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Day 47 – Elk Photos and Stimulus Woes
Tomorrow President Obama will sign the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in Denver, CO. I am sure the federal reserve already has their printing presses running non-stop and before the ink of Obama’s signature dries, Uncle Ben will start up his helicopters and fly around the nation dropping money. (Obviously I am joking here… what…
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Day 46 – Back at Hillsdale
I am back in Hillsdale after a nice weekend at home. I had a little bit of a disappointment on the way back, though. To keep myself awake and alert for the trip (I left at 9:30 p.m.), I figured out in my head every couple of mile markers how far I had left…
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Day 45 – Parents’ 25th Anniversary
Today was the surprise party for my parents’ 25th anniversary. It was a fun event. Family came in from out of town and my grandma and aunt arranged for my parents to be sent on a cruise in May. It was nice to see lots of family again. Here my parents are, still wearing the…
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Day 44 – Hillsdale Basketball
During my exhausting studying for my history midterm yesterday, I took a break to take a few basketball shots. Here is Keith MacKenzie, number 11. My exam went very well, by the way. I felt prepared and I walked out of it feeling like I was on top of what I wrote. I still have…
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Day 42 – Guest Post
I’m sure all of you were expecting a post from Chuck this evening, however the internet connection at Hillsdale is unfortunately down. In a valiant effort to keep Project 365 not Project 364, he called on myself to write a guest post for day 42. My name is Sean Nelson, a close friend of…
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Day 41 – Much To Do
50mm, f/1.8, focused on the pen. Click to see larger. First, today (Feb. 10 for those of you checking at a later date) is my Dad’s birthday! Happy Birthday, Dad! This was my layout of work that I was doing Tuesday night in Lane Hall. David brought my camera up to me…
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Day 40 – Math Problem
When I was in South Haven, I went to a used book store and bought a “Mathematical Games” book. It had all kinds of neat math games to play with shapes and simple everyday objects such as matches. There were riddles in the back of the book and one intrigued me. Let’s see if the…
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Day 39 – Hillsdale Orchestra Concert
I went to the orchestra concert today put on by the college orchestra at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. This is a photo of Tim Cook, one of the violin soloists during the concert (though this is not a photo of him playing a solo). The orchestra played pieces by Strauss, Bach, Gabrieli, and Tchaikovsky.…
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Day 38 – Clever Snowmen
A few people here at Hillsdale had extra time on their hands and made Calvin and Hobbes-esque snowmen outside of the student union. There were some clever designs. There were four protesters with signs that read: “Extend Snowman Life!! Impose Global Warming Tax!”, “Support Coal Stimulus” (held by a snowman with only one coal eye),…
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Day 37 – Baw Beese Lake at Night
David Wagner and I went to Baw Beese Lake tonight to walk around and take photos. He has never seen me to long exposures or light graffiti before, so I demonstrated with a few different shots. In a few of the shots we were walking around on the frozen lake. Click the photos to…
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Day 36 – Reading Hamlet
Tonight, five friends and I started reading Shakespeare’s Hamlet aloud. We have to finish it by Tuesday. Click on the photo to view it large.
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Day 35 – More Ice Sculpting
Here is another photo of the ice sculpting from the weekend. Click the photo to view it larger. The gallery from South Haven is now posted! Check it out! (It has four pages…make sure you look at all four!) I have spent the evening so far finishing Don Quixote, working on math,…
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Day 34 – Frozen Wasteland
I slept pretty well last night and I had a nice day today. I had the chance today to go to a few of the off-campus facilities that the college runs to do some tech work. It was interesting. I especially liked the Hillsdale Academy, a model K-12 school Hillsdale College runs pioneering new…
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Day 33 – Portraits & Candids
In South Haven over the weekend, I made a special point to work on my portrait and candid shots of people. This is an area where I had a great deal of difficulty in the past. I have a long way to go, but I think I am making…
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Day 32 – Ice Sculpting
This is a continuation of the photos I took in South Haven on Saturday. This man was participating in the ice sculpting contest and he was actually using an iron (yes, an electric clothes iron), to make the ice smooth and shiny. Click on the photo to view it larger. The gallery of…
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Day 31 – South Haven, MI
South Pier Lighthouse, South Haven, MI. Click the photo to view it larger. Today, my friends David, Hannah, Bethany, and I drove two and a half hours west to South Haven, MI. Our original intention was to photograph the lighthouse there and then explore the town, but when we arrived, we found a pleasant surprise.…
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Day 30 – Good Intentions
“The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding.” ~ Louis D. Brandeis I leave everyone with this quote for the weekend. After listening to lectures on the dangers of government intervention and the bailout of two major auto industries, I found that this quote is very…
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Day 29 – Dr. Jackson
This is Dr. Jackson, my English professor this semester. I took these photos in class on Tuesday, with his permission, of course. Click the photos to view them larger. In the bottom photo, he was refuting an argument made by one of the students in class. He is a very entertaining lecturer and…
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Day 28 – Last CCA Lecture
The last speaker of the week was Paul Ingrassia, author, former journalist, and Pulitzer Prize winner. (Click on the photo to view larger.) He spoke about cars that helped define American culture. He is also writing a book on the subject, which will be published by HarperCollins. The faculty round-table discussions are tomorrow, but…