Category: Memories

• Travels 15: Some Reflections on California

  This morning I was very chilly in Oregon.  It was about 41 degrees.  Then we crossed into California and when we parked the R-Pod, it was about 87.  Right now (it’s almost 9 PM), I’m chilly again.  I wish someone would develop a reversible shirt.  I could put it on when I’m chilly and then,…

  patrickjegan

  October 22, 2013

  Memories, The RV Life, Travels

  California, cowboys and indians, George Clooney, gypsy moths, Lone Ranger, Rhett Butler, San Fernando valley, Spin & Marty

• A Tunnel of Love

  There is a Tunnel of Love that is known only to the residents (and friends) of my hometown.  It has a long history, but my life only intersected with this minor landmark for a short period of time.  I can only present and reflect a snapshot in the epic movie of life that is Owego,…

  patrickjegan

  September 14, 2013

  Memories

  adulthood, Boys club, childhood girlfriends, NY, Owego, Phoebe Snow, Teenage dances, train, train stations, youth

• The Man in the Steel Armor: A Monologue

  Some would think that it would be a boring existence to stand for decades in a plexiglass box wearing a suit of steel armor. Let me assure you that it is far from the truth.  I find it fascinating to watch the gawkers, the curious, the historians, the lovers and the caretakers as they stroll…

  patrickjegan

  August 25, 2013

  Holding onto the Past, Melancholy Thoughts, Memories

  Arms and Armor, art students, children, field trips, getting older, knights, loneliness, lost lovers, medieval history, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City