THE TIMEKEEPER CHRONICLES

Here's some pics from our camping trip we took back in June to North Beach. As usual, we had a great time. We spent most of our time enjoying the beach and taking it eeeeeasy.

Inside Man was a pretty good flick with a neat twist. Though I'm not a big fan of Spike Lee (director), this was an ok rent. It is rated R, so not recommended for the youngins.





Here's the Blockbuster.com reveiw:


Running Time:
2 hours 8 minutes



Complete Cast:
Denzel Washington - Detective Keith Frazier
Clive Owen - Dalton Russell
Jodie Foster - Madeline White
Christopher Plummer - Arthur Case
Willem Dafoe - Capt. John Darius
Chiwetel Ejiofor - Det. Bill Mitchell
Kim Director
Director(s):
Spike Lee
Producer(s):
Brian Grazer

Full Synopsis:
The volatile showdown between a determined cop and a perfectionist bank robber is sent spiraling toward disaster when a scheming power broker steps in to take control of the situation in this hair-raising heist flick directed by Spike Lee and starring Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, and Jodie Foster. Dalton Russell (Owen) is a bank robber with a difference. In his quest to execute the perfect heist, Dalton has taken every possible factor into consideration. Dalton's uncanny ability of staying one step ahead of the law thwarts even-tempered Detective Keith Frazier's (Washington) best efforts. But there's another factor at play. The bank president (Christopher Plummer) has requested the services of high-profile negotiator Madeline White (Foster). Despite her commendable track record, Madeline is something of a wild card, and before the day is over, this bank robbery will go down in history as one of the most elaborate heists ever executed. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Here's some random pics from earlier this year....

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Susan just returned from a weekend trip to Long Pond in Mass. to see some family and to get her fall colors fix. She stayed with her Aunt and Uncle, Janette and Wes. Here are some nice pics she took of the Pond.

This is a classic. You've probably seen this before, but this is hilarious and I couldn't help but to post it. Kudos to Brett for the vid! Enjoy

Here's something to try for the upcoming Halloween holiday. I get tons of recipes from a Yahoo group my dad started up, called Happy Cookers, just a place share recipes. If interested, click here for more info. All you need is a Yahoo account.

Pumpkin Bread
4 eggs
2/3 cup water
1 cup oil
1 can solid pumpkin
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
pinch of cloves
3-1/2 cups flour
3 cups sugar
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt

Beat eggs, add water, oil and pumpkin, then spices. Mix well. Add remaining ingredients. Mix well. Add nuts and raisins if you desire. Pour into 2 greased loaf pans. Bake at 350 for 1 hour.

I finally had a little time (though I watched this in segments lol) to watch a movie. Click was a great movie--though sometimes crude (your dealing with Adam Sandler here), but what it was about sure made you think about your life...and what's important. I recommend it, A great rent.

Here's the Blockbuster.com review:


Running Time:
1 hour 47 minutes
DVD Release:
10/10/2006
PG-13 Profanity, Drug Content, Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Adult Humor, Adult Situations

Full Synopsis
A workaholic architect, frustrated in his job but determined to make a better life for his family, is bestowed with a powerful universal remote that allows him more control over his life than he ever knew possible in director Frank Coraci's high-concept fantasy comedy. On the surface, Michael Newman (Adam Sandler) seems to have it all, yet with all the demands forced upon him by his ungrateful boss (David Hasselhoff), Michael finds that setting aside time to spend with his loving wife, Donna (Kate Beckinsale), and two picture-perfect children, Ben (Joseph Castanon) and Samantha (Tatum McCann), has grown increasingly difficult. When a frustrating bout with the television remote leads the overworked husband and father to a nearby Bed, Bath & Beyond in search of a universal remote with the power to control all of his electronic devices, a curious peek into the back room leads Michael into the company of eccentric employee and talented inventor Morty (Christopher Walken). It seems that Morty has created a device that will not only allow Michael complete control over his television and stereo, but his entire life as well. As Michael discovers that the remarkable device has the power to muffle the barks of the family dog, zoom himself past an irritating quarrel with his wife, and even allow him to travel back and forth through time to different points in his life, the rush of being able to skip straight to the good parts in life soon leaves him feeling as if he's missing out on the total experience. Only when Michael begins to realize that the he has lost control of his life and the remote is now programming him does he finally learn that life is as much about the moments he'd rather forget as it is the moments he will always remember. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Good morning world. Here's some shocking news for you Floridians. I was breezing through some articles this morning, and much to my disgust, I read about another developement to be built - a dude with tons of money and nothing else to do - in an area that you would figure would pretty much be left alone. BUT, no. Not in this state. Really. You don't have to go far to see that Florida is quickly becoming over-built, with new develpements on every corner it seems. I feel bad for those cattlemen. (Geez, I didn't even know we still did that stuff here :-0) I guess I should be happy that the guy is at least keeping the land in a natural condition, but it's just the point of it all. Anyway, read if ya want.

