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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December 2013Sitting on a giant bean bag chair at Costco. |
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November 2013Selfie while taking a walk on the Matthew Henson Trail. |
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October 2013All smiles at the Microsoft Store at Pentagon City. Notes: This photo is related to the "Could my next laptop be a tablet? Perhaps!" Journal entry. |
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September 2013Standing in a giant chair at Westfield Old Orchard in Skokie, Illinois. Notes: This photo is related to the "Chicago 2013" Journal entry. |
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August 2013Tribute to Uncle Klunk, a guest character in The Rock-afire Explosion, though generally considered something of an abomination. Notes: For more information on Uncle Klunk, see the Uncle Klunk page on ShowBizPizza.com. |
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July 2013Having fun on the Shenandoah River, near Luray, Virginia. Notes: For more on this outing, see Nothing like a relaxing day on the river… in the Journal. |
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June 2013Wearing my new “Camp Rainbow” shirt in a much smaller size than the original. The old one is visible in a photograph in the background. |
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May 2013“Refrigerator inspector” at Best Buy in Arundel Mills. Notes: This is also apparently my "241543903" moment (look it up on Google). |
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April 2013At home, wearing my CFW sweatshirt. |
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March 2013Monkey wrench. Whose plans shall I throw this into? Notes: Believe it or not, that's a $100 monkey wrench that I'm posing with right there. |
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February 2013Wearing my “I took the plunge!” shirt. |
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January 2013At the Baltimore Inner Harbor. |
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December 2012Beginning to laugh as I take my own photo on the webcam. |
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November 2012Duckpin bowling at White Oak Lanes. Notes: For more photos from this same event, see A whole bunch of bowling videos… in the Journal. |
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October 2012Standing with a bear at a gift shop in Natural Bridge, Virginia. Notes: This was the first Splash Photo to appear in the site's header following a site redesign that went live on September 30, 2012. |
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September 2012Self-portrait at CVS. Notes: I am wearing a Rowan University shirt in this photo. My parents went to college here, albeit while the school was named Glassboro State College. |
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August 2012All smiles in Chicago with my sister, Ann Lysy. |
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July 2012Jumping off the edge of the fountain (down to the sidewalk) in Dupont Circle. Notes: This Splash Photo was the first to appear on the Welcome page rather than the old splash page, which was part of a change implemented during the site's conversion to WordPress. Additionally, this Splash Photo was the first to appear with a horizontal aspect ratio, made possible by the relocation of the feature. |
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June 2012Standing at the water’s edge at the Baltimore Inner Harbor, while wearing my Power Rangers shirt. Notes: For the corresponding Journal entry, see So the Baltimore Inner Harbor was fun… |
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May 2012Power Rangers In Space-style morph. Notes: This image is adapted from the Power Rangers In Space morph sequence. For images of what this is based on, see Power Rangers Unpatched. This image changes the aspect ratio on the morph graphic to fit the website, and personalizes it, including using my background (it is my square background, albeit in black), and customizing the icons for me. The photo of me is part of the group that I did as part of the swimsuit modeling Journal entry in January 2012, however, the soul patch that I had at the time the photo was taken has been digitally removed. The text in the upper left corner is the same as on television, and the "SP-WEPON" text is similarly misspelled on television. |
