Author Archives: Pat
We made it!
After a long 17 hours in the car over the course of two days, we arrived at night in New Hampshire, dog, trailer, two year old, and assorted bits and bobs in tow. Unfortunately I’m headed back to TX later in the week for work, so I’ll barely settle in before I’m off, but I … Continue reading
From SC to NH via TX??!?
Last weekend brought our usual amount of craziness, as Meghan was up in New Jersey for a wedding shower for her friend Anita. That left the little man and I alone to pack up the remaining dozen or so boxes, and supervise the movers who had come to handle the furniture. With an empty house, … Continue reading
Housekeeping
Hope y’all like the new theme. I’m sticking with a travel feel and hope we have many adventures left in us to share. The site shouldn’t be changing too much in the coming weeks, but please pardon any additional tweaks. Now I just need to get my partner in crime to actually write something…
Getting Loaded
My parents came to visit this weekend as a pit stop during their annual escape to Florida from the snowy confines of the northeast. My dad was kind enough to help me schlep some boxes, and it is starting to feel like real progress is being made on the packing front. Here’s our stuff’s home … Continue reading
SOLD!
It’s become official! Meghan will have a full report shortly:
Unpacking…
As part of our crazy moving schedule I’m migrating much of our technological infrastructure from our “data center” (more commonly known as a closet) to hosted services. PatandMeg.com has “come out of the closet” and is now on a new server. As part of the transition, we’ll eventually change themes and get this place back … Continue reading
The Big Move
As part of some other changes happening with Pat, Meg, and 3.0, PatandMeg.com will be moving to a new server. Much as Meghan loves our current “data center” (aka our kitchen closet which I’ve loaded with noisy computer hardware) I’m sending our site “to the cloud” to a hosted provider. I also plan on updating … Continue reading
Running down a dream
We are off to NYC on Saturday to run the half marathon there. It will be our first time running together since we did our first half in Miami back in early 2009, and the first time we will have a pint-sized cheering section on the sidelines!
Italy
We are in Pescara Italy this week, for work and hopefully to find our new home for the next few months… Stay tuned for more Italian adventures…
Pat’s Most Excellent Motorcycle Adventure
To celebrate the pending “expansion” of PatandMeg.com, Meghan was kind enough to let Pat tear across the country on his motorcycle, and play the mud with a bunch of other goofballs for the weekend in Colorado. You can follow his adventures on on Advrider, complete with witty commentary and stunning (well, mostly mediocre) photography. You … Continue reading
China Update
I know, I know, I’ve been pretty bad with updates on this trip, despite being gone for a month. There were several highlights to this visit: my first trip to Beijing, two visits to the Great Wall, a side trip to Xi’an to see the Terra Cotta Warriors and most exciting, Meghan joining me for … Continue reading
China Update: YOU BUY NOW!
It has been just about a week since I arrived back in Shenzhen, China for my 3 week trip. I started this trip with an evening in Hong Kong, one of the most futuristic cities I have ever visited. I managed to score a harbor view room at my hotel, which overlooked Victoria Harbor with … Continue reading
Efficiency is Life
One of my favorite aspects of being in China is that I generally don’t have a clue as to what is happening when trying to read or communicate with others. I thought the Chinese language would be a bit like a pictograph, a more advanced version of hieroglyphics perhaps. While you might not initially know … Continue reading
China Trip: Day One
I arrived safely in Hong Kong last night after the 14 hour flight. Despite the length it was not too bad; I managed to get a lot of reading done as well as catch up on a recent James Bond movie. The Hong Kong airport was easy to navigate, and despite some minor missteps I … Continue reading
Riding the Blue Ridge Parkway
A couple of weeks ago a friend and I took a trip down the Blue Ridge Parkway, one of the premier motorcycle roads on the east coast. Rather than recount the entire trip here, you can follow the link for the ride report at Adventure Rider.
The Most Important Issue in the 2008 Campaign
My friends and fellow Americans, I usually keep politics off of PatandMeg.com, but there’s one issue that’s just too important to ignore. It’s an issue that has been keeping me awake at night, and one that the press and both candidates have attempted to cover up, in what can only be described as a vast … Continue reading
The Mighty have Fallen
It’s been quite a while since I’ve had a good travel rant, and after a long (and delightful) absence from the friendly skies, Monday morning marked my return to that ethereal entity know as “the road.” I’ve picked up a new client that promises some interesting international travel, but the experience kicked off with a … Continue reading
The Hog Jogs
I have recently begun a fitness regime in an attempt to “streamline operations” and get in some sort of shape other than round. Seeking an activity I can do while travelling, with a minimum of equipment, I turned to running and found the appropriately named “Couch to 5K” nine week program on a running website. … Continue reading
Our evil alter-egos
I found this picture during an unrelated search: Bizarro Pat and Meg.