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About Uncomely and Broken

I am a classicist in Sewanee, Tennessee.

Protected: Meh & Mezza Mezza

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

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Behind the Times in Sewanee

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

This past Sunday morning, I went up into Breslin Tower here in Sewanee to watch the clock being re-set for Daylight Savings Time. Keith Henley, who has been overseeing the clock for the past two years and seems to know … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Nautical, Numismatics, Oxford, Sewanee, Time | 17 Comments

Protected: Quelle Heure Est-Il?

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

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The Unmoved Mover

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

About two decades fifteen years ago, my wife had given a brilliant talk on Henry V and, as a result, been offered a job at Sewanee.  One perk was that they would pay our moving expenses, and so it came … Continue reading →

Posted in Classics, England, Family, Sewanee, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Nubibus Atris

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

Nubibus atris condita nullum fundere possunt sidera lumen. So run the first four lines of the final poem in Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy, Book 1. These eight words, so skillfully arranged, convey with precision a primary theme of the Consolatio‘s … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomical, Classics, Poetry | 3 Comments

O Stelliferi Conditor Orbis

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

In the Medieval Latin class I’m teaching this term, we’re now reading Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy. (If you’ve not read it before, stop wasting time on-line and read it now.)  The Consolatio is partially written in prose, partially in verse, … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomical, Classics, Poetry | 5 Comments

Doggerel and Dogs in the Snow

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

In the back of one of my college notebooks, I once wrote a piece of doggerel that a friend of mine found and would recite when the spirit moved him. It does my asthma little good To go cavorting through … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs, Poetry, Sewanee, Trees & Flowers | 7 Comments

Protected: Constellations in the Cupboard

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Notes on Lucretia

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Render unto Facebook: The Classical Background of the “Page 56” Meme

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

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