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“You get your Ph.D.
How happy you will be
When you get a job at Wendy’s
And are honored with employee of the month….”
-Barenaked Ladies - “Never Is Enough”
If just one more person gives me a skeptical, condescending or pitying look when I tell them that we’re moving to Australia without a car or a job or a […]

 

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We’re off! Next stop - Sweden.

 

 John Denver - "Leaving On A Jet Plane": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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I pretty much feel how Zach looks. We fly in five days, so I can assure you there’s an end to the “moving sucks” posts. But moving sucks. A lot.
On the plus side, I’ve got one more day of work and our earthly belongings are on their way to Australia. Well, on their way to […]

 

 Green Day - "The Grouch" [2:12m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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“Well I think I’m losing my mind this time
This time I’m losing my mind
That’s right, said I think I’m losing my mind this time
This time I’m losing my mind
Yeh, you can’t front on that…”
-The Beastie Boys - “So, What’cha Want?”
The Easter holidays in Britain mean a wonderful four day weekend in the height of Spring. […]

 

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We woke up to a snowy Easter morning in the south of England. Madness.
Sufjan Stevens’ “Seven Swans” is available from Amazon, and eMusic.

 

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 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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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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“Not on your arm
Not on your leg
Not in the toast
Not in the eggs
Not on the carpet
Nor the linoleum
Just how’d your little brother get it smeared all over him…”
-Over the Rhine - “The Poopsmith Song”
The strains of preparing for a trans-continental move must be getting to me because I’m finding the blogging juices have run bone […]

 

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 Great Lake Swimmers - "See You On The Moon" [4:09m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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“Stay out super late tonight
picking apples, making pies
put a little something in our lemonade and take it with us
we’re half-awake in a fake empire…”
-The National - “Fake Empire”
I’ve been struggling a little bit lately with the eclectic nature of this site. In the sense that it accurately reflects my personality - fractured and inattentive - […]

 

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This post has nothing to do with Bill O’Reilly or GolfWeek magazine. No, today we’re talking about the wonderful world of advertising. I tend to think of myself a discerning consumer, not easily swayed by Madison Avenue’s efforts. In fact, like most people, I tend to change the channel, leave the room or tune out […]

 

 Blondie - "Heart of Glass": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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