http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ ...occasional missives on the parenting, political and related arts... en Vox Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:22:38 +1000 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/dadstuff-diary-and-then-there-were-two.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(daddy-fu) http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/dadstuff-diary-and-then-there-were-two.html?_c=feed-rss http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/dadstuff-diary-and-then-there-were-two.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:22:38 +1000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22521c981549d0110185da4d1860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c22521c981549d0110185da4d1860f-50si" alt="Songbird" /></a> <a href="http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22521c981549d0110163e5f3a860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c22521c981549d0110163e5f3a860b-50si" alt="The Boy and the Songbird" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Well, it does say "occasional missives" up beneath the title there. Here she is, our new baby girl born last week and whom as of last night I've started calling "Songbird" for little reason. Well, gut instinct is saying she'll be a singer (and ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/dadstuff-diary-and-then-there-were-two.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521c981549d0110163e6039860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> songbird the dadstuff diaries http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/song-du-jour---jesusland-by-ben-folds.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(daddy-fu) http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/song-du-jour---jesusland-by-ben-folds.html?_c=feed-rss http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/song-du-jour---jesusland-by-ben-folds.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:16:26 +1000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/video/6a00c22521c981549d011017e25ba3860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c22521c981549d011017e25ba3860e-50si" alt="Ben Folds - Myspace Gig - Jesusland" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Caught this kind of randomly the other day when digging around an MP3 player I don't get to use enough, I love the rhythm to it, the underlying piano riff. And there's the imagery of course, it's sort of what I imagine parts of the US to be like... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/song-du-jour---jesusland-by-ben-folds.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521c981549d01101666ed37860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music song http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/dadstuff-diaries-of-endings-and-beginnings.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(daddy-fu) http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/dadstuff-diaries-of-endings-and-beginnings.html?_c=feed-rss http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/dadstuff-diaries-of-endings-and-beginnings.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:37:04 +1000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22521c981549d011017db6091860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c22521c981549d011017db6091860e-50si" alt="New jumper with dinner" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> K found out yesterday that her blood pressure's gone back up, after being pretty normal throughout her pregnancy, so the anxiety levels - despite our better efforts - have inevitably gone up as well. Tomorrow marks the same stage she was at when... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/dadstuff-diaries-of-endings-and-beginnings.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521c981549d0110165ff6ae860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> the dadstuff diaries http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/a-brief-word-about-singing.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(daddy-fu) http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/a-brief-word-about-singing.html?_c=feed-rss http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/a-brief-word-about-singing.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 27 May 2009 16:00:22 +1000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/video/6a00c22521c981549d011016519f9d860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c22521c981549d011016519f9d860c-50si" alt="Rajaton - Butterfly (ACAPELLA)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Bleh. I've been home sick today and have just spent five or so minutes trying to articulate what I think about the act of singing. So rather than mucking about why don't I just put it in dot point form: We all sing, though the vast majority of... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/a-brief-word-about-singing.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521c981549d011017cd2120860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music sing http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/australian-rules-football---open-thread.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(daddy-fu) http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/australian-rules-football---open-thread.html?_c=feed-rss http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/australian-rules-football---open-thread.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 09 May 2009 15:37:54 +1000 Haven't been arsed to do the weekly tips column of late as I've just been too busy (e.g. writing this on a mental break from studying legal articles about government contracting) so thought I'd attempt some discussion through an open thread. Som... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/australian-rules-football---open-thread.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521c981549d01101821498b860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> footy afl http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/dadstuff-diaries---dancing-like-loons-in-the-kitchen.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(daddy-fu) http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/dadstuff-diaries---dancing-like-loons-in-the-kitchen.html?_c=feed-rss http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/dadstuff-diaries---dancing-like-loons-in-the-kitchen.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 06 May 2009 15:25:43 +1000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22521c981549d0110181ff42d860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c22521c981549d0110181ff42d860f-50si" alt="Ready to go" /></a> <a href="http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/video/6a00c22521c981549d011016457835860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c22521c981549d011016457835860c-50si" alt="R.E.M. - It&#39;s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I..." /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Had one of these great sort of, I don't know, "generation x parenting moments" the other night. The Boy and I have been taken with the idea playing both real and air guitar on a semi-regular basis, to the point where he's so keen that I'm thinki... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/dadstuff-diaries---dancing-like-loons-in-the-kitchen.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521c981549d01101600a7ec860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music the dadstuff diaries http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/aaaand-lets-give-a-nice-big-canberra-welcome-to-our-old-and-trusted-friend-winter.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(daddy-fu) http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/aaaand-lets-give-a-nice-big-canberra-welcome-to-our-old-and-trusted-friend-winter.html?_c=feed-rss http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/aaaand-lets-give-a-nice-big-canberra-welcome-to-our-old-and-trusted-friend-winter.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:32:30 +1000 See I've been here nine years now so I'm a) almost a local and b) hooked into the climate here now. So I now know that Anzac Day, aside from being a day of sombre reflection, also marks the official beginning of the cold weather here in Canberra... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/aaaand-lets-give-a-nice-big-canberra-welcome-to-our-old-and-trusted-friend-winter.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521c981549d011017bd837c860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> canberra miscellaneous ramblings http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/afl-tipping---round-5---gyarr-i-dont-know-what-im-doing.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(daddy-fu) http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/afl-tipping---round-5---gyarr-i-dont-know-what-im-doing.html?_c=feed-rss http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/afl-tipping---round-5---gyarr-i-dont-know-what-im-doing.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:39:29 +1000 Just... just don't pay attention to my tips. I mean last week was simply a disaster, with my lowest score in a few years. There I was, thinking it was all pretty straightforward, so the universe goes and gives me a right kick up the arse and te... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/afl-tipping---round-5---gyarr-i-dont-know-what-im-doing.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521c981549d011015fcadb8860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> footy afl tipping http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/qotd-the-three-things-i-wish-i-could-do.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(daddy-fu) http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/qotd-the-three-things-i-wish-i-could-do.html?_c=feed-rss http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/qotd-the-three-things-i-wish-i-could-do.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:56:11 +1000 What three things do you regret not learning to do? This is sort of an odd question - there's still time for nearly all of us to learn new things, isn't there? So I'm going to answer it as "three things I intend learning how to do" instead. M... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/qotd-the-three-things-i-wish-i-could-do.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521c981549d0110181b0a6a860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd study miscellaneous ramblings http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/afl-tipping---round-4---no-upsets-please-chaps.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(daddy-fu) http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/afl-tipping---round-4---no-upsets-please-chaps.html?_c=feed-rss http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/afl-tipping---round-4---no-upsets-please-chaps.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:07:13 +1000 Well, I did the right thing last round by sticking with Brisbane and Hawthorn but didn't expect Carlton to be overrun by the Bombers (damn those uppity red and black so and so forths) and also should really have changed my tip away from a certain... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://daddyfu.vox.com/library/post/afl-tipping---round-4---no-upsets-please-chaps.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521c981549d0110167a4730860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> footy afl tipping