Chuck Grimmett

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Month: September 2009

  • Day 273 – Sick Away From Home

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    Last 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 272 – Happy Birthday, Mises!

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    Today is the birthday of the great Austrian economist, Ludwig von Mises. Read reflections on Mises at ThinkMarkets and The Austrian Economists. Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to make a celebratory visit to the Mises Room in Hillsdale College’s Mossey Library, which is home to Mises’ personal library. I will have to do that tomorrow.…

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  • Day 271 – Fountain Pens

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    The 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 270 – Theatre Auditions & Rehearsals

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    A few shots from the auditions for Red Herring and rehearsals for Our Town. It looks like this year is going to be a good one for the Hillsdale theatre department!

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  • Day 269 – SAI Ball

    Tonight, Amanda and I went to the SAI Ball! Photo by Shannon Odell:

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  • Day 268 – Men of The Graveyard

    Here are two of the men who live in a house named “The Graveyard.” I took the photo for The Collegian, but it ended up not running. Oh well.

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  • Day 267 – The Dark North

    I took photos for a Collegian articleArchived Link this week that featured senior Tyler Sharette, co-owner of The Dark North. The Dark North “is a burgeoning apparel and entertainment outfit with aims to discover and promote emerging talents, be they musicians, athletes, designers or anything in between.” Check out the Collegian articleArchived Link, and visit…

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  • Day 266 – New Internationalist Planner

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    On Day 249 I wrote about Illum’s photos in the New Internationalist 2010 PlannerArchived Link. Mine arrived in the mail today! (Sorry about the low quality photos.)

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  • Day 265 – Hillsdale Blogs I Read

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    Today I thought about the blogs I read authored by people at Hillsdale. I want to recognize them because I think there are wonderful insights and photos on these blogs. Please check them out. WilliamClayton.com William Clayton’s photo blog. I link to this often-it is worth visiting. I learn new things about photography every day…

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  • Day 264 – Studying on the Quad, Part II

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    Part II of my Studying on the Quad series. I was walking around campus taking photos for the college last week, and I saw my friend Casey studying in what was left of the dwindling sunlight of the late afternoon. Hopefully the college will use some of my photos of students studying outdoors in its…

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  • Day 263 – Flag Football is Dangerous!

    Today’s lesson from watching flag football: Make sure you always grab the flags, not someone’s shorts. Also, it is useful to have an extra pair of shorts in case someone does not follow the first lesson and rips your shorts to shreds.

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  • Day 262 – Chargers Win 23-0

    At their first evening game in 3 years, the Hillsdale Chargers football team had a shutout victory over University of Indianapolis. Here are a few shots from the evening. Click on the photos to view them at a larger size:

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  • Day 261 – Professor Jones

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    This photo ran in The Collegian on Thursday. Read the corresponding article.

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  • Day 260 – Computers

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    I had a few photos in the Collegian today, but here is one I took that did not get published. It was supposed to go with an article that ended up not running this week.

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  • Day 259 – Lincoln & Tocqueville CCA

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    Tuesday night’s speaker, James Ceaser. More about Hillsdale College Center For Constructive Alternatives.

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  • Day 258 – David Henderson

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    Today, economist and professor David Henderson visited Hillsdale today and gave a talk to Praxis, the political economy club. David Henderson blogs at Econlog. (This is not a photo from the CCA. I have yet to edit those photos.)

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  • Day 257 – Links I Found Today

    I have only been taking photos for paper assignments the last few days, as I have been pretty busy with homework. So, here are some cool links I found today. I will post a photo from the CCA tomorrow. A Pigeon can transfer data faster than South Africa’s Telkom : Now might be a good…

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  • Day 256 – When I’m On the Other Side of the Camera…

    I rarely hand my camera off to someone else, and I rarely wind up in photos. When I do, however, here are the kinds of things I find on my camera (or on Facebook) afterward. I thought some of you might enjoy these:

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  • Day 255 – Scenes from the Mock Naval Battle

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    Scenes from the Mock Naval Battle in the Arb Pond:

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  • Day 254 – Another Beautiful Day

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    Here is a shot I snapped of Dr. Weaire teaching at the outdoor forum. After the fog cleared this morning, the weather was beautiful, and many professors took their classes outdoors. Click on the photo to view it at a larger size.

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