20 Feb 2009 at 21:56
A Free Man
Recipes, expatica
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If I were to make a list of ten things that I missed most from the States, eight of them would be food. (The other two would be my family and college football on the TV). And the food that I miss most is Southern food – biscuits and gravy, collards, proper fried chicken, hush [...]
Dr. John - "Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya":
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The Wild Tchoupitoulas - "Big Chief Got A Golden Crown":
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Jimmy Smith - "Minor Chant":
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19 Jan 2008 at 20:22
A Free Man
Expat Life, MP3s, Recipes
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Something about the Thames bursting its banks for the second time in six months put me in the mood for one of the Big Easy’s most famous exports today. Like all of my favorite southern foods, this one required a little bit of fiddling to compensate for ingredients that aren’t easy to find here in [...]
“And so we’re told this is the golden age
And gold is the reason for the wars we wage
Though I want to be with you
Be with you night and day
Nothing changes
On New Year’s Day…”
-U2 – “New Year’s Day”
Everyone who grew up in the deep South knows that Hoppin’ John and collards bring good luck for the [...]
U2 - "New Year's Day" [4:19m]:
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10 Oct 2007 at 06:36
A Free Man
Baby DVD, Dr. O'C, Recipes
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” So far away from everyone and everything starts today
Let’s keep it together
Can we keep it together
We’re singing a new song now and everything starts today…”
-Guster – “Keep It Together”
When we found out that Dr. O’C was pregnant I decided to save up my vacation for the year until after the baby was born. So, [...]
06 Sep 2007 at 04:58
Import
Books, Music, Recipes
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“Tires type black
Where the blacktop cracks
Weeds spark through
Dark green enough to be blue
When the mysteries we believe in
Aren’t dreamed enough to be true
Some side with the leaves
Some side with the seeds…”
-Wilco – “Side With The Seeds”
Some folks have asked why I don’t do certain things on this site and in the interests of pleasing the [...]
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