{"id":2035,"date":"2012-07-23T13:21:58","date_gmt":"2012-07-23T18:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boldulysses.com\/?p=2035"},"modified":"2012-07-23T13:21:58","modified_gmt":"2012-07-23T18:21:58","slug":"and-he-shall-be-a-good-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boldulysses.com\/?p=2035","title":{"rendered":"and he shall be a good man"},"content":{"rendered":"

he was born a pauper to a pawn
\non a Christmas day
\nwhen the New York Times said
\nGod is dead and the war’s begun<\/em><\/p>\n

Luke’s recently taken to calling me “Dad” instead of “Daddy.” Pen had done it off and on for a while, but now it’s solidifying too. The transition has begun…<\/p>\n

On Brandon’s recommendation, I recently bought The Avalanches’ Since I Left You<\/em> and FSOL’s ISDN<\/em>. Both are more ambient than my usual fare, but very interesting. Since I Left You<\/em> in particular is fascinating in that it shifts many times from upbeat, dance-oriented tracks to sound collages in mid-song. It’s varied; I’ll give it that.<\/p>\n

Penelope killed a bug downstairs yesterday. I was cleaning the kitchen after breakfast when she approached me with a slightly concerned and serious look on her face. She held up a yellow Angry Birds box and told me “There was a bug downstairs but I beat<\/em> him, because no bugs downstairs.<\/em>” I inspected the contents of the box: Inside was a rather large cricket-like bug, dead. She was evidently worried about my reaction, but when I expressed approval, she was very proud of herself. I was too; think about it: She saw a large bug in the basement, but rather than scream and run away (as most kids her age, male or female) would have done, she assessed the situation, located a suitable “beating” implement, whacked the bug, picked it up with her fingers<\/em>, placed it in the box, and presented it to me. That’s my girl.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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