Category Archives: Boston

Protected: Regarding “Our F***ing City”

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

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Colonel Shaw and Some Anniversaries

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

One hundred and fifty years ago this week, Colonel Robert Gould Shaw was killed during a desperate assault on South Carolina’s Fort Wagner while leading the Massachusetts 54th Regiment, the first all African-American volunteers corps. Perhaps you know about Shaw … Continue reading →

Posted in Boston, Education, Family, Military, New England, Poetry, Race, Sewanee, Slavery, Statues & Monuments, The South, Time | 2 Comments

Gene’s Eulogy for Mark

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

Eulogy for Mark McDonough – for Funeral Service 1/13/12 We loved Mark and we are going to miss him a lot.  We take comfort from knowing that he has completed his mission here on earth and returned to his Father … Continue reading →

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A Marian Shrine in Marion County

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

In my last post, I wrote about driving along TN-156 south of Lake Nickajack–further along the highway, coming into the town of New Hope, I saw a wooden sign by the roadside: “Shrine. Virgin of the Poor.” Huh? There are … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Boston, Emblems, Saints, Tennessee | 4 Comments

A Dozen Days Later

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

When I first heard about the explosions at the Boston Marathon, I scoured the internet till I found a live feed and called my wife.  “What!? WHAT?!”  We were both horrified.  “This was part of the reason we moved to … Continue reading →

Posted in Boston, Classics, England, Family, Language & Etymology, Military, Mythology, Poetry, Sewanee, Sports & Games | 2 Comments

The Color-blind Knight

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

A few miles from my house here in Franklin County, Tennessee, there is a roadside marker I’ve driven by a thousand times and never bothered to look at until recently. Entitled “The Blind Knight,” it reads as follows: 4-½ mi. … Continue reading →

Posted in Boston, Education, England, Slavery, Tennessee | 1 Comment

Protected: Game Animals

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

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Stations of the Cross

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

It’s Good Friday, and in Sewanee that means that at noon a large cross will be slowly carried from the School of Theology to All Saints’ Chapel by various members of the university and community.  Following the Way of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Boston, Education, Family, Ireland, Oxford, Sewanee, Sports & Games, Tennessee, The South | 2 Comments

Protected: Quelle Heure Est-Il?

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Constellations in the Cupboard

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

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