by Pat McCaw | Feb 11, 2018 | Pat's Chat, Uncategorized
Let the song play while you read! I was fortunate to see Hamilton in Chicago, and the powerful music showed me a part of history I knew little about. My favorite song, “Wait For It”, is sung by the character, Aaron Burr, who eventually shoots Alexander...
by Pat McCaw | Jan 27, 2018 | book review, Pat's Chat
I know very little history. If I land on a yellow triangle in Trivial Pursuit, I might as well forfeit. If the topic is history at trivia night, I eat potato chips and drink a beer. It’s fact. But that does not mean I don’t have the interest to learn and...
by Pat McCaw | Jan 12, 2018 | Pat's Chat, Uncategorized
Anyone who knows me is aware that I MUST travel. I am restless and cannot concentrate unless I know there is a vacation on the horizon: sandy beaches, snowy mountains tops, hiking through the forest, and crashing ocean waves call my name almost every day. My husband...
by Pat McCaw | Jan 4, 2018 | book review, Pat's Chat
I was a girl of the 80’s. High hair, a rolled cuff at the base of my jeans, I owned leg warmers, and cruised the streets blaring Duran Duran. Most of my generation can’t pass up the reruns of Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and the classic John Hughes...
by Pat McCaw | Dec 12, 2017 | parenting, Pat's Chat, Uncategorized
Christmas is my favorite time of year. I MUST watch the Albert Finney musical version of the Christmas Carol, Scrooge, while I wrap presents, and I turn on the twinkling lights and plug in my Christmas trees before I pour my first cup of coffee. Anticipation of Santa...
by Pat McCaw | Nov 12, 2017 | Pat's Chat
Last night the tooth fairy came to our house. I’ve heard that the tooth fairy usually got up at 4:30 am and usually went to bed quite early around the same time as the toothless child. So this meant dragging herself out of bed in the wee hours of the...
