Splash Photo Archives
When I redesigned the site in 2002 to the “Minimalist” design, I also redesigned the splash page (example seen at right), which, from February 2001 until June 30, 2012, was the first page people saw when entering the site. Until August 2002, the splash page contained the logo in large size and the URL, with an invitation to click to enter. With the 2002 redesign, the splash page reduced the size of the logo and added a picture of me, which I changed monthly. This was the splash page’s design for more than nine years, with only minor color changes throughout the years until the splash page was discontinued with the completion of the site’s conversion to WordPress in 2012. At that time, the splash photo feature was temporarily moved to the Welcome page. When the site was redesigned in September 2012, the splash photo, though now smaller in size, was placed in the upper right corner of every page.
Since August 2002, I have run many photos in the spaces where the splash photo has resided, with “whatever I find interesting” as the guideline. All of the photos that have come and gone over the years are listed here, and I hope that you will find these photos interesting, too…
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January 2026The bus operator in his natural habitat, operating former WMATA bus 6181 on a positioning trip for Commonwealth Coach & Trolley. Notes: For more photos from this adventure, see "How I spent my Thanksgiving… " in the Journal. |
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December 2025Mirror selfie at Lush. |
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November 2025Selfie while out trainspotting in Goshen, Virginia. |
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October 2025Selfie in front of some wings at the Berlin Farmers Market in Berlin, New Jersey. |
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September 2025Selfie in front of San Francsico Bay. Notes: For more photos from this adventure, see "Exploring San Francisco..." in the Journal. |
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August 2025Selfie in a Lucid car at Tysons Corner Center. |
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July 2025Visiting the house used for exterior shots for Full House, at 1709 Broderick Street in San Francisco, California. |
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June 2025Selfie on board a Boeing 737. |
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May 2025Drone selfie with the SS United States in Mobile, Alabama. Notes: For more photos from this visit, see "Seeing the Big U one last time…" in the Journal. And yes, I'm a tad out of focus, but the ship looks fabulous. |
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April 2025Post-landing selfie in Culpeper, Virginia. |
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March 2025Posing with an illustration of wings at Dulles Town Center in Sterling, Virginia. |
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February 2025Flying the drone at Terrapin Nature Park in Stevensville, Maryland. Notes: For more photos from this day, see "A weekend loop trip…" in the Journal. |
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January 2025Buc-ee’s sweatshirt. |
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December 2024Drone selfie wearing a red speedo and a Santa hat. Notes: There is a small backstory to this. See "Yes, that is a photo of me in a red speedo..." in the Journal. |
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November 2024Selfie in a building at Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Notes: For more photos from this outing, see "A bus adventure in Charleston…" in the Journal. |
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October 2024Selfie on the beach in Montauk, New York. Notes: For more photos from this outing, see "A visit to New Jersey and Long Island…" in the Journal. |
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September 2024Selfie with some cases of bottled water at Sheetz. |
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August 2024Walmart selfie. |
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July 2024Drone selfie at Terrapin Nature Park in Stevensville, Maryland. Notes: For more photos from this day, see "A weekend loop trip…" in the Journal. |
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June 2024Ace pride. Notes: Thanks to Aaron Stone for the great photo. |
