You were only waiting for this moment to be free
Things I’m grateful for on this Friday night: This song, one of the most beautiful ever written, and having Boy Z try to sing along with the chorus when I put him to bed last night. “Blabeer, bye”...
View ArticleAnd where the hell do the days go? There’s another one sneaking away.
It is quite possible that Dr. O’C will kill me for this one, but I think this is the perfect illustration of this pregnancy. I know for a fact that Dr. O’C and I have differing opinions on this, but...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleToday was good. Today was fun.
Last weekend was ruined because of a self-induced work backlog that kept me in front of the computer for most of Saturday and Sunday. This weekend was nearly ruined due to some virus that Dr. O’C...
View ArticleFeeling down in the face? Could you use a little space?
In response to a handful of e-mails, no Dr. O’C has not had the baby. It’s quiet here because I am under water at work – trying to learn calcium metabolism, nervous system physiology and ethical...
View ArticleDash your curry like you ain’t in a hurry
We’re going to try and force the issue with A Free Fetus tonight. Boy Z made his intentions to appear known about 24 hours after a spicy lunch at Red Star Noodle Bar in Oxford. We’re booked in for a...
View ArticleOh I’m not no saint, no I never shall be
I’ve occasionally wondered what happens to that creepy baby widget to the left when its counter reaches 0. Does it start counting up? Does the baby disappear, being delivered happily into the ether?...
View ArticleTell me the story of how you ended up here
Looks like we’re off. —————————- Florence + The Machine is the latest soulful diva coming out of the Big Smoke. She won the Critics Choice Award at this year’s Brits and her debut LP “Lungs” was...
View ArticleA little (not) Max
Actually, at nine pounds seven ounces he’s a not so little not Max. Mother and baby boy are healthy. ———————————- Duke Ellington’s “Money Jungle” is available from .
View ArticleAnd so in five-hundred years there’s gonna be some history here
There’s something about becoming a father, even the second time around, that cleaves reality away temporarily. And that’s where I am today. It’s the middle of what should be a busy work week and it...
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