Category Archives: Sewanee

In the Form of a Question

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

Below is the text of some remarks I was supposed to give to the Senior Class at Sewanee this spring but never did–when I arrived to Cravens Hall, the banquet had been called off because of a tornado warning!  How … Continue reading →

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Protected: Goodbye Little Yellow House

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Hogs and Cucumbers

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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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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Sewanee Convenience Center Hours

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

According to the Franklin County (TN) Solid Waste website: I guess the CST/CDT changes account for the tape on the sign. As the hours are hard to find online elsewhere, here you go. (Current as of March 2023) OK, the … Continue reading →

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The Fire at Rebel’s Rest

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

A sore back woke me up in the middle of the night and, looking at my iPhone for the time (“1:39”), I saw a post on Facebook of a fire with the caption “rebels rest dammit.”  It had been posted … Continue reading →

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Exiting Buggy Top

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

We hiked to Buggy Top Cave yesterday, just south of Sewanee off the Sherwood Road.   This is a phenomenal cave to visit, with an eighty foot mouth and a creek running through it. Buggy Top was closed for a while, … Continue reading →

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Teeny Weeny Circus

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

Dogwood Festival, Winchester (TN), 2012.  Right after I took this picture, a woman walked by with a dog on a leash. Pandemonium ensued. The clown tried to get his dogs to stop barking, without success. It was so much more … Continue reading →

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Protected: The Coin in the Fish’s Mouth

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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Introduction for Christopher Hitchens, “The Moral Necessity of Atheism” (Sewanee, Feb. 2004)

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

Introduction for Christopher Hitchens, “The Moral Necessity of Atheism” Tuesday, Feb 23, 2004 Convocation Hall The “How, Then, Shall We Live?” Series   I knew that, when we invited Christopher Hitchens to speak, we would draw a large crowd, and … Continue reading →

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