Frank Patrick
@fpatrick.bsky.social
Assume the snark. Embrace the snide.
“Of all the things at risk, the loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous. The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil.”
- Tony Gilroy, through the Andor character, Senator Mon Mothma
“Of all the things at risk, the loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous. The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil.”
- Tony Gilroy, through the Andor character, Senator Mon Mothma
Venice, Italy 2025
(Taken by my better half, obviously.)
(Taken by my better half, obviously.)
November 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Venice, Italy 2025
(Taken by my better half, obviously.)
(Taken by my better half, obviously.)
"I know that I am not a category. I am not a thing - a noun. I seem to be a verb, an evolutionary process - an integral function of the universe.”
- R. Buckminster Fuller #QOTD
- R. Buckminster Fuller #QOTD
November 21, 2025 at 10:39 AM
"I know that I am not a category. I am not a thing - a noun. I seem to be a verb, an evolutionary process - an integral function of the universe.”
- R. Buckminster Fuller #QOTD
- R. Buckminster Fuller #QOTD
...and the Biden bull market, in place since October 2022, is once again being threatened.
November 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
...and the Biden bull market, in place since October 2022, is once again being threatened.
“Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.”
- P. J. O'Rourke #QOTD
- P. J. O'Rourke #QOTD
November 20, 2025 at 11:09 AM
“Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.”
- P. J. O'Rourke #QOTD
- P. J. O'Rourke #QOTD
there are 4 types of guys online. no exceptions.
November 19, 2025 at 2:55 AM
there are 4 types of guys online. no exceptions.
And what was 40 years old when it came out?
November 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
And what was 40 years old when it came out?
Venice, Italy 2025
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Venice, Italy 2025
"One of the hallmarks of the dangerously stupid is the consistent belief they've found great solutions that experts somehow missed"
- Craig Mazin #QOTD
- Craig Mazin #QOTD
November 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"One of the hallmarks of the dangerously stupid is the consistent belief they've found great solutions that experts somehow missed"
- Craig Mazin #QOTD
- Craig Mazin #QOTD
I know I'm partially to blame, but reviewing the pictures I took on our Mediterranean cruise last month, so many of my favorites have a "looking up" view, to get around the crowds in Barcelona, Rome, Korfu, Dubrovnik, Split, and Venice.
November 17, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I know I'm partially to blame, but reviewing the pictures I took on our Mediterranean cruise last month, so many of my favorites have a "looking up" view, to get around the crowds in Barcelona, Rome, Korfu, Dubrovnik, Split, and Venice.
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
(Sorry. I can't choose.)
(Sorry. I can't choose.)
November 17, 2025 at 1:38 AM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
(Sorry. I can't choose.)
(Sorry. I can't choose.)
Imagine if they were named after someone else…
November 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Imagine if they were named after someone else…
Saw Tedeschi-Trucks 10 years ago. Gonna have to search them out again.
November 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Saw Tedeschi-Trucks 10 years ago. Gonna have to search them out again.
Flat light the day I was there.
November 16, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Flat light the day I was there.
Don’t usually do #caturday posts, but here’s one relaxed Croatian cat basking in the sun at the entrance to the old town of Dubrovnik a couple weeks ago.
November 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Don’t usually do #caturday posts, but here’s one relaxed Croatian cat basking in the sun at the entrance to the old town of Dubrovnik a couple weeks ago.
“The violence of the Left is symbolic, the injuries are not intended. The violence of the Right is real—directed at people, designed to cause injuries…The violence from the Right is aimed directly at people and the violence from the Left is aimed at institutions and symbols.”
- George Carlin #QOTD
- George Carlin #QOTD
November 15, 2025 at 9:17 AM
“The violence of the Left is symbolic, the injuries are not intended. The violence of the Right is real—directed at people, designed to cause injuries…The violence from the Right is aimed directly at people and the violence from the Left is aimed at institutions and symbols.”
- George Carlin #QOTD
- George Carlin #QOTD
Modern travel, Dubrovnik, Croatia 2025
November 15, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Modern travel, Dubrovnik, Croatia 2025
Has anyone spoken to the guy on the left with the mustache? Who is he, anyway?
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Has anyone spoken to the guy on the left with the mustache? Who is he, anyway?
The Biden bull market, having started in Q422, has survived this kind of thinking...so far.
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 AM
The Biden bull market, having started in Q422, has survived this kind of thinking...so far.
The slope has gotten ever so slightly flatter this year, but if we don't drop from this week going forward, the Biden bull market just might continue, having started in Q4 of 2022.
November 14, 2025 at 2:09 AM
The slope has gotten ever so slightly flatter this year, but if we don't drop from this week going forward, the Biden bull market just might continue, having started in Q4 of 2022.