I finally made it to Key Largo. Where is she? I secretly hoped that she was waiting.

We are relishing our first full day here in South Beach Miami, starting with breakfast at the world renown Big Pink. Also, here’s our Welcome to the Tour video! Finally,…

Some boys grow up honing their sports skills. Others are adept with tools or musical instruments. I entertained myself by perfecting the art of selectively provoking control freaks. I suspected…

The Tour, Day 1. Arrived mid-evening in Miami. Despite the rain, we dropped bags and headed to Espinola Way in South Beach for a late dinner.A marvelous Cuban sandwich for…

Our adventurous “2021 Done with Covid Tour” kicks off today in South Beach Miami! Stay tuned for our conversation tonight overlooking the lovely waters off Miami Beach as we preview…

A lesson often learned late is to consider who has the right enemies, not simply who has the right friends. #culturalpharisees

By Michael Patrick, Ph.D. Whether one realizes it or not, our human nature possesses a divine, creative streak. Some of us may not embrace how we express what was deposited…

Left Vilnius at dawn. I was wearing a nice mask issued by my university and a bandana. That wasnt enough on board the plane. They insisted I wear one of…

Editing a video from Saturday, when I got to see Vilnius in an unusual way. I also gained insights through the eyes of an artist whose works have shown in…

The Adventure begins. Here’s Day 1 video: Vilnius. Come along for the ride! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PpszWObeGa3_c9MCwJPLLdheZd7BtNz3/view?usp=drivesdk

By Michael Patrick, Ph.D. We hit the road starting tomorrow! The first stop on this pre-Tour jaunt takes me via a lovely express train to one of Europe’s Top Ten…

By Michael Patrick, Ph.D I finally got up enough nerve to tell my Lithuanian girlfriend that I was leaving town for awhile on business. She told me she would be…

By Michael Patrick, Ph.D As a full professor who teaches media, culture, and communication at an international university in central Europe, I now have a great story to share in…

By Michael Patrick, Ph.D. We are tempted to measure our civilizations by our projections of power—industry, technology, financial, military, education, and fashionable ideologies. Distill the issues in today’s headlines, and…

By Michael Patrick, Ph.D. News about U.F.O.s is loaded with reports of incredible speed, physically impossible sharp manuevering, dashing from air into water, silent running, and other high-end show and…

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After endless months in cold, grim solitary confinement, I will soon encamp where the weather is warmer than my ice cubes. The immortal words of Seinfeld’s Kramer echo loudly in…

This is not a sponsored post Hate comes in all colors. It’s astonishing when our own cultural self-centeredness makes us forget. I am watchful these days. Ignorant behavior results from…

Proving there’s more to living life than Covid nonsense! Watch for our World Tour Vlog! No tour sponsors. 😎 Doc: “Rules? Where we’re going, we don’t need rules!” https://lnkd.in/d_GgD8J

“Falcon/Winter Soldier” allegedly shot a scene in my tiny part of the world, appearing in episode 3. Alas, I’m not featured as a super-soldier—I must have missed their casting call.My…

By Michael Patrick, Ph.D. This is not a sponsored post. Times come when evil is declared good and good evil.In our first conversation, E and I shared a love for…

By Michael Patrick, Ph.D. I am impressed this Easter about Two Kings: The one the people anticipated as Jesus entered the troubled streets of Jerusalem. The one that would deliver…

Michael Patrick, Ph.D. The last time I made mention about the film industry in context of the Chinese market and Hollywood’s decades-long penchant for stereotyping Asians, I got my whacked…

By Michael Patrick, Ph.D. I dropped one more social media platform last night after reading about another ridiculous act of censorship. These “know better than you” social media titans have…

Who shows me what unconditional love looks like? Who endures me at my worst? Who is always joyful to see me? Who trusts me? Who always defends me? Who makes…

By Michael Patrick, Ph.D. This is not a sponsored post. (My older brother says I don’t need encouragement to annoy people.) Ever see “The Big Short” movie about the gamesmanship…

By Michael Patrick, Ph.D. This is not a sponsored post. Bacon! Bacon! Bacon! Despite the incessant lockdowns, unending Covid strains, spewing volcanoes, mad militias, horned shamans, migrant invasions, and rancid…