Blog – Page 43 – Chuck Grimmett

Day 97 – Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift

Tonight I had the privilege of going to a lecture and panel discussion of Dr. Rahe, Dr. Birzer, Dr. Morrisey, and Dr. Arnn on democracy’s drift into soft despotism. The talk was centered upon Dr. Rahe’s recently published book, Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift: Montesquieu, Rousseau, Tocqueville, and the Modern Prospect. (Timely, because the 250 year…

Apr 7, 2009 9:04 PM

Politics, Project 365

Democracy’s Drift, Dr. Paul A. Rahe, Project 365, Soft Despotism
Day 96 – Snow, Exams, and Political Essays

What do all of these things have in common? My day today! First of all, the outcome of the snowstorm in the photos I posted last night was about 4 inches of wet, heavy snow on top of everything. We had several large tree branches fall around campus due to the weight of the snow.…

Apr 6, 2009 8:10 PM

Politics, Project 365

cato institute, Hillsdale, patri friedman, private currency, Project 365, snowstorm
Day 95 – Crazy Michigan Weather

Long Exposure Normal Exposure I drove back to Hillsdale late this afternoon. When I arrived, it was raining, but relatively warm. It was still the same at 9pm after I got out of my exam review session. Then, after I was in my dorm for an hour, the temperature dropped and it was snowing like…

Apr 5, 2009 11:05 PM

Project 365

Michigan weather, Project 365, snow
Day 94 – Both Sadness and Hope

This article deeply scares me. A part of the article, however, gives me hope: “In Seoul, on Saturday, more than 100 anti-North Korea activists had burned a miniature model of a Taepodong 2 missile and clashed with police, according to South Korean media reports.” It shows that at least some people will stand up for…

Apr 4, 2009 10:57 PM

Project 365

government oppression, North Korea, Project 365
Day 93 – Back in Amherst

I am back in Amherst for the weekend to take care of a few things, namely getting fitted for a tux so I can go to Amanda’s prom at the end of the month. The above photo was taken in front of the Amherst Town Hall by my long exposure project with Sean Nelson, Illum.…

Apr 3, 2009 11:53 PM

Project 365

Amherst Ohio, Illum, Project 365
Day 92 – Spring!

Spring is here! Flowers of all sorts are budding on campus and the weather is finally warming up. Of course, I did not take this photo here, because I have not had time to spend on taking photos around campus. I have had a lot of work this week from multiple fronts. Click on the…

Apr 2, 2009 6:02 PM

Life, Project 365

Flowers, Project 365, spring
Day 91 – April Fool’s Day

I did not pull any April Fool’s Day pranks today; in fact, I forgot about it until my econ professor passed out an exam at the beginning of class, which is a week earlier than it is scheduled for. Anyway, as soon as I remembered, I went online to Google’s home page to look for…

Apr 1, 2009 11:33 AM

Project 365

April Fool’s Day, CADIE, Google hoaxes, hoaxes, Project 365
Day 90 – Anti-Productivity Apps

Yesterday I wrote about my 6 favorite productivity apps. I thought it only appropriate that today I write about the opposite: anti-productivity apps. These are things that help me waste time (like I need a lot of help doing that…) while I am supposed to be doing work. I am not a huge gamer, but…

Mar 31, 2009 10:03 PM

Project 365, Tech

anti-productivity apps, Mac OS X, Project 365
Day 89 – Productivity Apps

We read articles like “Top 10 [insert adjective here] Apps” on Digg at least once a week. Well, I decided to out together a list, not because I think I know better what is best, or I am discontented with the few thousand other top 10 articles out there, but because I wanted to put…

Mar 30, 2009 12:26 PM

Project 365, Tech

Productivity Apps, Project 365
Day 88 – Epiphanies While Writing Papers

Epiphanies in two senses: 1.) I am getting great ideas while digging into the text of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler to support my arguments. 2.) I am realizing there is not as big of a difference between math, economics, and English as people think. All three are just different uses of the same basic approach: constructing…

