Category Archives: Who I am

What about the girls, Mr. President?

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Pat Greene

[Warning: rape/suicide triggers.] “As the father of two daughters,” Obama said. “I think it is important for us to make sure that we apply some common sense to various rules when it comes to over-the-counter medicine.” There was this girl.  … Continue reading →

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Silence = Death.

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Pat Greene

I should have published this on Tuesday.*  My nickname is gender-neutral.  The name that the Rocket Scientist goes by with his friends is gender-neutral.  The license plate on Vincent, the black Mustang, has both those names joined by “N”. It … Continue reading →

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How to tell you’re an art snob

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Pat Greene

One way is when you look at your son’s Art of the Western World book, which he is reading for AP Modern European History, and try to determine how many of the paintings and sculptures you have seen in person.  … Continue reading →

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Small Graces.

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Pat Greene

I allowed myself a day to mope. Not to grieve: I suspect that will be a much longer process. I did what I often do when my heart is troubled: I drove.  I drove one of my usual haunts in … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 26, 2010 by Pat Greene

To other people, I am the human equivalent of sensible shoes.  Comfortable, supportive, almost invisible.  I’ve never been anything else, really.  Maybe sensible shoes getting really worn around the edges and falling apart, now.  I’ve come to terms with this … Continue reading →

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Unseen Strength

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Pat Greene

My husband will turn fifty next week. To celebrate, last weekend he went skydiving. I have no plans to ever follow suit. On my fiftieth, I’m getting a tattoo. A butterfly, between my shoulder blades. Something I will always know … Continue reading →

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Hunting of the snark

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Pat Greene

I am naturally a rather snarky person. (“Nooooo,” you say. “We’re shocked, shocked! to find this out.”) I am really working on this. It is, however, a measure of how comfortable I feel with a person or situation — or … Continue reading →

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Two more things about me….

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Pat Greene

For an icebreaker at the “Hurrah! NRFU is done” party, a co-worker distributed questionnaires for us to fill out with interesting tidbits about ourselves. Most of what I filled out is found in my previous two posts on this subject, … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 7, 2010 by Pat Greene

I must down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide Is a wild call and a clear call and may not be denied John Masefield, “Sea Fever” Sometimes, there is a story which hits so close … Continue reading →

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Twenty [More] Statements about me. Plus one.

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Pat Greene

I’ve done this before, but what the heck, I’m bored. More things you should know about me (or not, as the case may be): 1. I don’t eat fish. My father fished a great deal when I was growing up … Continue reading →

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Who Am I?

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Pat Greene

I have been rereading this blog lately, from the beginning. And I keep running smack dab against an overwhelming question: Who is this woman? I have changed so much in the past two years that in many ways the woman … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 25, 2010 by Pat Greene

To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1   The last two Enumerator Questionnaires rolled into the office today. NRFU (Non-Response Follow Up) is done.   It is bittersweet.   Sweet, because … Continue reading →

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Hi, I’m Pat. Will you hire me?

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Pat Greene

It’s downright depressing. I am 48, with a J.D. and a lot of life skills under my belt, with a recent work history with a former supervisor who is willing to praise me to the skies at a workplace where … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 5, 2008 by Pat Greene

I have been thinking a lot lately about the Jeremiah Wright controversy. Aside from the double standard — what about all of the conservative politicians over the years who have embraced right-wing religious figures that condemned the United States for … Continue reading →

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Rock of ages…

Posted on June 8, 2007 by Pat Greene

One of the fun things about having a teenager is sharing music. He introduces me to Sublime and Gnarls Barkley, I introduce him to Eric Burden and the Animals and Jefferson Airplane*. It’s a two way street; albeit with a … Continue reading →

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