http://journal.elmillerdesign.com I should be doing something more productive. Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:43:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There have been a few disappointing reports in the past few days about the disappearance of the Sea Lions from Pier 39 in San Francisco. Here is a report in the New Times, and another from Wired Magazine. LeAnn and I visited San Francisco last spring and we had a blast at ... http://journal.elmillerdesign.com/2009/12/30/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/ In memory of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, here are some pictures LeAnn and I took while on our honeymoon last summer. [gallery order="DESC"] http://journal.elmillerdesign.com/2009/12/07/pearl-harbor-day/ Last night, while trying to put away a jacket in the closet, I knocked a box of cards off a shelf, which landed squarely on the handle of a fire extinguisher. Evidently, the safety pin was missing and the fire extinguisher triggered, blasting a thick white cloud into the closet. ... http://journal.elmillerdesign.com/2009/12/06/the-fire-extinguisher-incident/ This Thanksgiving marks the 40th anniversary of the American Indian occupation of Alcatraz Island. Here is a great PBS web site about the event (via MetaFilter). Below is a photo I took last Spring of the "Indians Welcome" sign that is still visible. [caption id="attachment_246" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Sign from the 1969 ... http://journal.elmillerdesign.com/2009/11/26/indians-welcome/ I remembered this afternoon that I had some video from our visit to Washington D.C. in 2006 that I never published. Here is a short video of the fireworks as seen from the Capital Mall. This was a very eventful night. We found a spot on the lawn with ... http://journal.elmillerdesign.com/2009/07/04/happy-4th-of-july/ Animated gif created by a student years ago. http://journal.elmillerdesign.com/2009/06/26/moonwalk/ I found this presentation while sorting through my usb drive from work.  I remember it suddenly appeared on my desktop one morning.  Could it be a message from the ghost in my machine, or a rare amusing Windows error? Shell] PowerPoint (PDF) Shell] PowerPoint (Source Code) http://journal.elmillerdesign.com/2009/06/25/shell-powerpoint/ There are a few signs of Spring, even if it is not very warm.  At least it is not snowing. [gallery] http://journal.elmillerdesign.com/2009/04/25/magnolia-blossoms/ I finally uploaded some pictures from our honeymoon trip to Hawaii last summer.  I'm on Spring Break but it is snowing right now (seriously, not an April Fools joke), so it was great to spend time sorting through pictures of real sunshine. Click this link to visit the gallery. LeAnn and I ... http://journal.elmillerdesign.com/2009/04/01/hawaii-pictures-finally-online/ Here's a couple of pix of Hurley lounging around. I would love to do some of that this weekend. http://journal.elmillerdesign.com/2009/03/19/hurley-relaxing/