Author Archives: Pat
New Hobby…
Well, really an old hobby. I am going to start up a page here with my SCA stuff on it. I went walking with the dog this afternoon and he mentioned that I should get a hobby. I used to SCA a lot. It was my life for many, many years but I have been … Continue reading
Words from the past…
"A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom." Thomas Paine – "Common Sense" , 1776 Somehow, modern words for this time in our nations history. I encourage you to read the entire text … Continue reading
Desert Color
The small snowball cactus hiding out in the yard produced the most amazing blooms last month. The monsoons are here and everything is turning very green! Continue reading
View from the House
We are at about 5400 feet up looking SOuth across the Mexican border into Sonora. … The pic is from early January taken on my way to work. Continue reading
Friday.. man, what a Friday.
At 2:00am my Tek Gang got alerted that our Sheriff’s Office had lost their network and phone connectivity. My Gang got to work on it right away and quickly found that the main router that fed all their communications had failed. Continue reading
Jumper
There is no plot to speak of and that which attempts to be some sort of story line is more air than cheeze. There are some fun scenes, but nothing to save us from the bad acting and poor continuity. Continue reading
Phoenix ConGames
This weekend I followed Jess up to Phoenix where it is 110 outside to see a nice little gaming convention where she is a guest of honor. … Its hot enough out where I have gone to the UtiliKilt to compensate… the breeze is nice! Continue reading
Disgusted…
Why do I have to go to the Belfast Telegraph to get American news? Why has no major American news outlet covered the resolution in depth? Why did the Speaker of the House shoot this down? What happened to my America?
WTF???
Dennis Kucinich 35 articles of Impeachment against George W. … (10:32 PM EST – C-SPAN) I can’t believe it!! Continue reading