patrickScar TissueI have three significant scars on my body. One is from a surgery I had as an infant to correct pyloric stenosis; one is from a biking…Apr 51Apr 51
patrickFor Johnny (Wherever He Might Be)I originally published this as a Note on Facebook in 2014 or so, but since Facebook has shut down that feature, I have begun the migration…Sep 8, 2023Sep 8, 2023
patrickClass Trip, 1972This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of having graduated from high school, so because it’s what I do, I’ve been giving a lot of thought…Aug 16, 2023Aug 16, 2023
patrickReunion III began writing this as a Note on Facebook in 2013, but let it sit as a draft. And sit. And sit. With my fifty-year reunion about a week…Aug 11, 2023Aug 11, 2023
patrickWhen I Go (In Memoriam)Today marks twenty-one years since Dave Carter died. I published this as a Note on Facebook on this day in 2010, but since Facebook has…Jul 19, 2023Jul 19, 2023
patrickDyadic EncounterIt’s an underexposed photograph, taken with the very first 35mm camera I ever owned, a Nikkormat FTN that I’d bought from my roommate, Lou…Nov 19, 2022Nov 19, 2022
patrickMiami River Music Festival, 1975Something reminded me of this this morning, so I did a search at Newspapers [dot] com…Aug 8, 2022Aug 8, 2022
patrickQui a marché ici ?Note: This is an update of a post I wrote in 2006 at Flickr, shortly after my second visit to Paris. I also posted it at Blogger, and…Aug 1, 2022Aug 1, 2022
patrickThe AbstractNote: This is an update of a post I wrote in 2004 on my first blog at Blogger. I have been going through posts on that site which I’d long…Jul 30, 20221Jul 30, 20221
patrickIn the Morning, AllisonToday is my daughter Allison’s 35th birthday. For many years, on her birthday, her mother, Penny, would force her to listen to the story of…Jul 29, 2022Jul 29, 2022