Patrick McGovern
@planetpatman.bsky.social
Planetary Scientist, Husband, and Father. Was hockey player, now sedentary blimp. Board/strategy gamer with minimal playtime. Tsundoku Master. Opinions are mine alone.
Sailor Take Warning!
November 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Sailor Take Warning!
Here’s Birthday Boy Andy leading his band. Have a great one, Andy!!!
(Apologies that I didn’t have time to photoshop “AR”s onto the bandstands)
(Apologies that I didn’t have time to photoshop “AR”s onto the bandstands)
September 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Here’s Birthday Boy Andy leading his band. Have a great one, Andy!!!
(Apologies that I didn’t have time to photoshop “AR”s onto the bandstands)
(Apologies that I didn’t have time to photoshop “AR”s onto the bandstands)
It’s a great afternoon for baseball here at @citifield.bsky.social , where @josephmcgovern845.bsky.social and I are watching the @mets.com take on some sort of fish team from Florida. #LGM
August 31, 2025 at 6:38 PM
It’s a great afternoon for baseball here at @citifield.bsky.social , where @josephmcgovern845.bsky.social and I are watching the @mets.com take on some sort of fish team from Florida. #LGM
July 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This morning I reminded myself that I own this Lego set, and every time I’ve ever thought about this set, I inevitably hear in my mind’s ear
“Echo Base, far away in time,
Echo Base, far away in time. <repeat ad infinitum>”
😅😂🤣
“Echo Base, far away in time,
Echo Base, far away in time. <repeat ad infinitum>”
😅😂🤣
July 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
This morning I reminded myself that I own this Lego set, and every time I’ve ever thought about this set, I inevitably hear in my mind’s ear
“Echo Base, far away in time,
Echo Base, far away in time. <repeat ad infinitum>”
😅😂🤣
“Echo Base, far away in time,
Echo Base, far away in time. <repeat ad infinitum>”
😅😂🤣
Gorgeous box turtle in our very moist backyard!
(Pic by Alice)
(Pic by Alice)
June 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Gorgeous box turtle in our very moist backyard!
(Pic by Alice)
(Pic by Alice)
Back at Citi Field in Queens, NYC, for #PrideNight at the Mets vs. Rays game. My son @josephmcgovern845.bsky.social and my sister Mary (wearing her “Free Mom Hugs” shirt) are here with me.
June 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Back at Citi Field in Queens, NYC, for #PrideNight at the Mets vs. Rays game. My son @josephmcgovern845.bsky.social and my sister Mary (wearing her “Free Mom Hugs” shirt) are here with me.
The third period continued some bad trends for me: rolling high on goal attempts and low on fights, when the opposite is the path to success. Two goals for Quinn early in the Third Period sealed the victory for Blue!
June 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The third period continued some bad trends for me: rolling high on goal attempts and low on fights, when the opposite is the path to success. Two goals for Quinn early in the Third Period sealed the victory for Blue!
A reminder during these grim times to find fun stuff to do in your lives and DO THE FUN STUFF! Last night Quinn and I played Big Time Hockey from Pungo Games (affiliated with Worthington Games), a light and fun card game with tons of hockey flavor! See alt text for image components and game state.
June 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
A reminder during these grim times to find fun stuff to do in your lives and DO THE FUN STUFF! Last night Quinn and I played Big Time Hockey from Pungo Games (affiliated with Worthington Games), a light and fun card game with tons of hockey flavor! See alt text for image components and game state.
Hey! @josephmcgovern845.bsky.social and I are here @ Citi Field to watch our @mets.com crush the new Pope’s least favorite team!
🦁⚾️💥
🦁⚾️💥
May 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Hey! @josephmcgovern845.bsky.social and I are here @ Citi Field to watch our @mets.com crush the new Pope’s least favorite team!
🦁⚾️💥
🦁⚾️💥
This juxtaposition in my feed today made me chuckle.
April 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This juxtaposition in my feed today made me chuckle.
Starting out #LPSC2025 with some blues at the Bayou Blues Festival at the Houston Botanic Garden!
Here’s a blast of blues from the Soul Supporters, with a very resonant message in these times we find ourselves in.
Here’s a blast of blues from the Soul Supporters, with a very resonant message in these times we find ourselves in.
March 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Starting out #LPSC2025 with some blues at the Bayou Blues Festival at the Houston Botanic Garden!
Here’s a blast of blues from the Soul Supporters, with a very resonant message in these times we find ourselves in.
Here’s a blast of blues from the Soul Supporters, with a very resonant message in these times we find ourselves in.
