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A little bit sad, actually.

March 30th, 2008 · 16 Comments · Britain, Oxford, Travel

As of Friday, I am no longer an employee of the second best university in the world. It was a day I had been looking forward to with some relish - I’ve been unhappy in my job for quite some time. I expected to bound out the doors of my building with a spring in […]

 
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Freecycling, freegans and a notable lack of free time

March 20th, 2008 · 9 Comments · Britain, Oxford, This 'n' that

Today on A Free Man: Proudly not footballers’ wives

“I’m free now
Free to look out the window
Free to live my story
Free to sing along…”
-Morphine - “I’m Free Now”
One of the difficult things about a transcontinental move is getting rid of things that aren’t worth shipping. In our move from the U.S. to the U.K. […]

 
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Goodbye dreaming spires…

March 19th, 2008 · 35 Comments · Britain, Oxford, Wordless

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Out On The Weekend In Oxford

February 22nd, 2008 · 12 Comments · Oxford, Travel

Since the decision to leave Oxford became final I’ve begun to appreciate just about everything about it - maybe barring the weather. In the three plus years that we’ve spent here I’ve been able to thoroughly explore this wonderful little city and there are a few places that have become very special to me. So, […]

 
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Falls to Climb

February 13th, 2008 · 29 Comments · Oxford, Wordless

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Godstow Nunnery

February 9th, 2008 · 8 Comments · Britain, Oxford

The ruins of Godstow Abbey sit alongside the Thames just to the north and west of Oxford. It was built in 1139 for the Benedictine nuns and was in use for four centuries until King Henry VIII, in a fury over his excommunication by the Catholic Church, dissolved the order and hundreds of others in […]

 
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Fox Confessor Brings The Flood

January 30th, 2008 · 34 Comments · Baby DVD, Chris, MP3s, Oxford, Wordless

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Neko Case’s “Fox Confessor Brings the Flood” is available from eMusic, and Amazon.

 
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Science Tuesday on Thursday: It’s a small RNA world

January 17th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Oxford, Science

One of my favorite parts of my job is the teaching that I get to do every year around this time. One of Oxford’s many charming idiosyncracies is the tutorial system they use for undergraduate teaching. In addition to lectures and labs, each student gets one-on-one or small group tutorials in their fields of study. […]

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Shotover

January 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Baby DVD, MP3s, Oxford, Photos, Sinead

Shotover Country Park sits a few miles east of the Oxford city center. The south and west faces of the hill are wooded and engraved with walking, riding and cycling trails. And, on a rare sunny January day in England, it was our destination for a morning walk.

 
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Wordless Wednesday: Keble and the University Museum

January 9th, 2008 · 23 Comments · Oxford, Photos, Wordless


 
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