General
A Lifestyle Change
For patandmeg.com the summer began with traveling and merrymaking with our friends and family, including two family reunions in the Poconos and New Hampshire, and a wedding in Puerto Rico. Besides the Gray family of Fort Mill, SC, there were three other guests that traveled with us to each of these occasions: Billy Beer, Wanda … Continue reading
Power to the People
If you want to get me riled up, one of the easiest ways to do it is ask about the “delights” of running a business in New York. There are multiple taxes and fees, each collected by a different agency, and each on a different schedule from each other and from the Federal government. Upon … Continue reading
On my way to riding around the world!
After yesterday, I am well on my way to riding around the world on a motorcycle! Pat and I went for my first real ride on some nice roads instead of the usual trip around the parking lot at the train station or Playland. It was about a 45 mile round trip, and I set … Continue reading
The Best Class Trip Ever!
While we were diving in Cayman, even the intervals of time on the surface between dives were enjoyable and informative thanks to Nick Buckley! We actually dove twice at Trinity Caves, the site where a few weeks before, David Blaine did a lot of the shooting for his latest TV special. Nick told us a … Continue reading
Rebel without a Plate
After a minor false start, we picked up a shiny almost new Honda Rebel last weekend. The prior owner had apparently won the bike in a contest, rode it home and decided to keep his existing ride. With a mere 3 miles on the clock, the bike was priced as if used, but for all … Continue reading
Hello Moto!
So now aside from my sexy Motorola Razr I will have another moto. Pat just won an E-bay auction for my motorcycle. For a learning bike we were expecting to get something used, but surprisingly the one we ended up with was only used to travel 4 miles! I am really excited about learning to … Continue reading
Becoming my mother!
Growing up there are always things that annoy us about our parents. Particularly as a teenager, we think about how silly are parents are and how when we grow up we will be nothing like them. Much to the dismay of our youth, as we grow up and enter a similar stage of life as … Continue reading
Meet the Press
In the course of my shameless efforts to promote my fledgling consulting company, Prevoyance Group, an unexpected fringe benefit was an appearance in today’s New York Times. After turning past several shots of the beautiful people in “The Arts,” receiving an award for most wonderful such and such, you’ll come across the smiling mug of … Continue reading
Anita’s Party Photos in Gallery
We’ve added pictures from Anita’s birthday party to the gallery.
Zoom Zoom Zoom
After two hundred and some odd thousand miles, the Maxima is on its last leg. I think that moving from Connecticut was the straw that broke the little Nissan’s back. Well, not really, I guess it just made us realize the terrible shape that it was truly in. Because of some serious corruption, the car … Continue reading
From The Top Of A Mountain, To The Bottom Of The Sea.
Well not really the sea, it’s more like a lake, but it sounded more poetic that way. Well, it’s not exactly a natural lake either, but a former quarry that has now become the Mecca for divers in Tri-State area. Another of Pat’s attempts to get me acclimated to the great outdoors was his hope … Continue reading
What’s up with the new look?
As part of our battle against blog spam (you may have noticed the “online casino” comments randomly appearing) and our attempts to stay on the cutting edge of technology, I’ve upgraded our blogging software. Functionality should be pretty much the same, however there is a new template system that will necesitate me spending a little … Continue reading
It’s… ALIVE!
Perhaps one of the worst sounds you can ever hear from your hard drive is “click click click click……wrrrrrrrr,” followed closely by “Bad Block” errors. That was the not-so-sweet song PatandMeg.com’s 4-year old hard drive made shortly after being setup in our new apartment on Friday. After a weekend of cursing and compiling, the server … Continue reading
Timeout for PatandMeg.com
PatandMeg.com will be taking an official "timeout" starting tomorrow afternoon for the big move. The official return of the website hangs in the hands of Verizon and our new DSL provider, which are slippery hands at best. We have an installation "appointment" tomorrow, which should take place between the ultra-convenient hours of 8AM-5PM, and someone … Continue reading
Moving
After a record apartment search (eight apartments in about eight hours) Meghan and I have found our new home in Harrison, NY. It’s a nice two bedroom apartment on the third floor of a multi-family house, and met my requirement of having a washer and dryer, and Meghan’s requirement of being close to the train. … Continue reading
MAX2K
Since 1991 the Maroon Monster, a 1991 Nissian Maxima has been serving the Gray family well. It’s more recent duties consit of shuttling my lovely fiancee to and from the train station, a 3 mile round trip. After several months of service, the Max has finally hit the big 200,000 mile marker, with Meghan at … Continue reading
Back to the Grind
I hope all of our loyal readers enjoyed a wonderful Holiday and are off to a good start with 2005! Meghan and I made a whilwind tour of the east coast: CT to Elizabeth, NJ, back to CT, then to the Pocconos, then to Mohegan Sun, then to Portland, ME., and finally back home! Our … Continue reading
Top ten reasons why I teach for America?
10. Because I LOVE getting my exercise by chasing David, Akino and Reuben around the library and the entire third floor. 9. Because if I weren?t there, who would tell the other teachers that don?t speak Spanish that the words puta, chupalo, chocha, and huevo are not the innocent pet names that the kids say … Continue reading
Turkey for you, Turkey for me
It?s off to the Gray Residence in New Hampshire on Wednesday for Turkey Time. Meghan and I will be joining the Pat?s (my parents Pat and Pat), Tanis and her new fiancee Roger. I?m flying home Wednesday afternoon from Chicago, picking up Meghan in Stamford, and then we?re tearing up I-91 in the TL. I?m … Continue reading
One more dose of consultant humor
A shepherd was tending his flock in a remote pasture when suddenly a dust cloud approached at high speed, out of which emerged a shiny silver BMW. The driver, a young man in an Armani suit, Ferragamo shoes, the latest Polarized sunglasses and a tightly knotted power tie, poked his head out the window and … Continue reading