Category: Life
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Day 179 – Kayaking
Read more…: Day 179 – KayakingI 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 173 – My Night to Cook
Read more…: Day 173 – My Night to CookI decided to cook dinner for my parents tonight, so I made a spicy chicken stir fry, spinach salad, and vegetables with dip. This was my first serious try at cooking entirely by myself. (The photos above were an afterthought, so they are composed of the left-overs, not single portions. The portions were much bigger…
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Day 171 – Cleaning
Read more…: Day 171 – CleaningToday was a day of cleaning for me. Amanda came over and helped me clean out my room and we took a few bags of trash out and reorganized things significantly. Then, after she left, I helped my parents take the cover off of the pool and start the cleaning process to get the big…
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Day 170 – Canoeing in Huron
Read more…: Day 170 – Canoeing in HuronToday, I worked in the morning, then went to visit David Wagner. We decided to go canoeing on the Huron River, which was quite an adventure. The weather was excellent when we started out, but by the time we got about a mile and a half up the river, a huge thunderstorm rolled in. Around…
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Day 165 – Weekend Recap
Read more…: Day 165 – Weekend RecapFirst of all, thank you Joe Teets (nonarchist) for doing my updates for the past two days on such short notice. I flew home from New York on Friday, come home for 20 minutes to repack, then drove south to Ohio University for the weekend for my cousin’s graduation. We stayed in a cabin, which…
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Day 160 – FEE, Second Day
Read more…: Day 160 – FEE, Second DayToday was my second day at FEE (but the first full day). The seminars have been great so far! A few of my friends from Hillsdale are here, so I have enjoyed catching up with them in between seminars. Here is a shot from the room that the seminars are in:
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Day 159 – Arrival at FEE
Read more…: Day 159 – Arrival at FEEToday, Brad Akin and I made our way up to Irvington, NY for a week of lectures at the Foundation for Economic Education. After a short flight, two taxis, a train, and some lunch, we crashed in the hotel room for a few hours, then went to the first two lectures at FEE. I will…
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Day 157 – Hammock
Read more…: Day 157 – HammockThis is what I like to do in the summer–lay in my hammock. I frequently substitute a book for my laptop, though. (By the way, I am posting this while I am out in my hammock.) Other things I like to do: take photos, shoot trap/skeet/sporting clays, read, and spend time with family and friends.…
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Day 154 – Fat Fish Blue/HOB
Read more…: Day 154 – Fat Fish Blue/HOBTonight, Amanda and I ate at Fat Fish BlueArchived Link in downtown Cleveland, and then went to the concert at the House of Blues that I won tickets for. (Pete Yorn and Ryan Humbert) The music was alright, but not something I would have paid for. Amanda liked it a lot, though, so that was…
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Day 152 – Update on Life
Read more…: Day 152 – Update on LifeI have been posting lots of photos and thoughts lately, and I have neglected to post about what is going on in my life, so I will do that today. First of all, I would like to thank those of you who emailed, called, or talked in person to me about what I posted yesterday.…
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Day 151 – I Would Like Advice, Please
Read more…: Day 151 – I Would Like Advice, PleaseI have been struggling with this question for quite some time, and it came up tonight, which rekindled my thinking on it: How do you ask a man behind the counter for a soda when you don’t think there is a man there? You could use Pascal’s wager on this and say that you can…
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Day 144 – Subjective Burger
Read more…: Day 144 – Subjective BurgerI went and shot a round of trap and a round of skeet this morning. The people at the Gun & Reel club on Middle Ridge Road are very nice and super friendly! I like shooting there. After I got home, I decided to make myself lunch (my parents are on a cruise, so I…
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Day 137 – Low Country Boil
Read more…: Day 137 – Low Country BoilToday, my aunt and uncle had a party today and they did a “low country boil.” Basically, they threw potatoes, onions, corn, sausage, and shrimp in a pot and boil it for a couple hours, then dumped it out on the table and everyone dug in. It tasted great! (I am, of course, speaking for…
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Day 127 – Friends
Read more…: Day 127 – FriendsWilliam, Zach, Adam, and Trevor (L to R) were suitemates this year in Simpson, but Adam is switching dorms next semester, so they wanted a photo taken. They are all wonderful guys and I am very thankful to have met them this year.
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Day 100 – Favorite Photoblogs
Read more…: Day 100 – Favorite PhotoblogsI know that my blog frequently lacks interesting and quality photos, so here are my favorite photoblogs for you to check out: WilliamClayton.com Brent Pearson’s My Photographic Journey Kristen Leigh Wedding Photography Lydia Jane PhotographyArchived Link Appalachian Treks Elizabeth Thacker Photography Daily Dose Of Imagery I admit that I only know one of these people,…
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Day 92 – Spring!
Read more…: 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…
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Day 82 – Time to Pay the Piper
Read more…: Day 82 – Time to Pay the PiperShort 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…
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Day 41 – Much To Do
Read more…: Day 41 – Much To Do50mm, 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 7 – Mom’s Birthday
Read more…: Day 7 – Mom’s BirthdayToday is my Mom’s birthday! Happy Birthday, Mom! (Most of you reading this are probably reading it on Thursday, Jan. 8. If so, my Mom’s birthday was yesterday, Jan. 7.) I have very few pictures of just Mom, so I posted this photo of my parents that I took in December 2007 while…