Here’s a summary of the night in souvenir pucks: Pride Night and Jonathan Quick’s 402nd career NHL victory, a shutout and a First ⭐️ performance!
March 3, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Here’s a summary of the night in souvenir pucks: Pride Night and Jonathan Quick’s 402nd career NHL victory, a shutout and a First ⭐️ performance!
Here’s a summary of the night in souvenir pucks: Pride Night and Jonathan Quick’s 402nd career NHL victory, a shutout and a First ⭐️ performance!
March 3, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Here’s a summary of the night in souvenir pucks: Pride Night and Jonathan Quick’s 402nd career NHL victory, a shutout and a First ⭐️ performance!
Our first New York Rangers game of the season, vs. Nashville! It’s Pride Night here at Madison Square Garden! Rangers up 3-0 going into the third.
March 3, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Our first New York Rangers game of the season, vs. Nashville! It’s Pride Night here at Madison Square Garden! Rangers up 3-0 going into the third.
February 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Just posting because I feel like we should support our closest allies rather than buffoonishly attack them.
February 3, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Just posting because I feel like we should support our closest allies rather than buffoonishly attack them.
I tried several versions of that picture. Here's one that's unbalanced, but has special meaning to me. It shows the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers when they FINALLY beat those damn Yankees in the World Series, which I'm sure was one of the happiest days in my Dad's life. 😃⚾️❤️
October 31, 2024 at 4:45 AM
I tried several versions of that picture. Here's one that's unbalanced, but has special meaning to me. It shows the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers when they FINALLY beat those damn Yankees in the World Series, which I'm sure was one of the happiest days in my Dad's life. 😃⚾️❤️
Congrats to the (formerly Brooklyn, now LA) Dodgers, who beat my Mets in the #NLCS and have now inflicted a worse beating on the Yankees in the #WorldSeries! I hereby open up this BrooklynBrewery Brooklyn Pilsner in their honor.
October 31, 2024 at 4:43 AM
Congrats to the (formerly Brooklyn, now LA) Dodgers, who beat my Mets in the #NLCS and have now inflicted a worse beating on the Yankees in the #WorldSeries! I hereby open up this BrooklynBrewery Brooklyn Pilsner in their honor.
The live video feed showing the inter-rocket bracing really brought me back to my undergrad @MITAeroAstro days, when we calculated the stresses on the similar connections of the Space Shuttle to its external tank.
October 14, 2024 at 5:20 PM
The live video feed showing the inter-rocket bracing really brought me back to my undergrad @MITAeroAstro days, when we calculated the stresses on the similar connections of the Space Shuttle to its external tank.
That was an AMAZING @EuropaClipper launch! I'm so happy for all my friends and colleagues who will be working with the incredible high-resolution datasets that will be returned when the craft gets to Europa!
October 14, 2024 at 5:16 PM
That was an AMAZING @EuropaClipper launch! I'm so happy for all my friends and colleagues who will be working with the incredible high-resolution datasets that will be returned when the craft gets to Europa!
Astronomers, 2024: OOOOO NEW DISCOVERY! There's at least one planet orbiting Barnard's Star, the closest single star to our Sun.
Game Designers' Workshop, 1977: Those stars which have planets are marked with an adjacent planetary surface box...
bsky.app/profile/phil...
Game Designers' Workshop, 1977: Those stars which have planets are marked with an adjacent planetary surface box...
bsky.app/profile/phil...
October 1, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Astronomers, 2024: OOOOO NEW DISCOVERY! There's at least one planet orbiting Barnard's Star, the closest single star to our Sun.
Game Designers' Workshop, 1977: Those stars which have planets are marked with an adjacent planetary surface box...
bsky.app/profile/phil...
Game Designers' Workshop, 1977: Those stars which have planets are marked with an adjacent planetary surface box...
bsky.app/profile/phil...
So this is how my afternoon is going, how about yours? 🙂
September 30, 2024 at 8:30 PM
So this is how my afternoon is going, how about yours? 🙂
In honor of the brave U.S. soldiers of Gettysburg, particularly those who, in Lincoln's immortal words, "here gave the last full measure of devotion", today I proudly fly in front of my house the U.S. flag that they carried, the 34-star flag of 1863.
July 3, 2024 at 5:54 PM
In honor of the brave U.S. soldiers of Gettysburg, particularly those who, in Lincoln's immortal words, "here gave the last full measure of devotion", today I proudly fly in front of my house the U.S. flag that they carried, the 34-star flag of 1863.