My life is crammed with activity. Ok, not all of it is physical. Forty hours a week is devoted to my job. I sit at a desk and answer phones for a technology help desk. I also have a daily…
My life is crammed with activity. Ok, not all of it is physical. Forty hours a week is devoted to my job. I sit at a desk and answer phones for a technology help desk. I also have a daily…
Winter is a cold time. It’s the season of snow and ice. The days are usually gray and dull. There’s little color. Some people like it. As you may have guessed, I really don’t. It’s not my favorite time of…
There’s a bite to the air these days. Fall has definitely fallen. The trees are vibrant in gold and red leaves. The neighbor’s yard is pink with maple leaves. Yes, they are falling, a sign of the coming winter. They…
I am pleased to announce that my third book, The Christmas Book is available now, at Smashwords, as a pre-order and will be available for download November 1. The print edition will be available soon at Amazon, and CreateSpace. Patrick…
Spring is a time of renewal. Spring is the time of the year that we should be doing resolutions for changing something about ourselves. New Year’s resolutions are all well and good, but few people keep them. I guess the…
I like to write in the mornings. It’s quiet. The neighborhood, which is quiet most of the time, is quieter in the mornings. Oh, you get people leaving for work, but they aren’t noisy about it. They just get in…
I find winter boring. I’m not into winter sports – I’m not into summer sports either, but that’s another topic. Winter is cold and dangerous. At least it is here in Michigan. The snow makes driving slick and dangerous. We…
It’s autumn. School has started for the kids in my neighborhood. I’ve gone back to school, myself – taking free online courses. I took one during the summer, which was interesting, and am now studying another topic. I don’t think…
Summer in Michigan is unpredictable. Take Memorial Day Weekend for example. The weather forecasters said we had a thirty percent chance of rain on the Sunday of that weekend. That means that there was a seventy percent chance that it…