The term “Gentleman Ranker” applies to an enlisted man who is a former officer, or was born into sufficient wealth or prestige that he could have been an officer. In short, the odds are they majorly screwed up. They may be an outright screw-up. In this case, the viewpoint character carries a mix of pride …
Monthly Archives: April 2013
The Woodpile
This poem works on many layers and discusses many things in one place. Those easily offended or perpetually paranoid, those who are so busy with new projects that they could leave behind significant work untended as something else grasps their attention, and how perhaps that is not an entirely good thing to change focus so …
The Gods of the Copybook Headings
This one is about the old and sage advice. it is about empty promises and being sold hope and upliftedness. It echoes and expands upon advice given elsewhere by Kipling on the value of things, and nothing being given for free – see “MacDonough’s Song” about being lured by the loudest throat. It also, in …
Posting Will Start Soon
My apologies. Due to emergencies coming up at work, tax season, and other things that I placed at a higher priority than maintaining this blog, I have not updated for a while. Posting will resume soon, with some Robert Frost, and Kipling (of course). They are already recorded. and the videos are being cut together.