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Day 195 – Young Scholars Colloquium
I am having a wonderful time at the FEE Young Scholars Colloquium seminar at Northwood University. Here are some shots from today: Dr. Nikolai Wenzel, Hillsdale College Economics Professor: Ben Stafford, FEE’s Director of Programs: Princewill Njie, a guy I met from Cameroon: Dr. Sanford Ikeda, Purchase College Economics Professor: The Sloan Building at Northwood:
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Day 194 – On My Way to Midland
I am on my way to Midland, MI to Northwood University for FEE’s Young Scholars Colloquium. I will be back in Amherst on Saturday, July 18. This wonderful man, Dr. Birzer (pictured below) is speaking there tonight. (He was my history professor this last semester.) I am excited to see him! I took this photo…
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Day 193 – Softball All-Star Game
I spent last Friday evening taking photos at an All-Star Girls Softball game (middle school/junior high league, I think) at the request of one of the parents. I gave my CF cards to someone who edited and printed the photos, so I just got them back today. Here are some of the photos: Tomorrow (Monday)…
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Day 192 – ‘Mistake’ Photo
I follow the Digital Photography School‘s feed in my RSS reader. They have weekly assignments for their readers to complete. Though I have never submitted any photos to their contests, I occasionally do the assignment for fun. This week’s assignment is A Mistake: a photo, originally thought of as a mistake, which turned out better…
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Day 191 – An Apology to Jeff Knaebel
A week or so ago, I received a comment from David at freeofstate.org on the post I wrote about Jeff Knaebel. Here is what he wrote: AN UPDATE ON MR. KNAEBEL I was with Jeff in Delhi when he did this, and have news on what happened next. The police agreed with his declaration, applauded…
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Day 190 – Kickball
Tonight I took photos at my cousin Hank D’s kickball game. Below are some photos form the game. View the full gallery. Also, check out the kickball team’s websiteArchived Link. Don’t forget to view the full gallery!
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Day 189 – What I Listen To
I thought I would give you all a look into what I listen to. If I could take only 5 albums with me on a very long road trip, this is what I would take: Underworld – Beaucoup Fish Andy McKee – Art of Motion Modest Mouse – The Lonesome Crowded West Paul van Dyk…
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Day 188 – More Kayaking & Misc.
I have only had my kayak out four times since I bought it a little over a week ago, but I am really enjoying it! I took it out tonight at the Wellington Reservation. Here is the view from where I sit: Since I used my Dad’s camera to take the above photo, I found…
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Day 187 – HTML 5
As many of you already know, HTML 5 was released a few days ago. Say goodbye to XHTML! (Finally!) Here are a few resources for those of you who want to get an edge on the competition and see what is new in HTML 5 so you can implement it right away: A full write-up…
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Day 186 – Fireworks & Climbing
My parents and I are on our way home today, so here are some photos I took yesterday. I suggest viewing the photos at a larger size by clicking on them. First, here are my cousins Wyatt and Lindsay climbing a rock wall: Next, here are the fireworks, sponsored by businesses around Kingston, TN. (Not…
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Day 185 – “Independence” Day
There was once a dream that was America. And friends, this is not it. This is not it.” –Robert Hawes As I noted earlier this week, today is Secession Day instead of Independence Day over at Let A Thousand Nations Bloom. The term “secession” takes into account the intense struggle that takes place when a…
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Day 184 – Adventures in Gatlinburg & The Smokies
Today, my family and I went to Bass Pro Shops and the Smoky Mountain Knife Works in Sevierville, then through Gatlinburg, and part way through the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Wyatt wanted his picture taken with Captain Jack Sparrow: Gatlinburg from the incline: My grandparents on the incline: A river in the Smokies: In…
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Day 183- Tellico Lake
My grandparents, aunt, uncle, two cousins, parents, and I rented a boat and spent the day on Tellico Lake, one of the TVA lakes in east Tennessee. We had a wonderful time. We also bought along my kayak, and almost everyone tried it out. The weather was wonderful, and we had a full day of…
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Day 182 – Jazz Outdoors
Here is another shot from the outdoor jazz concert two weeks ago. Click on the photo to view it at a larger size. My parents and I are on our way to my grandparents’ house in east Tennessee for the holiday. We will be back Sunday night.
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Day 181 – Secession Week
To celebrate Independence Day (coming this Saturday), it is Secession Week over at Let A Thousand Nations Bloom. Here is a blurb from their intro post about why they are calling it secession rather than independence: The Fourth of July is commonly known as Independence Day, but a better term for it is Secession Day.…
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Day 180 – Niedfeldt Dorm ’08-09
The wonderful dorm I lived in this year at Hillsdale was Niedfeldt, at 86 E. College St. Here is a dorm photo, taken by William Clayton. Click on the photo to view it at a larger size. Note: I chose the tight crop so everyone is easier to see when it is made large. William…
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Day 179 – Kayaking
I bought a kayak today! My parents, Amanda, and I took it up the the Oberlin above-ground reservoir to try it out. Here are photos of Amanda, my Mom, my Dad, and me trying it out. As always, click on the photos to view them at a larger size.
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Day 178 – Huron Herb Fair
Today, my parents and I went to the Huron Herb Fair at the Mulberry Creek Herb Farm in Huron. I am not all that interested in herbs, so I wandered around and took photos.
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Day 177 – Peabody’s
A few of my friends played at Peabody’s in Cleveland tonight, so I went out to take some photos of them and another band. As always, click on the photos to view them at a larger size.
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Day 176 – Aesop’s Fables
I came across a PDF version of Aesop’s Fables today, and I spent a while reading them. While reading them, I was struck by the economic principles his fables contained! Though the principles were not named until long after his time, some of his fables definitely contained some ideas that modern economics uses. I suspect…