This Is Patch

Sometimes life does crazy things. And sometimes those crazy things can lead to other not-so-crazy things. Recently, I’ve embraced the art of furlough, though not voluntarily. As a result, I’m exploring new possibilities with regards to employment that could keep me here in the familiar hometown I’ve lived in for most of my life, or possibly…

Merry Christmas. Yep it’s the time of year where we embrace everything that the season brings, from the pangs of Black Friday to the “terrific” traffic (according to Karen Carpenter at least) and the always on Christmas Music, either by choice or not. I have to say that I’m a fan of the tunes of…

This past weekend my bride and I took a trip to Northwest Arkansas to celebrate her birthday. Along with the massages, shopping and sushi, we ventured to the somewhat new museum in Bentonville known as Crystal Bridges. Along with being free and having amazing architecture, the museum houses a fantastic permanent exhibit of American art…

Ahhh, November. Welcome welcome. The colder and shorter days are upon us. My bride will tell you this isn’t fun for her. She doesn’t dig the sun going down before the news comes on. This guy, however, totally digs it. Something about the night time, the quiet. I can’t help but admit that I’m smitten…

Where does the time go? I’ll tell you where it goes. Right down the chronological freeway without stopping. I really REALLY love this time of year and when 10/1/13 rolled around I told my bride, “I need this to slow down. I just want to enjoy fall before it gets away.” Well I did, but…

Reading Ender’s Game a second time through in anticipation of the upcoming movie was a similar experience to watching The Sixth Sense after seeing it the first time. You know what’s coming and because of that, you tend to pay attention to more of the subtle dialogue and interaction of each character to see if…

K and I took CJ on his first trip to a pumpkin patch (which, coincidentally was OUR first trip to a pumpkin patch together). Of the handful that we had to choose from, we chose Motley’s due to the fact that it was fairly close to the house and it had everything a couple with…

Last weekend I visted old friends at my former university for sort of a fraternal get together. Brothers and sisters bonded under the three Greek letters CHI IOTA SIGMA came together to celebrate over 10 years of being part of what this university affectionately calls “social clubs.” I was telling someone while I was there…