Monthly Archives: October 2017

Protected: You have heard of Gettysburg, but does it haunt you?

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Uncomely and Broken

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Regnet Pax Omnem Per Terram

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Uncomely and Broken

This morning’s Sewanee Elementary School assembly was a real treat–this year’s petition for peace for the Peace Pole was in Latin: “Regnet Pax Omnem Per Terram.” To prepare, Kathryn Gotko Bruce had the 4th grade students do some study on … Continue reading →

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Capone among us

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Uncomely and Broken

This morning in McClurg, Jack Nance just told me a great story. Back in the 30s, he says, when Al Capone was being sent on his heavily-guarded way to the Atlanta Penitentiary for tax evasion, he went by way of … Continue reading →

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Protected: What’s in a Place-name?

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Uncomely and Broken

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“Certain You Approve”

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Uncomely and Broken

“Certain you approve.” For some reason, this line has been stuck in my head for a week or two now. It’s the sort of thing my wife and I regularly say to each other, a snippet from a song or … Continue reading →

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Where’s Waldo? A Response to Jerri Allyn

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Uncomely and Broken

This is a talk I gave  a long time ago (September 17, 2003, to be precise) as part of a panel following a talk at Sewanee by the artist, Jerri Allyn. At the time, people thought it was a negative … Continue reading →

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Remembering My Late Great Friend and Mentor, Bob Kupka

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Uncomely and Broken

This is a piece my brother Jamie wrote about Bob Kupka, a former teacher of his at West Roxbury High who became a great friend. Bob passed away in January 2016, and his obituary is below. Jamie sent me this … Continue reading →

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