Monthly Archives: February 2016

Catching Up With Brother Benedict

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Uncomely and Broken

Postscript, October 30, 2016. “The Basilica of St. Benedict is destroyed, flattened by most recent earthquake.” From the Twitter account of the monks of Norcia. A tragic day. Postscript, August 24, 2016. The 6.2 earthquake in central Italy last night … Continue reading →

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Ave atque Vale, Michael

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Uncomely and Broken

I often went over to watch election returns with Michael Hurst. He was a Republican, and I a Democrat; he a devoted Southerner, and I a “Massachusetts-American,” as he said. We disagreed on almost everything about national politics and agreed on … Continue reading →

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Belly Laugh, Belated

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Uncomely and Broken

It’s good to know that something I once wrote about Ovid to be amusing can provoke a chuckle two decades later: http://bellonanj73.tumblr.com/post/44798945768/lucusantiquus-for-your-bowels-sake-ovid

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Protected: A Flavian Lady in Chattanooga

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Uncomely and Broken

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