July 2011
2 posts
Box therapy. The Experiment begins.
I AM INTRIGUED by the innocuous act of opening old boxes, unleashing ghosts, memories, dreams, cries, odors and particles from the past. Will the hobgoblins help me confront the future: aging, loss, disappointment, fear and mortality?
I have just moved to a 1917 Craftsman house with an unfinished garage I’m turning into a creative studio. It is jam-packed with umpteen boxes from three...
April 2011
2 posts
“BOUNCE IS BRAZILLIANT!”
– Rave review of my new novel, BOUNCE, debuting at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Published by A Word With You Press. Available at fine bookstores, on Amazon.com, and AWordWithYouPress.com.
October 2010
3 posts
“Brought together by a freak coffee frost, four strange, fantastic and unlikely...”
Hausmann's back in California, & you're invited! →
May 2010
1 post
Where has Hausmann been?
You may wonder what Hausmann has been doing for the past few months.
Writing a fiction book, that’s what.
It’s called STANLEY SCUKA BOUNCES A BEAN. It’s the sequel to THE MAN WHO’D BOUNCE THE WORLD, published 31 years ago. The watermelon-shaped man’s epic journey continues in Brazil. l wrote the story and read it aloud to my daughter’s class. They liked it...
February 2010
2 posts
Audio Invitation. Click arrow above to play.
FASNACHT & CARNIVAL
FASNACHT & CARNIVAL
By Jonathan Freedman
IN MY OVERSEXED TWENTIES, as an apprentice reporter in Rio de Janeiro, it was a supreme sacrifice for me to cover the orgiastic Brazilian carnaval for the Associated Press. But someone had to do it, and I persevered.
With a Brazilian press pass, I had free access to the escolas de samba (samba schools), the costume balls, and a front row seat at...
January 2010
2 posts
Hausmann's story, "Champions," featured on I... →
Haiti Relief -- Here's an easy way to contribute! →
December 2009
9 posts
THE MAN WHO'D BOUNCE THE WORLD. Click to see the... →
A Book of Giving Written & Illustrated by Jonathan Freedman
WatchHi, I’m Jonathan Freedman. Welcome to my website, “The Confessions of a Hausmann.”
Poor Hausmann, doesn't have a clue!
Do you have a parenting tip for Hausmann?
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TEN TIPS on HOW TO BECOME A (BAD) (MEDIUM) GOOD...
Obama's Strategy in Afghanistan →
“The Confessions of a Hausmann” usually tries to find humor in the chaos and irksomeness of family life. But today, I return briefly to my role as editorial writer. Seriously! I can’t find humor in the killing of innocent children, women, and men by terrorists. Today, in a speech at the military academy of West Point, Obama laid out his strategy for Afghanistan. On British...
November 2009
22 posts
Helen Redman -- Birthing the Crone →
Helen is a brave and pioneering artist who has chronicled the life span of her family, and of herself, for 50 years. Yet she remains remarkably young and vital in spirit! A dear friend, Helen has painted portraits of my entire family. And I want to share this profile about Helen and her family and art that just appeared in the San Diego Union Tribune. Art critic Robert Pincus did a wonderful...
“Perky As A Turkey!
Special Thanksgiving Edition.”
– Hausmann
I promised you a list of Things To Do – and Not Do...
“HAUSMANN GETS EXTREME MAKEOVER!
Final 2 episodes: “Hausmann’s Top...”
FINAL TWO EPISODES!
Hausmann’s Top Ten Things to...
Readers Comments on prostate cancer prevention...
Thanks for writing. And I’d love to ride with you.
— Gina
Very nice and a sound contribution to the discussion
Way to go jonathan!
— Mike
Great and interesting comment, Jonathan. Kolata made no mention of the side effects; you report them, in a warm and human context.
[I never thought I could suggest grammatical edits to a P Prize winner: Look at the third from last sentence...
You can help prevent Prostate Cancer by reading... →
My Personal Story
by Jonathan Freedman
I AM THE SON and grandson of prostate cancer survivors, and have witnessed their terrible anxiety, pain, and suffering. My father had a virulent strain of prostate cancer, battled it with external beam radiation and hormone therapy — and won! He is now 87 years old: an active clinical professor of medicine, who volunteers full time at the medical...
Hausmann’s Top Ten Things to Do – and Not Do – In...
Confessions of a Hausmann
I want to tell you what a great job you do with your blog. Your life is funny, your days are interesting, your descriptions are real and clearly from your heart. - - priceless! Kind regards, Steve ps - great job on the photos too!
Here’s #6 on Hausmann’s Top Ten List of
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“Lincoln catches Hausmann red-handed, recording an embarrassing incident. Read...”
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Hausmann’s Top Ten
Things to Do – and Not Do – in...
“It’s here! Episode #2 on Hausmann’s Top Ten List of Things to Do...”
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October 2009
10 posts
HAUSMAN’S ARK
by Jonathan Freedman
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HAUSMANN’S TOP 10 LIST of
THINGS TO DO – AND NOT...
PARIS
You will fall in love with Paris, but she...
The Hug
Ahhhh- those love me but leave me alone moments - ah yes, I remember it well! (a la Maurice Chevalier). I send you a hug across the continents!! love gail