Travel

Travel I am not changing my healthcare and technology blog into a travel diary. However, May, June, July, and August are busy for us. Earlier in May we spent four days in Nashville, and last  week we spent a few days in Mystic, CT to celebrate our 57th anniversary. This weekend we will be taking […]

Crypto Update

Crypto Update There are more than 80 articles on johnpatrick.com about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. I have not written anything on the subjects lately, so I decided to make this blog post a crypto update. I will include some history and where I see things going in the future. At this time, Bitcoin is at its […]

Nashville Finale

Nashville Finale I was planning to get back to blogging about healthcare and technology, but I cannot resist saying more about Nashville. We had a memorable four days there last week. I have some other travel coming up which I will write about, Paris later this month and Rome and Barcelona in late July. Feedback […]

Nashville

Nashville I have been in Nashville all week celebrating our daughter’s doctorate in nursing at Vanderbilt University. My wife Joanne is also a nurse and she was on stage for the pinning ceremony. Only nurses were allowed to participate in the pinning. It was great to catch up with grandchildren and their significant others. To […]

Seniors

Seniors The senior population in the United States is experiencing rapid growth, with approximately 59.3 million people aged 65 and older as of early 2025, representing about 18.6% of the total population. This demographic is expected to expand significantly in the coming years, reaching 71.6 million by 2030 and nearly 90 million by 2050, at […]