Category Archives: Sports & Games

Protected: Myth Spr 20: Hippolytus

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Uncomely and Broken

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“New Greeks at Old Sewanee” (TIME Nov. 9, 1962)

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Uncomely and Broken

Time’s piece on a joint Classics-Phys Ed class from November, 9, 1962 (pp. 55-56)

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Foulke (P) to Mientkewicz (1B) for the final out of the 2004 World Series

Posted on January 26, 2019 by Uncomely and Broken

He knew what he held in his hand. Gingerly he removed the ball from his glove, took it in hand, and looked intently at Doug Mientkewicz, standing at first base.  They exchanged a glance, and if they thought of Bill … Continue reading →

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“Gassed”: My Thoughts and Another’s, Unknown

Posted on November 11, 2018 by Uncomely and Broken

John Singer Sargent’s Gassed (1919)– I’ve seen it twice, last fall at the Frist’s WWI & American Art exhibit and, more memorably, in 2012 at the Imperial War Museum in London. The Olympics were on, and service men and women … Continue reading →

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Brief Note from Scotland

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Uncomely and Broken

Today and tomorrow, I’m at the Celtic Classics Conference, being held at Saint Andrews. It’s a lovely town by the sea ( pics below), with famous golf courses and some grand old university buildings, none of which the conference is … Continue reading →

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This is the last

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Uncomely and Broken

“It is very happily and kindly provided,” writes Dr. Johnson, “that in every life there are certain pauses and interruptions, which force consideration upon the careless, and seriousness upon the light; points of time where one course of action ends … Continue reading →

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Willingness with Happiness

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Uncomely and Broken

This weekend, I went with my friend Thomas to Louisville and, while there were other things on our itinerary about which I’ll write later, we went to the city’ famous Cave Hill Cemetery. Among the many remarkable gravestones we saw … Continue reading →

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Remembering My Late Great Friend and Mentor, Bob Kupka

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Uncomely and Broken

This is a piece my brother Jamie wrote about Bob Kupka, a former teacher of his at West Roxbury High who became a great friend. Bob passed away in January 2016, and his obituary is below. Jamie sent me this … Continue reading →

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Crazy Salad: new and old views

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Uncomely and Broken

Helen being chosen found life flat and dull And later had much trouble from a fool, While that great Queen, that rose out of the spray, Being fatherless could have her way Yet chose a bandy-leggèd smith for man. It’s … Continue reading →

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Facing Demons in Etruria

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Uncomely and Broken

Out to Fiumcino airport I went, thinking it would be easier to deal with a car rental there and get on to the E80 to Cerveteri and Tarquinia to look at the Etruscan tombs. Alas, Avis at FCO was an … Continue reading →

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