Mar 29, 2009 9:13 PM

Project 365

dieting, Project 365
Day 87 – Coffee Break

Above is a photo of me at Ft. Moultrie, taken by Liz Essley. I usually don’t have photos of me on here, but I like this one. Click on it to view large. I am writing this during a quick coffee break. I am in the middle of writing a paper for Dr. Jackson. I…

Mar 28, 2009 9:14 PM

Project 365

Ft. Moultrie, Project 365, Tulloch Ard
Day 86 – Reverse Mount 50mm

I ordered a reverse mount ring adaptor for my 50mm lens, which came in over spring break. Tonight was the first time I had time to try it out. The DOF with it is crazy! I took photos of a bulletin board pin, and when I focused on the point, the other end was entirely…

Mar 27, 2009 11:09 PM

Project 365

frisbee golf, Project 365, reverse mount ring
Day 85 – Time Ticking Away

Okay, okay. I know these aren’t clocks. I just needed a fitting title for today. I have an exam in Dr. Birzer’s class tomorrow, and the caption means that my study time is methodically ticking away. I took this photo aboard the USS Yorktown, somewhere in its engine room. Click on the photo to view…

Mar 26, 2009 7:11 PM

Project 365

exam, gauges, Project 365, USS Yorktown
Day 84 – Abolish the Postal System’s Monopoly

As I was going through my daily list of blogs that I read, I stumbled upon an article by Jacob Hornberger advocating an end on the postal monopoly. This caught my attention because I argued for the very same thing in my AP Government class in high school. Of course, many of my fellow students…

Mar 25, 2009 11:25 PM

Politics, Project 365

government coercion, Postal Monopoly, Project 365, USPS
Day 83 – History of Economic Thought

Image from the Mises Institute I saw today on the Mises Institute’s website that they made a great Rothbard work, Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, available in two volumes as free PDFs. Go to the article about the online release of this great work. The Mises Institute is a wonderful resource for…

Mar 24, 2009 10:53 PM

Liberty, Project 365

Economics, Mises Institute, Project 365
Day 82 – Time to Pay the Piper

Short post today. I wanted to put a photo of these nice flowers on my blog to have something nice to look at when I open the page. Right now I am having a severe motivation problem. It is time to pay the piper for doing little work over spring break. I have a decent…

Mar 23, 2009 9:38 PM

Life, Project 365

Flowers, Photography, Project 365
Day 81 – Back to the Routine

Time to get back to the daily routine of classes and work. Above is a shot of Sam Branchaw strolling down the Alumni Walkway, the path I take to get “up the hill” each morning. I slept in until 10:30 today, which was wonderful. Then, I noticed that the college changed the shower head in…

Mar 22, 2009 8:22 PM

Project 365

government witch hunts, Hillsdale Alumni Walkway, Life
Day 80 – End of Charleston Trip

We drove back to Hillsdale today. I will miss the sunny, warm weather and the exciting city of Charleston. I took the photo above on Thursday at the beach on the Isle of Palms, right outside of our hotel. Click on it to view it large. I had a wonderful time and really enjoyed the…

Mar 21, 2009 11:54 PM

Photography, Project 365

Charleston, Project 365, SC, South Carolina, Spring Break 2009
Day 79 – Last Day in Charleston

The above photo is of Sarah and Kahryn climbing a tree at the Pickney site. Click the photo to view it large. Today was our last day in Charleston. We are driving back to Hillsdale tomorrow (Saturday) morning. The trip was wonderful! I really liked the group of people that went, and I really liked…

Mar 20, 2009 11:51 PM

Photography, Project 365

Charleston, Project 365, seafood, Spring Break 09
Day 78 – Desktop Photo

I took the above photo on Sunday in downtown Charleston. I am currently using it as my desktop background, and I really like it, so I thought I would post a full-quality version for others to download and use as their background. Download a high-quality version of the above photo to use as your desktop…

Mar 19, 2009 11:37 PM

Project 365

Project 365, Spring Break 09, yellow flowers