Category Archives: My life and times

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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Anniversaries I would just as soon forget.

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Pat Greene

Twenty-five years ago today, I sat in my loft unit in graduate student housing at Stanford, waiting for the third game of the Bay Bridge Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland As to start, when the entire … Continue reading →

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There are a few advantages to growing older.

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Pat Greene

I am sad I am aging.  I miss having preteens around the house.  But… I no longer have to deal with the mommy wars. I no longer have to feel either vaguely guilty or aggressively defiant that I do not … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 19, 2014 by Pat Greene

I have to be grateful for. It is the turning of the seasons. I will be going to Spain in a week. It is my favorite silly holiday of the year — International Talk Like a Pirate Day.* It is … Continue reading →

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It’s been a day.

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Pat Greene

Not a very productive one, I’m afraid. Still… I have my resume out there, and am getting nibbles.  So far, they have all been with insurance companies looking for salespeople.  It makes me hopeful, though. Starbucks has brought Salted Carmel … Continue reading →

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Miscellany.

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Pat Greene

Summer is nearly over, thank goodness. Today was the first day of school.  It was the first time in 18 years I have not had a child to get off to school in the morning.  I’m rather sad about this. … Continue reading →

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Lists.

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Pat Greene

Okay, so I’m struggling with this.  It is the time of year to reflect on all the things I’ve done wrong in my life. (This hits me in summer, moreso than my birthday or New Year’s. Summer has always been … Continue reading →

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Just go ahead and die, already.

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Pat Greene

[Note: please feel free to send this to anybody you think might benefit by it.] Society hates people like me. Or, more accurately, a sizable minority is afraid of people like me. Last week, USA Today ran a series about … Continue reading →

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Things as they are.

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Pat Greene

Life proceeds apace. Much has been happening in the world at large.  I feel like I should be commenting on the last couple of weeks of the SCOTUS term, but writing about such emotionally charged cases as the Hobby Lobby decision … 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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This is really tough.

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Pat Greene

It will be two weeks tomorrow since we buried Mom. I have gone back to work.  I know it might seem to be too soon, but at work I have to pretend to be happy and pleasant. It’s a break … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to me.

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Pat Greene

New hair!   Yesterday was my birthday.  I have a lot of thoughts on the matter, so what am I writing about? Hair. I have been coloring my hair the past few months.  Last year I was prescribed a medicine … Continue reading →

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One of those days. Which once again brings up the question of how much you have to buy at a Starbucks to make your presence there for (at this point, 3.5.) hours ethically supportable.  Thus far, it has been two … Continue reading →

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Pat Greene | 1 Comment

Still here.  Still writing, although not here. (Playing around with Scrivener, hoping to increase my productivity.)  Struggling with depression and isolation. Coming to terms with the imminent (as in the next year) of two, possibly all three, of my sons. … Continue reading →

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Pat Greene | Leave a comment

I’m still alive.

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Pat Greene

I have not been writing frequently, my desires to the contrary notwithstanding. There has not been a lot going on in my life, although there has been too much going on in the world at large. As I wrote earlier, … Continue reading →

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