May 03, 2007
How an Animated Space Battleship Not Only Saved the Earth, but Saved Me as Well
We all have our fandoms, our interests and our hobbies. A very early one of mine is about a space battleship and her crew fighting to save the Earth. Not only did they save the Earth (many times), they also saved my life. Here’s how....
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Posted by Will Burnham on
05-03-07
April 14, 2007
Happy 6th Birthday, Poe
These accomodations are pretty schweet ~ June 01 Originally uploaded by manahanwill. Tis is Poe after the first night home with Jenne and I. He celebrated his 6th birthday with a big rub, a plate of tuna fish (we can not say the word "tuna" aloud in the house....
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Posted by Will Burnham on
04-14-07
March 21, 2007
Happy 6th Birthday, San
The huntress ~ June 01 Originally uploaded by manahanwill. San is Japanese for daughter and is pronounced like shan, not SAN as in sand. This is one of my personal favorite photos of her taken on the day Jenne and I brought her and Poe home. I call this...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
03-21-07
Happy 15th Wedding Anniversary
Launch Originally uploaded by manahanwill. Fifteen years ago today, Jenne and I were married in a small church in Columbia, MD. We had an American Civil War themed wedding. We were very big into reenacting at the time. It snowed a little bit that morning and about a half...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
03-21-07
May 30, 2006
A Bitter Sweet Trip
Sideling Hill Looking East by North East Originally uploaded by manahanwill. Monday afternoon around five PM, Jenne and I returned from visiting her family in the Dayton, Ohio area. On our way out and back we pass through Sideling Hill, which is just west of Hancock, MD. A giant...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
05-30-06
December 31, 2005
We're Off to See...
...my family. Today is the day that our branch of the Burnham family - my parents, my brothers, sister-in-laws and all the neices and nephews - get's together and exchanges Christmas gifts and share in a meal. We typically do this on a Saturday near Christmas. Sometimes before, sometimes after....
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Posted by Will Burnham on
12-31-05
December 13, 2005
The Life of San, Our Pampered House Cat
San (ryhmes with Khan) Originally uploaded by manahanwill. This is San (rhymes with Khan) waking from one of her many naps. Here's her daily cycle of life. Nap, yawn, play, nap, yawn, eat/drink, nap, yawn, poop/pee. Repeat. Where is her favorite place to nap? My lap or Jenne's lap,...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
12-13-05
November 26, 2005
Thanksgiving Dinner
Thanksgiving Dinner Originally uploaded by manahanwill. Jenne sets a damn fine table for Thanksgiving, and I have wonderful leftovers for many days! My meal schedule for the four days after T-Day are as follows. Pumpkin pie & coffee for breakfast. Turkey and trimmings for lunch with a glass of...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
11-26-05
November 25, 2005
Poe and the Christmas Ornaments
Poe and the Christmas Ornaments Originally uploaded by manahanwill. For Jenne, the cats and I, the day after Thanksgiving is traditionally ‘decorate the house for Christmas day.’ It's a time of climbing up into the attic, lowering down the boxes of ornaments, garlands, lights (my yearly nemesis) and Christmas...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
11-25-05
October 02, 2005
In the Street and Jenne's Birthday
I can't believe that it's already been a year since Jenne's last birthday. It seems like last week that a bunch of us got together at the Bavarian Inn in Shepardstown, WV for her B-day dinner/party. Well this year I took Jenne out for the day. We started off in...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
10-02-05
August 15, 2005
An End to Bachelorhood OR In for a Penny, In for a Pound
Well, yesterday was my last full day of temporary bachelorhood. Did I do anything different from what I do when Jenne is home? Nope. I still played video games, watched DVDs, saw friends and slept in, if you consider 9:00 AM on the weekends to be sleeping in. Today Jenne...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
08-15-05
August 03, 2005
Sherman, set the Way-Back Machine
Your host in fourth grade. A MINI me. Yeah, that's me in what I believe to be a fourth grade photo from [booming voice] CATHOLIC SCHOOL!!! [booming voice fades away] These photos of my brothers and I come to me courtesy of my cousin, Karan. Good God look at...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
08-03-05
April 08, 2005
It Really Does Run in the Family
I called my niece, Ashton yesterday afternoon to wish her a happy tenth birthday. I am amazed that she is ten. Like "WOW! She's ten already" sort of amazed. I told her that she is growing up way to fast and that she needs to slow down. She replied, "I...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
04-08-05
March 21, 2005
Happy Anniversary and Birthday
Happy 4th Birthday, San and happy Anniversary Jenne There are no photos from the weekend, as the weather and lighting conditions (thick haze, thin cloud layer, rain, hail) while we were away didn't make for good photo ops, and I really just wanted to focus my time and attention...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
03-21-05
March 19, 2005
Anniversay & Birthday Weekend
Monday March 21st is special to Jenne and I for three reasons. It is the first day of spring and of course we're all waiting for that, and it is our cat's, Missy San's fouth birthday, and for Jenne and I it is our 13th Wedding Anniversary (we've been together...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
03-19-05
February 10, 2005
Discrimination is Discrimination is Discrimination
Virginia pushed forward on Monday with moving backward socially and culturally. The Virginia House voted 78-18 in favor of the amendment, which defines marriage as the union of a man and woman and bans same-sex civil unions. Well there's another point in the victory column for the champions of discrimination,...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
02-10-05
Mess ~ Thursday Challenge Image for 02.10.05
