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Don’t stab the dog with the fork!

Phrase number 28 that I never thought I would have to say as a parent.

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A new parade of faith and sparks

Do you guys ever get the idea that you’re being ruled by a gang of not very bright, petulant children? One of the advantages of being an expatriated American is that I can typically watch the goings on back home with an air of detached bemusement. But sometimes devastatingly dumb decisions made stateside can spiral [...]

 
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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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Terror in Happy Valley

There is a gang of thugs that are wreaking havoc on the streets of my quiet South Australian suburb. For the third time this week, I’ve been accosted on my way to the bus stop by these hooligans for doing nothing more than walking down the sidewalk with a spring in my step. They’ve come [...]

 
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Isn’t she a beauuuty!

Since our arrival Down Under, one of my goals has been to run across some of the exotic wildlife for which Australia is famous in their native habitat. Until this weekend, my wildlife encounters have been limited to spotting cockatoos, rosellas and the occassional pigeon from a distance and a couple of unidentifiable furry [...]

Making friends?

Since before Z was born, the dog’s reaction to a new member of the pack has been a source of a little bit of concern – moreso to Dr. O’C than to me. If I’m being honest, there have been a couple of dicey moments. While Timmins has accepted his demotion in status, he’s not [...]

Frickin’ freecycling freeks

 Today on A Free Man: More country than punk

Well, things that seem too good to be true generally are and so it was with freecycling. There is always a catch and the freecycling catch is that yesterday afternoon I found myself immersed in freegan melodrama.
It all revolved around the dog crate – the container we [...]

 
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Alea iacta est.

Dr. O’C pressed “Send” and there was an almost tangible change in the air of our living room – the die was cast for our Antipodean migration. We had just booked Timmins into an Australian dog jail beginning the first week of April. He has made some questionable decisions in his day, haven’t we all, [...]

 
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Being There

“had a dad big and strong turned around found my daddy gone he was the one made me what I am today its up to me now my daddy has gone away…” -Jane’s Addiction – “Had A Dad” It has been a rough week around the ranch this week. I realized that my Thanksgiving turkey [...]

 
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Wordless Wednesday: A Boy and His Dog

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