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
That ballroom could make for some serious open concept office space come 2029.
December 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
That ballroom could make for some serious open concept office space come 2029.
Not sure it’s technically a Christmas movie (although it is set in winter), or how obscure it is (having seen it for several years on TCM), but It Happened on Fifth Avenue definitely has a Christmastime feel to it.
December 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Not sure it’s technically a Christmas movie (although it is set in winter), or how obscure it is (having seen it for several years on TCM), but It Happened on Fifth Avenue definitely has a Christmastime feel to it.
Milton, Delaware 2017
December 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Milton, Delaware 2017
"Well, shucks. What can I say? We are coming to a big fork in the road for this country, another ominous polarization between right and wrong, another political mandate to decide “Which side are you on?”. . . Maybe a bumper sticker that asks ARE YOU SANE OR INSANE?"
- Hunter S. Thompson #QOTD
- Hunter S. Thompson #QOTD
December 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
"Well, shucks. What can I say? We are coming to a big fork in the road for this country, another ominous polarization between right and wrong, another political mandate to decide “Which side are you on?”. . . Maybe a bumper sticker that asks ARE YOU SANE OR INSANE?"
- Hunter S. Thompson #QOTD
- Hunter S. Thompson #QOTD
Also moonrise...by Ansel Adams...
December 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Also moonrise...by Ansel Adams...
I don’t know how anyone can take these people seriously, although we must.
December 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I don’t know how anyone can take these people seriously, although we must.
Which of these is not like the others? cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_ful...
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Which of these is not like the others? cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_ful...
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
- John Hughes, via his character, Ferris Bueller #QOTD
- John Hughes, via his character, Ferris Bueller #QOTD
December 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
- John Hughes, via his character, Ferris Bueller #QOTD
- John Hughes, via his character, Ferris Bueller #QOTD
Kowloon, Hong Kong 2019
December 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Kowloon, Hong Kong 2019
“The wise in all ages have always said the same thing, and the fools, who at all times form the immense majority, have in their way, too, acted alike, and done just the opposite.”
- Arthur Schopenhauer #QOTD
- Arthur Schopenhauer #QOTD
December 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
“The wise in all ages have always said the same thing, and the fools, who at all times form the immense majority, have in their way, too, acted alike, and done just the opposite.”
- Arthur Schopenhauer #QOTD
- Arthur Schopenhauer #QOTD
Actually, it looks like the old Twitter bird, flipped.
December 2, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Actually, it looks like the old Twitter bird, flipped.
“Our life is indeed the same as it ever was. . . . The same physiological and psychological processes that have been man’s for hundreds of thousands of years still endure.”
- Carl Jung #QOTD
- Carl Jung #QOTD
December 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
“Our life is indeed the same as it ever was. . . . The same physiological and psychological processes that have been man’s for hundreds of thousands of years still endure.”
- Carl Jung #QOTD
- Carl Jung #QOTD
He didn't say "states". He said "places".
November 30, 2025 at 11:17 PM
He didn't say "states". He said "places".
Hi. I'm Larry. This is my brother Daryl, and this is my other brother Daryl. And this is my other other brother Daryl,, and this is our sister Carol.
November 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Hi. I'm Larry. This is my brother Daryl, and this is my other brother Daryl. And this is my other other brother Daryl,, and this is our sister Carol.
RIP, Tom Stoppard
“Guildenstern: What is so terrible about death? As Socrates so philosophically put it, since we don't know what death is, it is illogical to fear it. It might be - very nice!”
“Guildenstern: What is so terrible about death? As Socrates so philosophically put it, since we don't know what death is, it is illogical to fear it. It might be - very nice!”
November 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
RIP, Tom Stoppard
“Guildenstern: What is so terrible about death? As Socrates so philosophically put it, since we don't know what death is, it is illogical to fear it. It might be - very nice!”
“Guildenstern: What is so terrible about death? As Socrates so philosophically put it, since we don't know what death is, it is illogical to fear it. It might be - very nice!”
Where’s Congress? Thune? Johnson?
November 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Where’s Congress? Thune? Johnson?
“…when love is gone, there's always justice.
And when justice is gone, there's always force.
And when force is gone, there's always Mom (hi Mom!)”
- Laurie Anderson #QOTD
And when justice is gone, there's always force.
And when force is gone, there's always Mom (hi Mom!)”
- Laurie Anderson #QOTD
November 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“…when love is gone, there's always justice.
And when justice is gone, there's always force.
And when force is gone, there's always Mom (hi Mom!)”
- Laurie Anderson #QOTD
And when justice is gone, there's always force.
And when force is gone, there's always Mom (hi Mom!)”
- Laurie Anderson #QOTD
Aix en Provence, too.
November 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Aix en Provence, too.
He’s been lucky so far that the strength of the Biden bull market that started October 2022 has been great enough to recover from liberation day, Fed bashing, and his other chaos so far.
November 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
He’s been lucky so far that the strength of the Biden bull market that started October 2022 has been great enough to recover from liberation day, Fed bashing, and his other chaos so far.
Leshan, China 2006
November 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Leshan, China 2006
“Trends are not endless. In fact, the greater the consensus belief in the persistence of a trend, the less likely it is to persist.”
- Arthur Zeikel #QOTD
- Arthur Zeikel #QOTD
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
“Trends are not endless. In fact, the greater the consensus belief in the persistence of a trend, the less likely it is to persist.”
- Arthur Zeikel #QOTD
- Arthur Zeikel #QOTD
Thanks to a youth spent watching Million Dollar Movie, it will always be Alastair Sim from 1951.
November 28, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Thanks to a youth spent watching Million Dollar Movie, it will always be Alastair Sim from 1951.