Category: Life
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Day 288 – Chicago Arrival
Read more…: Day 288 – Chicago ArrivalI finally got my paper finished, turned it in, then hopped in the vehicle and drive to visit Ryan in Chicago. Before I left, it was snowing in Hillsdale! It stopped after 10am, but there was definitely snow falling for a few hours. The ground was warm enough that it melted right away, though. I…
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Day 280 – Taylor Gage
Read more…: Day 280 – Taylor GageI had to do portraits of the guys nominated to the homecoming court here at Hillsdale. I took all of the of the photos outdoors. Taylor Gage could only meet me at night, so I got creative and did a little strobist work with a flash off-camera left. A side note: I am in an…
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Day 277 – Beautiful Sky
Read more…: Day 277 – Beautiful SkyI looked out of my window while I was studying after dinner, and I saw this beautifully colored sky. (Just so people know, there are some birds in the photo. It isn’t sensor dirt!) After much rest, NyQuil, water, and Emergen-C, I am finally feeling better. Good thing, because I have the first round of…
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Day 273 – Sick Away From Home
Read more…: Day 273 – Sick Away From HomeLast year, I managed to not get any sicker than a sore throat or sinus problems. Nothing I had to miss class over. I am not so fortunate this year. I caught a bug which managed to take me down. I slept 16 of the past 24 hours and missed 3 classes today. I went…
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Day 271 – Fountain Pens
Read more…: Day 271 – Fountain PensThe fountain pens I ordered from xfountainpens.comArchived Link arrived today! I’ve been practicing writing with them, and I hope to use them exclusively after I get used to them.
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Day 237 – Teacher for a Day
Read more…: Day 237 – Teacher for a DayI got the chance to teach two classes today at the spur of the moment! I went to work this morning (at Amherst Steele High School), and found out the teacher that the district hired to teach two visual design courses quit the night before. Since it was the first day of school, there were…
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Day 235 – Sky Lift 2002 and 2009
Read more…: Day 235 – Sky Lift 2002 and 2009On day 184, I posted about visiting Gatlinburg, TN for the day. During the course of the day, I got my photo taken on the Sky Lift, which runs up the side of the mountain. When my parents and I got home, I found out that I had my photo taken on the Sky Lift…
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Day 232 – Bottling Wine
Read more…: Day 232 – Bottling WineI spent the evening at my Aunt and Uncle’s house tonight where my Dad and Uncle bottled some wine that my Uncle made. Here are some photos: The clean bottles: Corks soaking: The wine: Adding sweetening and flavoring: The bottling bucket: Bottling: And finally, corking:
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Day 228 – Hanging out a the Pool
Read more…: Day 228 – Hanging out a the PoolToday, my Dad’s side of the family had a party at my Grandma’s house. Amanda joined us! Here are a few quick shots: My Dad: Some of the family:
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Day 217 – A Beaver on the Vermilion River
Read more…: Day 217 – A Beaver on the Vermilion RiverI went kayaking on the Vermilion River after dinner today (or should I say half-kayaking and half-hiking?). The Vermilion River is too shallow, at least right now on the part I went on, to easily navigate with a kayak. I had to climb out and carry it around trees and across shallow areas countless times.…
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Day 211 – Put in Bay
Read more…: Day 211 – Put in BayToday, Amanda and I spent the day at Put in Bay. (For those of you not from the Ohio area, Put in Bay is South Bass Island out on Lake Erie, off of the Sandusky/Catawba area.) After canceling because of rain twice, we finally had a beautiful day to go and hang out on the…
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Day 207 – Trap Shooting
Read more…: Day 207 – Trap ShootingEarly afternoon today, I went and shot four rounds of trap to try out the choke tubes I just bought and to continue breaking in my over & under for the shotgunning course I am taking when I get to Hillsdale in a month. Here are a few shots my Dad took while I was…
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Day 205 – Visit From Old Friends
Read more…: Day 205 – Visit From Old FriendsThis evening, my Mom’s friend and her son from Seattle came to visit. They are in town for a wedding, so they stopped by for the evening. My Mom and Terry have been friends for 28 years. I first met her son (his name is also Chuck) in 1998 and again in 2000. He has…
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Day 201 – Muffalettas
Read more…: Day 201 – MuffalettasTonight, Amanda came over for dinner with my parents and me, and I made muffalettas! The sandwiches had capicola, salami, pepperoni, provolone, and a freshly-made olive tapenade. They were delicious!
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Day 200
Read more…: Day 200At 4:00 today, I met a friend of mine at the Amherst Townhall to take some photos. He is in an intro photography class, and he needed to use a SLR for this week’s assignment. After he finished the assignment, I let him try out all of the different lenses I have. To show to…
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Day 199 – Quotes from YSC
Read more…: Day 199 – Quotes from YSC“My goal is to confuse you at a higher level about more important things.” – Dr. Wenzel “Road owners need to put 8 story high crosses in dangerous areas instead of ‘Go Slow’ or some nonsense like that.” – Walter Block “I say that is nonsense…nonsense on stilts!” – Walter Block “That is a good…
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Day 195 – Young Scholars Colloquium
Read more…: Day 195 – Young Scholars ColloquiumI 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
Read more…: Day 194 – On My Way to MidlandI 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 189 – What I Listen To
Read more…: Day 189 – What I Listen ToI 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 184 – Adventures in Gatlinburg & The Smokies
Read more…: Day 184 – Adventures in Gatlinburg & The SmokiesToday, 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…