A figure appears, embodying a haunting essence of chivalry and valor, wrapped in an ethereal guise that blends warrior and ghostly qualities. It wears ancient armor and tattered silk clothing.

#KnightSpirit #Ethereal #Valor #Chivalry #AncientGuardian #Ancient #MysticWarrior #HauntingPhantom

Chivalry isn’t dead—it’s just waiting for men who remember its code.
A true knight doesn’t boast of conquests; he earns trust through quiet valor.
He defends the vulnerable, honors his word, and treats every soul with grace—especially the one who holds his heart.
In a world of shortcuts, be the man who takes the high road. Sword or no sword, live with honor.

⚜️ #Chivalry #TrueKnights #Honor

The fair damsel
of virtuous intent
invited me
the object of her affection
to the National Joustfest

As a leading aficionado
of masculine #chivalry
I was now obligated
to risk my fair ass
fighting to the death
an iron clad man
I had zero quarrel with
over yet another lame tradition

#vss365 #poetry #poem #amwriting

In the news today...

The Noble Knight of Dudley
who gained mythical fame
during the Middle Ages
taming dragons and shrews
was arrested this morn
in an Ye Olde Skid Row sting operation
for wench solicitation
and possession
of illegal prescription potions

Caught in the net
with fellow smelly deviants
the disheveled
former front man
of the long defunct #Chivalry Gang
these days reeks of grog vomit
and unrequited regrets

Just another tragic
displaced misfit
of mythological obsolescence

#vss365

Young man becomes instant role model for giving drunk girl a ride home with flawless chivalry

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/designated-driver-become-internet-hero-ex1

Just finished the epic Don Quixote, the Edith Grossman translation. Very entertaining and readable and often described as the first “modern” novel. After a month of being immersed in tales of knights errant I will miss the company of The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha and his faithful squire Sancho Panza.

#DonQuixote #SanchoPanza #classicliterature #literature #books #MigueldeCervantes #EdithGrossman #chivalry #knightserrant

People who think #chivalry is dead don't realize that it's alive and well, they have always been in the wrong class for it to apply to them

I’m afraid you DID drop something

I want to pull some of the A+ content I’ve posted to Facebook over the years and put it somewhere that isn’t owned by a super-wealthy sociopath. You all who aren’t friends with me on Facebook (don’t friend me on Facebook) have no idea what kind of a treat you’re in for.

Here’s a gem from October of 2011

This morning I pulled up at a light on PA Ave in the cycletracks behind a woman on her bike. Her backpack had come open at some point, so of course I told her. As she turned to look, a bra fell out. She was already embarrassed by the whole thing, not knowing if she had lost anything, and I had to point out to her that she had, in fact, lost something. My question to you all is – was it more polite to let her pick it up, or should I have done it? I decided it was less embarrassing for her (and therefore more gentlemanly for me) to have the strange man she’s never met NOT touching her underclothes, even if she wasn’t wearing them. Do you agree?

The rest of the comment from my dad that Facebook has “helpfully” hidden:

There is simply no comfortable outcome in that situation, and you can only pick the least bad, and I think you did. The legend surrounding the establishment of the Order of the Garter is instructive (from Wikipedia: The most popular legend involves the “Countess of Salisbury” (probably either Edward’s future daughter-in-law Joan of Kent or her former mother-in-law, Catherine Montagu, Countess of Salisbury). While she was dancing with or near King Edward at Eltham Palace, her garter is said to have slipped from her leg. When the surrounding courtiers sniggered, the king picked it up and tied it to his own leg, exclaiming, “Honi soit qui mal y pense,” (“Shamed be the person who thinks evil of it.”). I suspect it takes a king to pull that off, though.

I do not think he was implying that I should have picked up the bra and put it on. That would have made for quite a story, but likely not one that would reflect well on me.

#biking #chivalry