Brianna and the Ice Cream Back in December, Jenne and I visited for a day with Jenne's younger brother, Jon and his family. It was the first time I got to meet my niece and nephew, Brianna and Joshua. I hit it off real well with the kids and...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
02-10-05
December 31, 2004
There and Back Again... an Ohio Tale
Jenne and I are home and we are pretty bushed. We got in at 5:15 PM today after having been on the road since 8:45 AM. The photos below are actually from the ride to Ohio on Monday and the last image is from the ride back today. This series...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
12-31-04
December 25, 2004
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Poe, San, Jenne and I wish all of you a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Here are a few photos from our Christmas morning. Poe and the Grinch look at all the Whos down in Whoville, the tall and the small... especially the small. They look like...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
12-25-04
November 30, 2004
It's That Time Again
Poe and the lights I could swear that we just took down all of the Christmas decorations from 2003. Wasn't it just yesterday that Jenne and I packed up all of the ornaments, lights and artificial garlands, climbed the ladder into the attic and neatly stacked it all? Time...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
11-30-04
November 14, 2004
40th B-Day Comes Early by Surprise
2:00 PM Sunday afternoon. To our many dear and special friends who were at our home last night for the drunken revelry and celebration, I say THANK YOU oh so very very much for being here and YES, I am finally awake and very much alive and well... although a...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
11-14-04
October 09, 2004
Burnham Family & Friends Fall Picnic
The Hay Ride Today was the day of the Burnham Family & Friends Fall Picnic at my parent's place in Manchester, Carroll County, MD. It was a really great day full of fun and Jenne and I got to see many relatives that we rarely see the rest of...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
10-09-04
October 03, 2004
HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY JENNE
That's right, Jenne turned fifty-years young today! Happy Birthday to my loving wife of fourteen years. She is older than I am yet she looks younger! How does she do it?! That is a secret we may never know. For her birthday I took her away to the Bavarian Inn...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
10-03-04
June 08, 2004
Letting Our Lite Shine
As I promised in the earlier entry 20% Down and Six to Eight Weeks, our three new lamps. The new floor lamp. All cast dark metal with blown glass shade. The photo does not do justice to the subtle colors in the glass shade and there is wonderful detail in...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
06-08-04
20% Down and Six to Eight Weeks
I never realized how expensive it is to get something nice just to put my ass on, have a beer and click a remote. That is until last night when Jenne and I concluded our furniture shopping odyssey....
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Posted by Will Burnham on
06-08-04
February 16, 2004
Special Interest in the Weekend
Okay, I have decided in the midst of the political campaigning – and because another weekend has flown by – to start my own special interest group. I think that you will all want to join in. Especially if you’re a Monday thru Friday work-a-day automaton like me. Now before...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
02-16-04
February 10, 2004
William Kemp ~ 1919 - 2004
A little while ago I received a phone call from my Mom. She told me that my maternal Grandfather, William Kemp, age 85, passed away peacefully this morning at the hospice. Gramps, as he was called, was very ill with respritory problems and he was deteriorating over the past few...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
02-10-04
December 10, 2003
Cousin Karan's Homepage
NOTE as of 12/11/03: The links to my cousin's site no longer work. She discovered that her service provider will charge her more if he she gets too many hits or downloads. Hence she has changed her site address and asked that I not publicly post the links. She wants...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
12-10-03
December 01, 2003
Holiday Weekend Wrap Up
San feigns interest in the lights Click on image for a larger view. Four days off in a row and now it’s back to the same old, same old. That’s the longest period of time off from work I have had all year and the majority of the time...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
12-01-03
November 14, 2003
The Anticipation of Presents
Each Friday morning I roll out of bed with a twinge of that Christmas day anticipation. The kind of anticipation that comes with presents. I bound down the stairs to the basement, jump on the Internet, and click on the link for Photo Friday. As I wait - briefly -...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
11-14-03
October 03, 2003
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNE
Happy Birthday Jenne Today is my lovely wife's Birthday. To celebrate she is taking a half-day off from work and I will be taking her out to dinner tonight to a restaurant of her choice. On Saturday we will be going to Hershey Park to continue the celebration by...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
10-03-03
August 03, 2003
Let Us Rest Under the Shade of the Trees
Mumma Cemetery, Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, MD The title comes from one of my favorite quotes of the American Civil War. This may surprise you, but a Northerner did not say it. It was said by General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson right before he died from wounds he received...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
08-03-03
July 20, 2003
Summer Fun with Our Nieces and Nephew
Danielle, Kevin and Heather enjoy soft icecream from Soft Stuff on Route 40 across from Enchanted Forest. Danielle and Kevin have some wet fun in our yard on a hot summer afternoon. Saturday was a full day with my brother (the good one, not the evil one), sister-in-law and...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
