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Patrick

The New and Improved Patrick

About Me

Husband. Son. Brother. Uncle. Friend. Workaholic.I initially joined MySpace to keep in touch with friends; but I've been pretty busy getting married, moving, and changing jobs during the last year. That's part of the reason that you haven't seen or heard from me. The other part of the reason is that I travel frequently for work, so my free time is mostly spent at home (which is still a work in progress).I've thought about posting something like a tour schedule here, but it would take an unreasonable amount of effort trying to keep it updated. Please let it suffice to say that if you live on the west coast, I will probably be headed to a town near you soon. If our schedules meet up, it would probably be great to see you (addressed to my friends and family). Keep in touch and, please, please, please give me an excuse to escape Laveen if you feel so compelled.

My Interests

My parents tell me that when I was younger I used to stay up too late and become delerious. I donned a wide grin with big, round eyes, and stared at everything or everyone with intense interest. I'm kind of like that now.

I'd like to meet:

"If only I lived in the heartland..."

Music:

Nothing in particular lately...... I've been listening to various recomendations of frieinds. Got any?

Movies:

Red Asphault (from drivers' ed)

Television:

I prefer movies

Books:

Anything by Hermann Hesse, The Passions and the Interests (thanks Josh), Dharma Bums, The Replacements, Catch 22, Good Poems (thanks Garrison Keilor), Shopgirl, most Chuck Palahniuk, Confederacy of Dunces

Heroes:

William Jefferson Clinton, Lance Armstrong, e.e. cummings, Hermann Hesse, Albert Einstein, Paul Newman, Kimber Lanning, countless relatives, a few of my teachers past and present, some of my entrepreneurial clients at work, and I'm sure that I forgot to give credit somewhere.

My Blog

The Case of the Vanishing Wages

A dark night, a mysterious dame and a gumshoe looking for clues in the case of the vanishing wagesBy Jared BernsteinJARED BERNSTEIN is a senior economist at the Economic Policy Instituteand author of ...
Posted by Patrick on Tue, 09 May 2006 08:55:00 PST