Boy Z is sleeping for England this afternoon, so much so that I’ve found myself at a loss. I’ve even cleaned the toilets, something that it rarely crosses my mind to do. I’m grateful for this one day a week I take off with my son – it’s a day to take stock, to take [...]
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The future blues haven’t got me and the present hasn’t sucked out my soul
A little light housekeeping today at A Free Man. You may remember the baby pool that I set up a little while back. Well, I’ve had some time to sit down and compile the entries to date into a nifty little calendar…
The contest is still open and, as you can see, there are still a [...]
A commode of cultural confusion
Because my role at the university is teaching only and we’re in between terms, I spend most of my time at job number two these days. I toddled over to the university today as I do once a week or so to make sure that I’m still getting paid and they haven’t given my office [...]
Now, little boy lost, he takes himself so seriously
One of my favorite things about blogging is that I can get inspiration from fellow bloggers. Some days, the creative juices just don’t flow and a read of a great post by someone else can give me the kick start I need to get my own fingers working. Since I saw Florida Girl In Sydney’s [...]
Irony, heredity and serenity
I’ve literally got students coming out the wazoo today, so I’ll keep things short and simple…
After ranting about premature Christmas decorations and my general disdain for the holiday, I’ve been tasked with coming up with a personalized message for my company’s Christmas cards. This is, by far, the most difficult three or four sentences I’ve [...]
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It’s an excited free man coming to you from the bottom of the globe today. I’ve been racking my brain since my undeserved windfall yesterday to come up with the best use of a year of sponsored free time. I’m leaning towards adding some tools to me personal toolbox. My university isn’t the best academic [...]
An open letter to my (remaining) religious readers
Hi y’all,
I’ve been throwing a few bombs your way lately, haven’t I? I got an e-mail from one you last night expressing disappointment with a throw-away line that I left in my “This I Believe” list. It was a joke, albeit a not very good one. One of the limitations with the written word is [...]
This I Believe
Annie Savoy: What do you believe in, then?
Crash Davis: Well, I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman’s back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to [...]
A fine feathered fatwa
If this image triggers a sense of forboding in you, then you are more perceptive than me.
A number of you predicted that The Battle of Fountain Valley Pond wasn’t going to be the end of my goose troubles – lack of faith that I dismissed with, in hindsight, hubris. I mean, I know that birds are [...]
Into the valley of death*
After the third attack by terrorist water fowl in a week, I decided to do something about these Anatid insurgents. I made the decision to retaliate. On Friday evening I sat down with my eager forces and designed a strategy. As Saturday morning dawned cool and cloudy and I prepared my forces for a counter attack.
Now [...]
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