Developer sees Destiny in Fla. frontier
By TRAVIS REED, Associated Press Writer Sat Oct 21, 12:23 PM ET

YEEHAW JUNCTION, Fla. - This is about as close to nowhere as it gets in quickly sprawling Florida. Just off Florida's Turnpike, Yeehaw Junction consists of two gas stations, two shops hawking theme park tickets, a hotel so sleepy roosters run free and tens of miles between here and civilization. But where you see nowhere, Anthony Pugliese III sees Destiny.
That's the name of the new city the South Florida developer is planning, where overgrown brush and cattle pasture now spread wide. Within 25 years, he and billionaire partner and Subway founder Fred DeLuca envision a biotechnology hub, 40 miles of navigable lakes, a sustainable energy source and some 150,000 people.
Pugliese says it will be Florida's first eco-sustainable city, and has secured 41,000 barren acres about 75 miles south of Orlando on which to build it. The plan still requires government approval and it would be years before ground is broken, but the state's population grows by about 300,000 people every year so there could be a market.
"What we're really trying to do is create a model city," Pugliese says, with much less bravado than it sounds. "Rather than just going out here, digging a bunch of holes in the ground and putting a bunch of buildings on there for retirees, we basically want to create a city that is environmentally sensitive to its surroundings. We will be basically keeping about half the property as natural."
The land sits at the nexus of three major thoroughfares, making it ideal for a distribution center and manufacturing plants that could employ some of Destiny's work force.
But as it sits now, the most remarkable thing about the property is that there's nothing remarkable about it. Decades ago Yeehaw Junction was a place for range-minding cowboys to dine, drink and dance. It has evolved into an inside joke for Floridians, who are entreated by dozens of highway billboards counting down the distance every few miles, and promised a free lottery ticket with purchase of theme park packages at the timeshare-pushing clearinghouses.
Pugliese said his wife was incredulous when he made the deal to purchase the initial 27,400 acres at about $5,000 an acre last year — a $137 million investment. She joked that she wouldn't even stop for gas there.
"Everybody's been through, but very few people have been to, Yeehaw Junction," says Dan Shalloway, a Palm Beach County resident who owns a ranch there.
The cattlemen who still make their living the Old Florida way say they are disappointed, but not surprised, that change is on the horizon.
Varley Grantham, who runs Triple S Cattle Co., said it probably won't be long before there's a solid belt of houses and cities stretching from St. Petersburg on the Gulf to Vero Beach on the Atlantic.
"I think there are a lot of issues, but I think it's inevitable that you're going to have developments like Destiny," Grantham says.
So far Grantham has resisted developers looking to buy his land, but says at some point the steadily increasing offers might be too hard to refuse.
Environmental groups are keeping a wary eye on Destiny, as with all major developments, but say the early signs are promising because Pugliese's plan would preserve so much natural space.
"We're optimistic, but that may not ultimately be what happens," said Charles Lee, advocacy director for Audubon of Florida.
Pugliese is optimistic too. He has made a fortune on South Florida real estate by striking cheap deals at opportune times and designing high-end offices and condos, but this is by far his biggest undertaking.
The project's 65 square miles is bigger than Miami, though it would have far fewer people.
It's also important to Pugliese that the town have homes in every price range, from $100,000 into the millions, and apartments for those unready to purchase. After all, the 59-year-old hasn't always been on top.
Pugliese skipped college to help his laid-off father start a pool business in his native New Jersey at age 17, and at 21 penned a design that made the family a fortune: a residential pool that looks like a lake. Orange, N.J.-based Pugliese pools is still selling the same thing today, almost 40 years later.
Perhaps wealth's greatest affect on Pugliese has been his ability to amass a collection of strange and obscure pop culture items. He says the collection includes the gun Jack Ruby used to kill Lee Harvey Oswald, the leather jacket James Dean was wearing when he died and the suit John Lennon wore on the Beatles' "Abbey Road" album cover.
Those all might someday be on display in a Destiny museum, one of a handful of possible attractions to entice Orlando's more than 50 million annual tourists to visit.
The rotund, mustached and calm-speaking developer has also become much more health-conscious as he ages, a philosophy he hopes to suffuse in every aspect of Destiny life. He envisions a longevity spa like the one Pugliese visits, where he receives twice-weekly intravenous vitamin injections and plans for healthier living.
Destiny's restaurants would serve organic food, and the city's biomedical tenants would shepherd a constant quest for longer life. Sprawl and road-chocking traffic would be impossible after Pugliese protects the undeveloped land under special state rules that would forever prohibit building. It's not on the ocean, but residents could pop over to a beach in about 30 miles.
Still, there is a long road ahead before Pugliese's vision comes to life. He expects to spend the next two to three years going through the approval process, but says crews might in that time be able to break ground on a city center and university research park.
Destiny will need its own water and sewer system, fire and police force and even government. And Pugliese still needs to convince a bioresearch firm and universities to locate branches there, a competitive process typically requiring hundreds of millions in upfront incentives.
Daunting to others, perhaps, but to Pugliese an enjoyable, artistic challenge.
"It's all about having something unique, something that's creative, something that's attractive to people," he says. "Because you could fail on one acre just as easily as the 41,000 acres if you don't have a good idea and you're not doing it right."

