We are in Michigan for a conference at Hillsdale College. This is the Detroit airport when we arrived yesterday. Seattle was a madhouse. Detroit was nearly empty. Here is the sunset from around our hotel. On to Hillsdale today.
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Lens-artists Photo Challenge #145: Getting to know you.
There is a place, which I have only known about since 2007, which has become in the intervening years, very dear to my heart. That place is Hillsdale College, in Hillsdale, Michigan. The College has been in existence since 1844, celebrating its 175th Anniversary in October of 2019. Besides being an exemplary Liberal Arts College, …
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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #135: A glimpse into my (snowy) world!
Yippee! Snow!! Here in the Pacific Northwest, we have been hearing for a couple of weeks that snow was in the forecast. They kept pushing the date back, however, which is pretty normal around here. Last night, around midnight, it did start to snow, and we awoke this morning to see the white stuff falling …
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When I was 71, it was a Very Bad Year. The Year of “Closed” and “Canceled”
...a year of record-low unemployment, and job opportunities for ex-prisoners and black and other minority workers...until it wasn't. A year of thriving small businesses, after-work drinks at our favorite Chinese restaurant, and ample overtime work due to a full order book at my aerospace job...until it wasn't. Quite quickly, 2020 turned into the Annus Horribilis. …
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“Our” People; and “Their” People
Our people get together to support our candidate: Massive lines form ahead of Trump rally in North Carolina Vs Their people get together to support their candidate: Biden holds his biggest rally yet. What their people have wrought in society: Vs what our people have wrought in society. St. Joseph Polish Catholic Church, Camden, NJ …
Lens-Artists Challenge #116: Symmetry. It’s hard-wired.
In my graduate studies in Psychology, one unit we studied was "interpersonal attractiveness". The professors at my university had done numerous studies of what makes a person attractive. They asked thousands of study subjects to rate photographs of various people, male and female, young and old. There are many dimensions to attractiveness, and different people …
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Hillsdale College Resists Pressure by “Black Lives Matter” Supporters
And Good for Hillsdale! Hillsdale College admitted black students and women from its founding in 1844. This illustrates its genuine Virtue of action, as distinct from the virtue-signaling demonstrated by companies and colleges pandering to the segregationist Black Lives Matter movement. In this article at the Washington Free Beacon Web site (a must-read for any …
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Memorial Day Tribute from Hillsdale College
On this Memorial Day, with the cemeteries closed down, the parades cancelled, and most public activities not taking place, Hillsdale College has prepared a moving tribute. Please watch, and remember the reason for this National Holiday. Hillsdale College Tribute on Memorial Day
A Trip to Hillsdale College, 175 years!
The first week of October, Hubby and I flew to Michigan, to attend the Hillsdale College 175th Anniversary Gala, and the dedication of the new Christ Chapel. The weather was fine on the flight out, and we got to see Mount Rainier from above. We arrived in Detroit, picked up the rental car, and headed …
Whirlwind Trip to Colorado, Hillsdale National Leadership Seminar
Last week, RB49 and Hubby flew to Denver for a Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar. I usually have an aisle seat on an airplane, but this time I had the window seat, and I saw some beautiful scenery below. We picked up the rental SUV, and drove south to the city of Colorado Springs, where we …
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