Category Archives: Tennessee

Invisibles Lines, Local Realities

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

On a lovely day last month, I was driving home from Chattanooga and decided to take a detour off I-24, to satisfy a simple, geeky desire to stand at the precise point that divides Tennessee from Alabama and Georgia, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomical, Bible, Language & Etymology, Nautical, Poetry, Tennessee, The South, Trees & Flowers | 7 Comments

The Color-blind Knight

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

A few miles from my house here in Franklin County, Tennessee, there is a roadside marker I’ve driven by a thousand times and never bothered to look at until recently. Entitled “The Blind Knight,” it reads as follows: 4-½ mi. … Continue reading →

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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 →

Posted in Bible, Boston, Education, Family, Ireland, Oxford, Sewanee, Sports & Games, Tennessee, The South | 2 Comments

Protected: Render unto Facebook: The Classical Background of the “Page 56” Meme

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Eagle and Child

Posted on December 20, 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 →

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Protected: An Empty Library, A Tower of Wind

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: E Pluribus Unum

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Swithin and Sewanee

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

This morning, ironically enough, it is not raining in Oxford. It is St. Swithin’s Day, July 15th, and according to an English proverb, Saint Swithun’s day, if thou dost rain, For forty days it will remain Saint Swithun’s day, if … Continue reading →

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Protected: Nestaurant, or Even the Sparrow Finds a Home

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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