Gosh, I'm glad child birth didn't look like this!

This is Dr. Letson. He is the sugeon that repaired Mikayla's leg. This guy is the best there is, and we are so greatful that God put him in our lives when we needed him most.

The other pic is Mikayla using her femur as a weapon.... just in time for Holloween.

*UPDATE* I'm kinda new at this, so I thought it would make sense to allow anyone to leave feedback..BUT..making that change leaves me not knowing your name (only as "anonymous"). With that being said, I have re-enabled the "you have to register in order to leave comments" feature. It doesn't take but a second to register, so please do. There is also a word recongition feature that I have enabled in order to prevent spam comments.

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Cheers
Rich




Thanks to those of you that have left us some comments. They are greatly appreciated! Sorry you had to "sign up" for the blogger thingy in order to post a comment.....I just fixed that. So, anyone else out there that wants to tell us what you think....er, uh.. well anyway, you should be able to just leave a comment. No strings attached!

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Dad Miller just recently celebrated a b-day - the big 63 (he swears he's 39 and holdin'). We took him out to Longhorns for some steak. He's been having a pretty tough time fighting his ailments, but we are glad to say he's still hanging tough and doing pretty good. Happy b-day pops!

In April when the Sun-n-fun fly-in starts up, we get the pleasure of checking out some pretty cool aircraft flying overhead. This was seen on opening day, so I say KUDOS to the pilot! It made for a pretty nice day.

Here's some more pics we took from North Carolina. As you can see, this was a super trip...we had a blast, and the mountains, well....they were just awesome. We took Jeremy's friend, Mitchell, and Mikayla's friend, Kendra.

I love it up thar in them thar hills.

Yes we did. Me and the little lady went and got ourselves tattoo'd. We did this back in January and haven't regreted it one bit. Wonder what we're gonna get next?

Stay tuned...

My beautiful wife being silly with Mikayla (behind the camera). Geez, where did I get these people?

We were recently graced by the presence of our northern friends, Deb and Eric, and kids Page and Rebecca. Here's some pics from their visit. We all had a great time and look forward to them coming back soon.

Rednecks are everywhere. I know this, 'cause I are one. Yeeha!

Here's Jeremy trying to behave. Looks like he's doing a pretty good job :-)

Welcome to the "School of Rock" (awesome movie, by the way). Yep, we are rockin' here at the Miller's Crib. I thought Mik would probably be pretty good at drums, and she has taken to them pretty well. She's even taking some lessons to get even better. Soon I hope to have a vid of the band playing some tunes soon.

This is one of the DVD's I made about Mikayla's Journey. We've come a long way, baby!

Here's a nice pic from top of Chimney Rock in North Carolina. We went in July, renting a cabin in Saluda, NC, and had a blast.Much more pics to come!

Ok, I'm RM, aka. The Timekeeper, just starting out on new journey with the famed blogging. I'm actually just interested in sharing my family photos and vids, and of course, anything else that might be interesting.The "Timekeeper" idea came from my self taught journey of creating my own family DVD movies using photos and video clips from old VHS and newer HI8 tapes. It started out as a need to get the old tapes archived to DVD, but then turned into something more fun, so much fun I had to give my little "production outfit" a name, hence "Timekeeper Productions". I've had a lot of fun being creative and my family and friends are quite impressed with the quality of DVD's I've been able to make so far. This is a hobby of sorts, and does take up a ton of time to edit and create a good DVD, but it's well worth it. Not to mention, it creates the ablility to keep our memories for a lifetime.