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Day 315 – Paul Schmitt
Even though I’ve been carrying my camera around for the last three days, I haven’t taken any photos for posting. I’ve had close to 30 people to track down over the last three days in order to take their photo in some fashion, so I’ve met people all over campus at any time between 8:00am…
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Day 314 – Amanda’s Birthday
Today is Amanda’s Birthday! For those of you who don’t know her, she is a beautiful, wonderful, smart young lady, and she has been a blessing in my life. If you have a chance to get to know her, I suggest you do. You won’t regret it. In fact, I wish you could all get…
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Day 313 – Twenty Year Anniversary of Tearing Down The Berlin Wall
Today, the Classical Liberal Organization (a group at Hillsdale I am the president of) organized a speaker panel on the topic: “The Fall of the Berlin Wall: Past, Present, and Future.” The CLO set up this panel to bring to light the reality of communism and how it affected the entire world. For far too…
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Day 312 – The Gentiles
My friends Paul, Joe, Forrest, Richard, and Seth (L-R in the top photo) have a band named “The Gentiles,” and they are competing in Hillsdale’s Battle of the Bands next week.
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Day 311 – QB Sack!
…one of many that took place during the 59 Hillsdale-24 Tiffin game this afternoon.
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Day 310 – Break Time
Dr. Wenzel, an economics professor here at Hillsdale, occasionally gives his students an atypical assignment: Do nothing for 15 minutes. Turn off the cell phone, computer, music, television, etc. Get rid of all distractions, even books. Just sit on the edge of your bed in silence and think for 15 minutes. That’s all. I tried…
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Day 309 – Dr. Richard Ebeling
Tonight, Richard Ebeling travelled to Hillsdale to give a thought-provoking and engaging lecture, titled “Why the Berlin Wall Came Down and Socialism Failed: Ludwig von Mises and the Power of Ideas.” Dr. Ebeling is a prolific author, former president of the Foundation for Economic Education, and professor of economics at many different institutions, including Hillsdale…
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Day 308 – Articles to Read
Have some spare time (unlike me)? Read these articles. They are very good. I had to read three of them recently for class, and the fourth I came across a little over a week ago. Menger: On the Origins of Money (PDF) Hayek: The Use of Knowledge in Society (PDF) Horwitz: Subjectivism (Google Book) Buchheit:…
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Day 307 – Central Hall
– – – – Exams finished this week: 2. Exams left this week: 1. Days to study left: 2. Oh, and I decided to fight the ticket I talked about a few days ago. My court date is set for Nov. 24, three weeks from today.
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Day 306 – Grand Valley Game Shirt
Hillsdale made a limited supply of shirts commemorating the homecoming game where the Chargers Football team beat No. 1 ranked Grand Valley State. What’s new today: Exam number 1 of 3 for the week is finished! Now I have the Austrian Economics exam on Tuesday, and a Constitution exam on Friday. This week has been…
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Day 305 – Halloween Pt. Two
Two more Halloween Photos: My cousin HankD made this zombie/skeleton by hand! It was excellent to be home, even if for a little while. My wonderful Mom did my laundry (thank you!) and cooked a delicious meal before I had to drive back to Hillsdale this afternoon. The Spider Holster finally came out today! I’ve…
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Day 304 – Happy Halloween!
I decided at the last minute to drive home today and go to HankD and Jackie’s (my cousins) halloween party. I am glad I did! I had fun and enjoyed seeing everyone. Above is a photo I took of my Dad’s jack-o-lantern. I placed a strobe inside of it, a smoke machine behind it, and…
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Day 303 – Spring Semester’s Schedule
It is time to schedule classes for next semester! After talking to a few professors, friends, and my advisor, I finally worked out my schedule for next semester, The number after the class name denotes the number of credits it is worth: Symbolic Logic (3) Theory of Probability (3) Sophomore Math Seminar (1) Intro to…
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Day 302 – Patri Friedman at Hillsdale
Tuesday, political theorist, activist, former Google engineer, and World Series of Poker player Patri Friedman came to Hillsdale to give a talk on structural activism and seasteading. Friedman is the founder of The Seasteading Institute, whose mission is “to further the establishment and growth of permanent, autonomous ocean communities, enabling innovation with new political and…
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Day 301 – Dilemma
Yesterday afternoon, I was pulled over by a Michigan State Trooper for a traffic violation. I received a citation for violating code 257.637: passing a vehicle on the right. After reviewing the code, I believe I was not in violation of that code. Here is the situation: A vehicle in front of me stopped to…
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Day 300 – More Autumn Photos
Here are more of the photos from yesterday:
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Day 299 – Wonderful Autumn Day
The weather was absolutely beautiful today. I took a little time this afternoon to go out and take photos. I will post a few more tomorrow! Click on the photos to enlarge them. My friend Kahryn: Dr. Hutchinson’s class:
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Day 298 – Two Little Known 40D Settings
Here are two settings on the Canon 40D that few owners know about. If you know someone with a 40D, send this along to them! 1: ISO Expansion In normal mode, the 40D only shoots in ISOs 100-1600. Once ISO expansion is turned on, ISO 3200 is made available, denoted as ISO H. This is…
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Day 297 – Ritchie at Coffee House
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Day 296 – Market Anarchy Links
I originally compiled this list for Mr. and Mrs. Odell, but I thought it would be good for everyone to check out. Introduction to Anarchy and the Law: Ed Stringham Anarchist Theory FAQ: Bryan Caplan What it means to be an Anarcho-Capitalist: Stephan Kinsella But Wouldn’t Warlords Take Over?: Robert Murphy A 5-part series from…