07-20-03
July 07, 2003
Family Communication
My mom is always saying that as a family we need to communicate more. We should talk more often, email more frequently, make more phone calls, and be more involved in each other’s lives. These are all good and noble ideas. Ideas that mom likes to espouse, but doesn’t practice,...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
07-07-03
July 06, 2003
5th of July Fireworks
Here's a few of the shots I took last night from my cousin Karen's place on Wilson Point. I was out at the end of their forty-five foot pier. We were looking south towards Turkey Point Park and the Eastern Yacht Club, hosts of the fireworks show. All photos are...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
07-06-03
July 05, 2003
Fireworks on the 5th
Friday holidays really throw of my internal clock/calendar. About midway through yesterday (Friday) I kept thinking it was Saturday. I woke up today feeling like I needed to get ready for breakfast with God. All of this and I'm not even drinking. Our July 4th was celebrated with our neighbors,...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
07-05-03
June 16, 2003
JTU 10 (the last one)
Jenne called me at 3:40 from home. She made the 484 mile trip in a tad over eight hours. Mapquest estimated the time at seven hours and fifty-nine minutes. She's now officially home and my time home alone is now officially over. Another hour and a half and I'll be...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
06-16-03
JTU 9
Jenne just called from the rest stop on I-68 in Garrett County, MD near Friendsville. According to Mapquest she has covered a distance of 326 miles. The estimated time given by Mapquest to cover this distance is five and a half hours. Jenne has made it in under five. She's...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
06-16-03
JTU 8
Jenne just called from Cambridge, Ohio, which is about fifty miles from Wheeling, WV. She has damn near crossed the Buckeye state in under three hours! She left her brother's place at 7:15 a.m. and has been zooming east on I-70 at the speed of light. At this rate she...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
06-16-03
June 15, 2003
Jenne Travel Update 7, and Sunday Plans
I heard from Jenne this morning at 9:00 and she is back in Brookville, Ohio after driving for almost twenty-two straight hours from Ignace, Ontario. She's staying at her brother's place until Monday morning. Her ETA in Ellicott City is 5:00 p.m. Monday afternoon. The house is nice and clean,...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
06-15-03
June 08, 2003
JTU 6 and Sunday, Lazy Sunday
JTU 6. Jenne arrived in Ignace at 4:00 a.m. EST. They did drive the 1200 miles non-stop. She’s having a great time and there is much card playing and socializing going on. For me it was a lazy Sunday. It didn’t rain today, but it was overcast and that wasn’t...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
06-08-03
June 06, 2003
Jenne Travel Update Four
Jenne is now at her brother's place northwest of Dayton near the town of Brookville, Ohio. Total trip time = just under 9 hours. They leave for the Great White North tomorrow morning. I'm happy she's off of the road and thankful that she arrived safely and without incident. Now...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
06-06-03
Jenne Travel Update Two
Jenne just called from Cambridge, Ohio. She's fine and says that weather and driving conditions are great, and she is continuing to make great time. She stopped to fill up with petrol at the local BP station. Her little Honda Civic hatchback, which is something like seven or eight years...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
06-06-03
Jenne Travel Update One
Jenne just called from the rest stop in Kirby, PA. She left at 7:30 this morning and made it that far in 3.5 hours! Normally that's a 4 to 4.5 hour jaunt! She's tells me she's driving an average of 65-70 mph. She is making better than excellent time and...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
06-06-03
Take Off to the Great White North, eh!
Jenne left this morning for Ignace, Ontario in the Great White North, eh. She'll be gone for the next ten days to visit her mom and dad and celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary (Webster's Dictionary describes a wedding as, "The process of removing weeds from one's garden"), and her dad's...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
06-06-03
June 02, 2003
One Reason Why I Hate Family Gatherings
Family get togethers have become a big pain in the ass. Have become? No, they have always been a pain in the ass. If there weren’t nieces and nephews I doubt Jenne and I would go to any family gatherings. Generally I avoid the adults at these events and stick...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
06-02-03
June 01, 2003
Happy seventh birthday, Danielle
We were up in Westminster all day today for my niece, Danielle’s seventh birthday. It's been a long day of playing with the kids and I am pretty beat. When I get with the kids I become the living toy. Since it wasn't raining we spent all of our time...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
06-01-03
May 19, 2003
My Cousin Trisha ~ 1976-2003
I know you need the letters F, U and N to spell funeral, but I have never found anything fun in funerals or viewings. Are you familiar with a viewing? That’s where the recently deceased is laid in an open coffin for you to walk up and look at, like...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
05-19-03
April 21, 2003
Ass Man's Crazy Ride
Saturday was the Burnham Family Easter Picnic (two weeks in a row with family, joy) and now we get see my dad’s new glorified Simplicity lawn mower that he’s been going on about for weeks now. Man oh man is thing thing tricked out! It's just over-the-top ridiculous, but it's...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
04-21-03
April 13, 2003
Happy Birthday Ashton and Wade
Yesterday, Jenne and I went to my brother's home in Manchester, MD to celebrate the birthdays of our niece, Ashton and nephew, Wade. A good time was had by all. Jenne and I were pretty bushed last night from playing with the kids all afternoon. Here are a few photos...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
04-13-03