Monthly Archives: January 2009

Can I get an “Amen”?

Goodness gracious, I couldn’t have said it better myself…Michael Ruhlman rants about the anti-bacterial obsession of American culture. Hey, guess what? I eat pork that’s pink in the middle. I eat burgers cooked medium…sometimes medium rare (even at – gasp! … Continue reading

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Useless Pop Quiz #4

If you had the chance to burp any celebrity from the United Kingdom, who would it be? Oh yeah, and it has to be somebody that’s a bit more obscure on the west side of the Atlantic.

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Lunch Break

Today was so foggy and incredible that I just had to take some photographs. I rushed home at lunch time to grab my Yashica, and headed down to the Carillon near Dogwood Dell. While I my foggy photos didn’t quite … Continue reading

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Push Push Push

I think I’m going to try pushing some Tri-X to ISO 6400. You might think pushing 400-speed film 4 stops would make for completely unsightly grain, but there are plenty of examples to the contrary.

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Bacon and Bad Arguments

I’m a big fan of Dan Benjamin and his many varieties of content on the web. But today he posted an entry on his blog that he calls “Help for The Potential Vegetarian.” I think he wisely disable comments on … Continue reading

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Salty

I feel like a pretty dry well these days, so forgive me while I resort to the ol’ blogging standard of simple links to amusing diversions…

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Camera Truck

Behold, the camera truck. Shaun Irving created a seriously large format camera out of a used truck, and some of the photographs are truly amazing. His work is currently on display at Hamden-Sydney College’s Atkinson Museum. Since that’s only twenty-five … Continue reading

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Essay

Yarf…I feel like I’m 17 all over again… I just finished writing a bunch of admissions essays, and tomorrow I get to send out recommendation requests. On Friday I pick up several sealed copies of my undergraduate transcript. Then, after … Continue reading

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tasty hip hop treats

I guess I’d be remiss if I didn’t tell everybody about my friend Patrick’s new Tumblog, tasty hip hop treats. If you’re a fan of clever music regardless of the genre, give this a look. Patrick is beginning to curate … Continue reading

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Presidential Blog

Whether or not you like the new administration, I think it’s a nice symbolic move that Whitehouse.gov now has a blog. Let’s hope the updates are frequent and substantive.

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