Monthly Archives: June 2008

Finally Eating at Chiocca’s

Tonight I decided to eat dinner at Chiocca’s in the Museum District. It looks like my favorite sandwich in Richmond has been usurped by a piled-high pastrami and cheddar on rye, nice and hot. If you can take the smokey … Continue reading

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Night Shooting

I have six fresh frames on my Flickr page tonight.

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Petersburg, The Civil War, and 143-Year-Old Photos

The above is one example of a series of Thomas Roche photographs from the aftermath of fighting at Petersburg, VA in 1865.

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Quick Quiz

Think about this to yourself for a minute… Without looking at your cell phone, how many phone numbers do you have memorized, including the area code, NOT including your own? (answer in the comments, please)

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Blogging the Class: Week 4

Tonight was fairly simple in structure, so this blog post will be light on content compared to past weeks. We started off each thumbing through several of our teacher’s photography books and choosing several which stood out to us. We … Continue reading

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On War, Weapons, and Humanity

Jakob Lodwick quoted a Times Online story about the use of especially brutal and destructive explosives in Afghanistan by British and American forces. I’m not 100% sure, but I get the impression (from the quote he used) that Lodwick’s point … Continue reading

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Buried Treasure

While at my mother-in-law’s house this weekend, she indicated she’d been cleaning out the storage room in her finished basement. She spoke about a few boxes containing some of her late husband’s photo gear. This was news to me as … Continue reading

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Christianity, Patriotism, and Nationalism

As recently as yesterday, ideas were churning around in my head regarding how I, as a Christian, should approach the idea of loving my country. Well I was pretty busy yesterday with some family wedding activities and only just returned … Continue reading

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Knife Eye Attack!

Yeah. I’m sportin’ it.

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Cashless Vending

I’m currently at a Holiday Inn around College Park, MD, and when I went up the hallway to grab a soda from the vending machine I noticed a credit card reader. This reader accepted both swiped and contact cards, and … Continue reading

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