Category Archives: Family

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

Protected: Constellations in the Cupboard

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

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Piper at the Gate

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

I swear this is the last post about The Wind in the Willows, but I came across a picture on my hard drive that I’d taken this summer of an Oxford doorpost, and it reminded me of a famous passage … Continue reading →

Posted in Classics, Emblems, England, Family, Ireland, Mythology, Oxford, Poetry | 2 Comments

Protected: A Sudden Chinook

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: The Ostrich and the Snake

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: In Search of Toad Hall

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Fato Profugus, or Trail of Tears

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

This weekend, the 18th annual Trail of Tears Remembrance Ride roared down Highway 41A, not so far from my house.  As we do every year, my family and I walked up to the Sewanee Market to watch with our neighbors … Continue reading →

Posted in Classics, Dogs, Education, Family, Mythology, Poetry, Sewanee, Tennessee, The South | 5 Comments