Category Archives: Military

Rebel’s Rest: Com’era, Dov’era?

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

I wrote the following post on July 30, but decided not to post it publicly, as it seemed (for lack of a better word) incendiary.  But as the two postscripts indicate, perhaps now is a good time to raise the … Continue reading →

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Protected: Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Happy Evacuation Day!

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Like a Modern-Day Agrippa

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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The Core, and the Core, and the Core

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

This is the text of a talk I gave last year at the faculty retreat.  It seems like ancient history now! (The title is a pun on General MacArthur’s final remarks at Westpoint in 1962) “The Core, and The Core, … Continue reading →

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The Daisy Hereabouts

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

A bit of floral folklore, previously unknown to me, has to do with the spread of daisies in the area during the Civil War. Perhaps some of my friends in the sciences could add some useful remarks on the matter? … Continue reading →

Posted in Military, Poetry, Sewanee, The South, Trees & Flowers, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

The Biting Bishop

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

One of the principal founders of the University of the South, where I teach, was Leonidas Polk,  the Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana as well as a Confederate Brigadier General. His occupation of both roles earned him the title “The Fighting … Continue reading →

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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

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: A Star, A Star, Dancing in the Night

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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