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Splash Page, April 2012When 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 2011

Season’s greetings from The Schumin Web.

Notes: This photo is designed to reproduce the splash photo from December 2010. Compare this photo against the older photo to see how much weight I lost over the course of a year!

November 2011

Showing off a new refrigerator for the office before it is delivered.

October 2011

Making a pose somewhat reminiscent of the Thunder Megazord’s finishing move from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

Notes: Specifically, this pose is just before the Thunder Megazord does its finishing move. Normally, the Thunder Megazord would step back and raise its sword, while mountains would appear behind it. The moment that the mountains appear is what this pose is supposed to illustrate. The "sword" is a mailing tube, and the "mountains" are a rock that I photographed on the Blue Ridge Parkway in 2006.

September 2011

At the big Lincoln Park Whole Foods store in Chicago.

August 2011

Sitting on the sidewalk in my “TXL Series 4” shirt.

July 2011

Smiling with a bag of bran that a coworker got for me.

June 2011

Wearing my “Camp Rainbow” tee after getting a little wet on the log flume ride at Kings Dominion.

Notes: Fans of the show Today's Special will find the humor in getting wet while wearing this shirt, as seen in the episode "Summer Camp".

May 2011

Standing in front of Space Shuttle Enterprise at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.

April 2011

Wearing my “Camp Rainbow” shirt for the first time.

Notes: "Camp Rainbow" is from a 1982 episode of Today's Special, "Summer Camp". This shirt is my own design, based on what was on the show.

March 2011

The Schumin Web celebrates its fifteenth anniversary.

February 2011

Making a heart with my hands for February.

January 2011

Self-portrait on the Metro.

December 2010

Season’s greetings from The Schumin Web.

November 2010

Cell phone photo of a new pair of glasses.

October 2010

“Pepsi Summer Chill Out” hand gesture.

Notes: The hand gesture comes from a summer 1991 ad campaign for Pepsi. See a 30-second spot from the campaign.

September 2010

Wading in the fountain at Dupont Circle.

Notes: For more photos from thie event, see the related Journal entry, The wading pool known as Dupont Circle...

August 2010

On the airplane at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry.

July 2010

“Metrobar” composite photo.

Notes: For the related Journal entry, see Themed subway cars. Now there’s an idea…

June 2010

Scientology “Ideal Org” uniform spoof.

Notes: The background image is "Vesuvius from Portici", chosen because it's a volcano like on the cover of Dianetics. Ask a Scientologist some time about why there's a volcano on the cover of Dianetics. It's fun, because they can't talk about Xenu, the alien that threw souls into volcanoes and blew them up (seriously, they actually believe this stuff), and so they end up having to do some serious back-pedaling.

May 2010

Posing with the “elephant man” on the JMU campus.

Notes: For more information on this trip, see "A fun time was had by all..." in the Journal.