Month: November 2008
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Once a Cross Country Runner
My knee hurts. That’s the good news. I noticed it most of the morning and some of the afternoon, whenever I bent it. It’s the left one; it hurts a little bit under the knee cap, but not enough to cause discomfort or be much of a concern. It feels like a tendon or a…
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Guest Blogger: SGT. Danger’s Final Post From Stateside
Nathan Geist is currently serving as a Chaplain Assistant in the Army. He is a 2005 graduate of Zion-Benton Township High School, has studied for 3 years at Southern Illinois University, and recently appeared in the film The Promotion. Sgt. Geist will appear as a periodic contributor to The Seeker throughout the next year as…
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Thesis Blues pt.II
Not all is miserable with the thesis. Things are moving along smoothly right now, especially considering that I promised myself I would not work on the writing this month. I’ve mostly lived up to my promise, but the month is almost over. In order to ramp back up to working on it consistently, I will…
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Quantum of Solace
I took time to see the 23rd James Bond film this afternoon, this after reading only 1 review of it (Anothony Lane in The New Yorker; you can read it here: http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2008/11/17/081117crci_cinema_lane). I had confidence after the phenomenal Casino Royale that this would live up to what I expect James Bond films to be and…
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Guest Blogger: SGT. Danger Checks In
Nathan Geist is currently serving as a Chaplain Assistant in the Army. He is a 2005 graduate of Zion-Benton Township High School, has studied for 3 years at Southern Illinois University, and recently appeared in the film The Interview. Sgt. Geist will appear as a periodic contributor to The Seeker throughout the next year as…
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Thesis Blues
I have about 7 months to finish my thesis if I plan on graduating from Northwestern in June, 2009 on what will no doubt be a beautiful sunny day in Evanston on the shores of Lake Michigan. I have about 7 months to secure the tickets to the ceremony and coax some family and friends…
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Guest Blogger: SGT. Danger Prepares to Deploy
Nathan Geist is currently serving as a Chaplain Assistant in the Army. He is a 2005 graduate of Zion-Benton Township High School, has studied for 3 years at Southern Illinois University, and recently appeared in the film The Promotion. Sgt. Geist will appear as a periodic contributor to The Seeker throughout the next year as…
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3 Months of The Seeker
Three months of The Seeker has me thinking about what has happened with this blog thus far, and what I hope will happen with it in the future. The first claim I made when I began blogging was that the content would be random. That appears to be happening, though not in the manner I…
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Guest Blogger: Who Should Have Won the Election
Kenneth O. Knight, CWO, U.S. Army (ret.), is the father of my friend Carrie Knight; this is his first turn as a blogger. He earned a Purple Heart and Bronze Star through two tours of duty in Vietnam. His novel Year of the Snake remains unpublished. He can be contacted at merken@earthlink.net. John McCain should…