August 31, 2004
Historyland Highway
Great Blue Heron at Pope's Creek Plantation, birthplace of George Washington. Detail of Robert "King" Carter Tomb, Historic Christ Church, Kilmarnock & Irvington, VA. Note the repairs to the Cherub face, the only one left of four on the marble sarcophagi. Jenne and I took a trip to Kilmarnock,...
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08-31-04
August 30, 2004
Back in Town
Hi there! I'm just popping in for a moment to let you know that Jenne and I are back from our trip to Virginia. We went down to Kilmarnock, which is almost four hours from where we live. It's down Route 3, which they also call History Land Highway because...
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08-30-04
August 27, 2004
Modern ~ Photo Friday Image for 08.27.04
Modern Metropolitan Living I made this image Sunday last while roaming around Ellicott City with the new camera. It is very similar to an earlier image of mine - American Beauty - made using this same shop window. Why did I shoot this same window again? Mainly because they...
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08-27-04
August 26, 2004
Sport ~ Thursday Challenge Image for 08.26.04
Fare thee well Theme Thursday, and hello and welcome Thursday Challenge. This week's challenge is Sport and the sport I choose totally by chance and by being in the right place at the right time is kayaking. My friend Michael also greatly enjoys river kayaking. My first experience kayaking...
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08-26-04
August 25, 2004
Flattery Does Get You Everywhere!
Which Way, Candy Dish for sale at Whats In Store, Ellicott City, MD 08.22.04 Of all of the shops in Ellicott City I have to say that Whats in Store, on Old Columbia Pike has got to be my favorite. They have the coolest, strangest and most unique furnishings...
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08-25-04
August 24, 2004
Flash Card Survives Explosive Blast
Via Michael This is absolutely incredible! A digital camera obliterated, but Compact Flash card survives and with amazing photos!...
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08-24-04
Bats In Our Bellfry
We don't actually have a bellfry, but anyway, Friend Will - husband of friend Lynn - came down on Monday to perform some work on the front of our townhome. Paint some wood, repair a loose shutter, stuff like that. What he found and was not expecting was - DA...
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08-24-04
Easy Rider
Harley Spokes, Ellicott City, MD 08.21.04, Nikon D70 Stranger on the highway : I'm from the city...Doesn't matter what city; all cities are alike. Billy : Well, why'd you mention it then? Stranger on the highway : 'Cause I'm FROM the city; a long WAY from the city, and...
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08-24-04
August 23, 2004
Open
Open, Ellicott City, MD 8.22.04, Nikon D70 Yesterday was the first time in over a month that I was able to spend an afternoon out just roaming around making photographs. The battle of the bulging disk had previously kept me inside and immobile most weekends, but some new exercises...
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08-23-04
August 22, 2004
Steppin Up to the Next Level
Poe studies the D70 quick guide San grabs her eigth nap of the day Saturday morning, on my way home from David & Apryl’s place, I stopped in at Penn Camera in Laurel, MD. This is the store where I buy 80% of my photo gear. I had to...
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08-22-04
August 21, 2004
Golden Eyed Toad
With a little inspiration from Myla. Golden Eyed Toad photographed in Westminster, MD May 30, 2004 There is great beauty in the bog Where muddy creatures play To point me out the way -- R.P. Lister -- in "Of Frogs and Toads"...
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08-21-04
August 20, 2004
Liquid Lunch
Liquid Lunch I didn't actually have a liquid lunch. Heber C. Kimball - that's the name of my 'happy drinking bird' - did. But now that the work week has drawn to a close I plan to have a liquid dinner. An all adult-beverage liquid dinner with my friend...
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08-20-04
Analog ~ Photo Friday Image for 08.20.04
Dawn of Battle Photo Friday has started something new called an Extra Challenge and here's how they describe this new type of photo challenge... "Regular Challenges come without any instructions on how to interpret them. Extra Challenges are different. Each will have guidelines that participants must follow. Our very...
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08-20-04
August 19, 2004
The New Picture Phone
One of the many bennies of the new job is free cell phones. They pay for it all, the phone, the calls... all of it, and I can use it for personal calls too. Now of course you are probably thinking that there are strings attached, and you would...
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08-19-04
Taking a Break ~ Theme Thursday Image for 08.19.04
When I got last week's Theme Thursday email announcing this week's theme all I read was the subject line, "Taking A Break" and I thought - as usual - that it was this week's theme. On the Friday before an email would come from TT and the subject line was...
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08-19-04
August 18, 2004
Happy Birthday D&D
Hey fellow gamers it's time to par-TAY! I started playing D&D in 1978 when I was twelve. I played with college students that I met at my first Star Trek convention, Star Base Baltimore, which was held at the Mariott's Hunt Valley Inn in Hunt Vally, MD. It was a...
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08-18-04
Lt. Dan... IN THE HOT SEAT!
It’s time again for another guest to sit In the Hot Seat, our regular b-weekly feature where I interview friends and readers (AKA virtual-friends), so that we can get to know them a little better. This week please welcome my friend and neighbor, Lt. Dan. Yes, he is my neighbor...
