Category Archives: Family

Protected: The Coin in the Fish’s Mouth

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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Lines Written in the Ashmolean Museum

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

Father and young sons Looking at Laocoön Museum torture  

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Protected: Happy Evacuation Day!

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Stories about the Presidents

Posted on February 18, 2014 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 Day on Dimmick

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing–absolutely nothing–half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”  Thus says Rat to Mole in The Wind in the Willows, a favorite book of mine, as some will know. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Family, Nautical, Sewanee, Sports & Games, Tennessee, Trees & Flowers | 6 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

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 →

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