the movie musical was first on Broadway, like Dreamgirls or Hairspray). And it does not … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 18, 2014 by Pat Greene

One of the joys of looking up things on iTunes is what else you find on the way. I was checking on the 2007 revival of Company, trying to decide whether I wanted the whole thing* (I already have Raul … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. to a legend.

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Pat Greene

“I don’t think I’m gonna die tomorrow or even two weeks from now, or even ever. I just don’t know — who the hell knows what’s gonna happen to them? Nobody! Isn’t that comforting? Nobody has a clue. I like … Continue reading →

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Suits.

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Pat Greene

A week or so ago, a blogger named L.P. posted “When Suits Become a Stumbling Block: A Plea to My Brothers in Christ,”  skewering modesty culture in Christianity.  She showed a lot of pictures of sexy men in suits.  (She … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 10, 2014 by Pat Greene

Apropos that last post, I just wanted to mention that Raiders of the Lost Ark has one of my favorite movie quotes ever.  When Marian comments that Indiana Jones is not the man she knew ten years before, he replies … Continue reading →

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Lazy meanderings.

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Pat Greene

I am working again now. It’s a temporary, part-time job. I actually like temporary assignments: I like the goal oriented nature of the work. And besides, it’s good to be useful. Longer term work with more hours would be good, … Continue reading →

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QOTD

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Pat Greene

From the Nerdist podcast he did, Tom Hanks on Hollywood: “It’s high school with ashtrays.” (I love Tom Hanks.)

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I have previously written about lolmythesis.com.  I have noticed people starting to add the title of their thesis under their statement of what the thesis is about.  The often discord between the two makes them even more amusing. Examples: Imagine … Continue reading →

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Pat Greene | Leave a comment