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08-18-04
August 17, 2004
A Box of Crayola Crayons
Pain really colors one’s world, and not in a good ‘box of Crayola Crayons’ kind of way. I made this comment to a friend of mine today and it upset my friend greatly. That was not my intent and I'm sorry. Their upset reaction to my statement did reinforce something...
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08-17-04
Action ~ PhotoTime Tuesday Image for 08.17.04
Jacky Gets His Revenge, USAAF P-47 Thunderbolt in a simulated bombing run. 2001 Wings of Freedom Airshow, Frederick, MD. I pulled this image from my Warbirds of WWII photo gallery. The nose art on this particular P-47 reads Jacky's Revenge hence the title of the photo. I like to...
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08-17-04
August 16, 2004
This Past Weekend & Some Really Big News
This past weekend was the first in a month that I didn’t spend laying on my back in pain from the bulging disk. Hence it was a very busy weekend, as I had a lot of photographic “darkroom” work to do in preparation for my first gallery show. Yes, you...
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08-16-04
August 13, 2004
Tranquility ~ Photo Friday Image for 08.13.04
Soft Stone Face Tranquility... I am definitely in need of that this weekend. Time to put on some meditative trance music, light some incense and assume the lotus position, if my back can take it. The above image was shot on my recent trip to India. Well not really....
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08-13-04
Welcome Pussycat Spy Force and other link updates
Had a breather today at the BSNJ*, so I did a little house cleaning here in my links. Removed some, moved some, and added several. Most notably I added the members of the Pussycat Spy Force to "Blogs I Read". They don't have a separate CAT-agory, but look for the...
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08-13-04
August 12, 2004
Thirst ~ Theme Thursday Photo Essay for 08.12.04
SkittleBrau in Abstract. A one second exposure as the Skittle are dropped into the beer and sink to the bottom. Fizz, Little Skittles FIZZ! They certainly put a frothy head on a beer. The Ingredients for SkittleBrau Skittles After A Beer Bath Taste the RainBeer! Homer: I'm feeling kinda...
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08-12-04
August 11, 2004
Battle of the Bulge. An Update
The other day, and by that I mean Monday, I left work early and drove the 43 excruiciating miles home. The nerves down my left leg were letting me know in no uncertain terms that they have had enough of this bulging disk impinging on their space. Let me try...
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08-11-04
August 10, 2004
Stupid Clients... SMACK!
For the past month at work I have been performing very intensive software testing on a specific client's upgrade, known as a Phase II Install. The requirements and specs all say that the OS is Windows 2000 and that's what we have been testing on. Our install team flew out...
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08-10-04
Hugs for Sale! OR... Franchising Affection
I am upstairs this morning getting ready for work. Jenne is downstairs getting her lunch ready. I hear the muffled sounds of the talking heads on the morning news program. Good Morning America or some such show. I think I hear the word “cuddle” and some giggling from the co-talking...
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08-10-04
August 09, 2004
Plane Madness!
Again I spent my weekend on my back taking pain meds, playing games, watching movies and/or giving my opinion to Jenne on what we can and can not throw away as she cleaned the basement, which looks really good now. While that was going on our friends Jeff and Becky...
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08-09-04
August 06, 2004
Perfection ~ Photo Friday Image for 08.06.04
Psychedelic Perfection It's shad-a-delic baby. Just sit back and stare at the lines and the colors. Let your eyes drift along and all your problems will melt away and the world becomes a perfect place. WEEEEEEEEEE. It also helps if you're floating on the effects of a percocet. I...
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08-06-04
Update Your Linky Dinks
Folks if you haven't updated your linky dinks with my new web address please do so now, as the redirectors from my old WillBurnham.Gerenm.net address are going to be shutting down and if you go to the old page you'll get some crazy message saying 'you don't have permission to...
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08-06-04
August 05, 2004
Ummmm Waffles aaarrrrrrhhhh
Via my friend Michael I love my waffles smothered and drowning in thick King Syrup. Don't you? Of course you do. Come on November!!...
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08-05-04
Shift ~ Theme Thursday Image for 08.05.04
Shift Da Jewels Hey ladies, every guy out there does this particular shift AT LEAST once a day. I may actually do it at least a half a dozen times myself. Hey, the meat and two veg often get in a tangle during the day. Sitting and standing and...
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08-05-04
August 04, 2004
Rob Novak... In the HOT Seat!
Greetings gentle reader. It's time again for another guest to sit In the Hot Seat. This week we have a fellow photographer, blogger and personal friend of mine In the Hot Seat. Rob was one of the very fine folks responsible for getting the Burnham Down the House web site...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
08-04-04
August 03, 2004
How Common is Your Name?
Via my blogless friend, Michael. Michael is the #4 most common male name. 2.629% of men in the US are named Michael. Around 3,220,525 US men are named Michael! and right after that.... William is the #5 most common male name. 2.451% of men in the US are named William....
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Posted by Will Burnham on
08-03-04
August 02, 2004
What in the World?
What in the world? Today will be day three of lying on my back. My bulged disk was creating excruciating pain in my lower back and left leg over the weekend. I couldn't sit in a chair for more than five minutes. I still can't sit for more than...
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08-02-04