The Patriot Brass Ensemble

The Patriot Brass Ensemble concert last night was outstanding. Organized by a young man from New Jersey, the Patriot Brass Ensemble’s vision is to enable all Veterans to have access to high quality music. They perform in every long term care facility in America for Veterans once a year. They also perform for community or corporate events. […]

Kill The Mac?

A  story in today’s WSJ suggested that Apple should kill off the Mac. Desktops and laptops are not the future, the author said. He further suggested that Apple should put all of its focus on whatever is coming next. I was intrigued that someone could be so far off in the weeds in his understanding […]

The Fifth Dimension Keeps On Going

Most of the entries in the Favorite Concerts page are classical music concerts, but last night at The Ridgefield Playhouse was a different kind of “classical” music. The Fifth Dimension was in rare form as they entertained with Up-Up And Away, Go Where You Wanna Go, Learn How To Fly, Wedding Bell Blues, Worst That Could Happen, Aquarius, and many more […]

Billy’s Other Downtown Diner — Not Your Ordinary Diner

There are quite a few stories on patrickWeb about the Trike. It was a sad day when I sold it, but I am happy the person who bought it from me on eBay is a fine gentleman, and he and I and a friend of his got acquainted at Billy’s Downtown Diner in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania last summer […]

Inside 3D Printing

I was one of the 4,000 people who attended the Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo at the Javits Convention Center in New York on Thursday and Friday. Although 40% of the population sampled said they had never heard of 3D printing, it is clear from this conference that it is revolutionizing manufacturing, enabling new products, and impacting […]