Chosen Family: My Early Christmas Vacation
I've always believed that you can tell whether you are having a great vacation when you completely lose track of...
I've always believed that you can tell whether you are having a great vacation when you completely lose track of...
Last week, I took part in the third annual 'Rickfast' in honor of the man for whom the #LiveLikeRick hashtag was created.
It has been a rough week. It began on a high note, reuniting with some work friends at an annual...
There are two things you need to know up front: First, a Forty-Niner is a kind of rose. Second, the...
I'm glad I read this article before my 45th birthday. Otherwise, I might have been tempted to spend today stressing...
Ten years ago this week — on Feb. 7, 2004, to be exact — I published this blog's first post. So it.s...
It was November 13, 1983. I was thirteen years old, just 10 days away from my 14th birthday, and I...
This is a post I'd hoped I wouldn't have to write for at least another ten years. This week, I had to say goodbye to my Collie, Scotty.
"If I knew then what I know now..." That's one of those annoying phrases we hear entirely too often. Unfortunately,...
Have you ever wondered what people who know you would say about you when you're gone? Come on, don't even...
When you reach a certain age — and if you're under 35 or so, you haven't reached it, yet —...
Most of the time, when people hear or refer to Diabetes, they're referring to Type 2 Diabetes, also known as...
As much good as social media can do, there are certain things that it doesn't do well. One of those...
A friend of mine entered a design competition and is now a national finalist. Though her work might wind up on merchandise for a candidate you may not support, I'm hoping you'll still vote for her efforts.
June 18th, 2007 was a terrible day. Five years later, the aftermath of that day, on which nine of Charleston's firefighters died battling a furniture store fire, still lingers like it just happened a few months ago.
Most of the time, those icons we've grown up seeing always appear smaller when you actually reach them in person. Sometimes, they're downright disappointing. We've somehow managed to elevate them into something larger than life could possibly allow in our imagination. But the Golden Gate Bridge didn't disappoint.
Patrick is a longtime television producer and digital journalist.
 
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