Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:20:50 -0700 http://www.lwmclain.com/ My Frontier en-us http://www.lwmclain.com/images/ http://www.lwmclain.com/ lance@lwmclain.com http://www.lwmclain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=81 Discontinuing - New Blog Here: http://web.mac.com/lance.mclain PLEASE CHANGE YOUR RSS FEEDS TO THE NEW SITE: http://rss.mac.com/lance.mclain/iWeb/MyFrontier/Lance%27s%20Blog/rss.xml Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:20:50 -0700 http://www.lwmclain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=80 In Memoriam: Madame Elizabeth "Pookie" McLain "Pookie" died today, March 21, 2007. She had been a devoted friend for 17 years. Pookie was a gift to my bride on our wedding day back in 1990. Pookie was always there for us, whenever we needed comfort. She was one of those silent cats, never making much fuss over anything, but patiently waiting there, always in the background, stepping up to comfort whenever she sensed a troubled soul, and she had an uncanny ability in that regard. Pookie was there first, long before the introduction of 2 other cats, 2 dogs, 2 birds, a hamster, chickens, assorted fish, etc...and she always managed to adapt to the constant changes we would throw at her without fuss. She has lived in 3 different houses, being an integral part of making each one a "home". Pookie was an indoor cat, by choice. Although she did like to venture on the front porch every now and then, usually in the spring time to enjoy the breeze, the floral smells, and even an occasional saunter through the front garden. We gave her free reign to go anywhere she wanted, yet she never strayed far. A long haired Persian "seal point", she suffered over the past year with a growing tumor in her throat making it difficult for her to eat and causing her to be perpetually hungry but never able to satisfy. Pookie was as perfect pet as could be considered. There were only positives with Pookie, no annoying or bothersome behaviors that you overlook in other pets. Contented and comforting were her trademarks. Her absence will long be grieved in the McLain household. Like God, she's comforting "Relax," she purrs, (she can tell I'm down), "Let's both take a nap." then she brushes grace up against my arm and crawls in to my lap Purring is her secret prayer 'cause she's most concerned for me (from Molly Is A Metaphor by Terry Scott Taylor) Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:14:28 -0700 http://www.lwmclain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=79 Check out our latest science experiment! Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:26:03 -0700 http://www.lwmclain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=78 Interesting slideshow I came across today here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/saucylittleone/sets/962768/show/ which links back to an artfully wonderful blog http://www.jocelynmathewes.com/index.php Fri, 16 Mar 2007 05:31:58 -0700 http://www.lwmclain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=77 If you haven't noticed, I'm in the middle of an upgrade to the software that runs MyFrontier. In the past few months the site was subject to several robot attacks that would post messages with hundreds of links in them. The version of Post-Nuke I was using was a bit old, so I took the plunge and upgraded. In the process, I lost some of the formatting in my custom theme. So if things look slightly different, that is why. Hopefully I'll get that all fixed in the next week or so. On another front, If you noticed, my slideshows for the cross country trip only made it to day 12. That is because I stupidly deleted my nearly complete draft versions of days 13-17. Sigh..it was unintentional, I had attempted to resize my Parallels virtual machine on my new MAC, but accidentally delete the entire virtual machine. I didn't have a backup. Fortunately, I didn't lose any photos or movies, but only the slideshows. I'll be working on those and posting the last few days of our trip, as well as one final "Summary" slideshow summarizing the whole trip. Tue, 13 Mar 2007 07:00:23 -0700 http://www.lwmclain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=76 Bozeman, Museum of the Rockies, Great Falls MT Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:43:04 -0800 http://www.lwmclain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=75 Yellowstone, Gardiner, MT Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:35:27 -0800 http://www.lwmclain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=74 Black Hills, Devil Tower, Big Horn Mountains, Cody WY Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:08:58 -0800 http://www.lwmclain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=73 Black Hills, Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Badlands, Fairfield WaterPark Sun, 19 Nov 2006 08:12:18 -0800 http://www.lwmclain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=72 Horseback Riding, North Dakota Badlands, T. Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota plains. Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:42:03 -0800 http://www.lwmclain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=71 Sunrise to the sounds of Coyote howls over the North Dakota Badlands in Little Missouri State Park. Sun, 12 Nov 2006 07:56:14 -0800 http://www.lwmclain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=70 North Dakota. Fargo, Bismark, Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, Fort Manden, Knife River Indian Village, North Dakota Badlands/Little Missouri State Park Click "Read More" for info and slideshow Sat, 11 Nov 2006 19:06:12 -0800 http://www.lwmclain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=69 Barbet (in pink) & Friends at Swallow Falls Maryland this summer Sat, 11 Nov 2006 14:14:05 -0800 http://www.lwmclain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=68 Day 3 of 3 in Minnesota. Ely, Bemidji, Paul Bunyan Statue, Source of Mississippi, Moorhead/Fargo Sun, 05 Nov 2006 07:32:27 -0800 http://www.lwmclain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=67 Day 2 of 3 in Minnesota. International Wolf Center & Lake Lodge in Ely, MN Sun, 05 Nov 2006 05:14:12 -0800 http://www.lwmclain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=66 Click to article for a clearer map Sat, 04 Nov 2006 18:34:07 -0800 http://www.lwmclain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=65 Day 1 of 3 in Minnesota. Everyone agreed that Minnesota was our favorite state of the whole vacation. Sat, 04 Nov 2006 13:19:45 -0800 http://www.lwmclain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=64 A Chronicle of a day visit to the state of Wisconsin. Thu, 02 Nov 2006 13:43:28 -0800 http://www.lwmclain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=63 The prior day being a travel day, we begin our journey by spending a day touring Chicago. We were impressed with the public art, architecture and museums in this city. Click "Read More.." to read more and view the slideshow Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:47:30 -0800 http://www.lwmclain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=62 OK, the long awaited photos are rolling in. I'll try to post one of these slideshows per day for each day of our vacation. Click to read more and view the slideshow. Mon, 30 Oct 2006 21:07:54 -0800 http://www.lwmclain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=61 Self Portrait at Cloud Gate, Photo by Lance McLain Sun, 29 Oct 2006 06:24:08 -0800 http://www.lwmclain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=60 A special series of "It Occurred to me..." from the recently concluded McLain's Lewis and Clark Cross Country Road Trip Day 0 - Pre-trip Thoughts & Planning It occurred to me... Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer, a painting by Caspar David Friedrich Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:45:54 -0700 http://www.lwmclain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=59 ...that whenever a government officials claims something is "government at its best" (such as Treasury Secretary John Snow said regarding his warrantless surveillance of the financial transactions of Americans) that it is usually not. ...that Gumbo is probably my favorite type of soup ...that I have to send my Palm Treo back to the shop to replace the earpiece speaker ...that we've postponed our river rafting trip until Monday ...that Mythbusters is a fabulous TV show ...that Ray Charles' music is remarkably simple and plain, yet it evokes deep and rich complex emotions ...that my wife and I took 340 digital photographs this June, a record number for us. ...that the political state of affairs in America is now such that government can invoke the terrorist threat just about anytime it wants public support to exempt itself from statutory restraints. ...that for the past several years I've acquired all my desktop wallpapers from here http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/ Regards, -Lance Sun, 02 Jul 2006 09:02:08 -0700 http://www.lwmclain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=58 ...that McDonald's uses way too much tartar sauce on their fish sandwiches. ...that Solzhenitsyn's observation that to be arrested by the Soviets you didn't have to be an "actual threat" to the state but only a "possible threat" sounded eerily similar to some language coming from the statesmen of the right in America. ...that clouds are far more beautiful when viewed from above them than when viewed from below them. ...that I take more than I give :( ...that it's time to start thinking about my Fantasy Football team again. ...that gambling in a casino is not very fun ...that my Avalanche is my favorite automobile that I've ever owned. ...that Republicans and Democrats are 2 sides of the same coin ...that I'm about to thrown my Palm Treo 700W off of the top of the Sears Tower Building. ...that of all the places I've been in this country, the only places that would make me consider moving out of Maryland are either Northern California or the Foothills of the Colorado Rockies. Sun, 02 Jul 2006 09:00:35 -0700 http://www.lwmclain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=57 ...that the walk down Wacker Drive in Chicago is the most beautiful urban walk of any city I've been in, and I've been in a lot of them. ...that Bono was right, the heart *is* a bloom that shoots up through the stony ground. ...that I locked my hotel key in my room ...that music is a drug...enhances the senses, and better yet, you can't O.D. on it. ...that TV is a strong drink...dulls the senses, and you CAN O.D. on it. ...that Chess is a brilliant (and humbling) game. ...that man has the power to reject God. ...that U2 sometimes sounds remarkably similar to Sting from the 80's ...that this is the just plain wrong http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x20v9F-sWHQ&feature=MostReferred&page=1&t=t&f=b ...that government is more concerned with its own privacy than with ours. ...that Superman is not so super. ...that the designers of power cords w/transformers could use a lesson in how to design them so they don't cover up 2 additional outlets in a power strip. 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