The latest additions...

Restoration of low resolution scans and photographs using AI 2/3/24

Image upgrades to Bangkok 86, Tokyo 86, Hong Kong 86, Paris 95, Berlin 98, Rome 00, Venice 00, Netherlands 00, Pets, Cars, Family, Wedding

Added Portugal, French Riviera, Florence & Tuscany, and Bologna Parma & Milan travel pages 6/12/23

From a 22 day whirlwind European adventure in May. I also updated my Travel Tips page with a few words of travel advice

Lots of site maintenance 11/8/21

Fixed fonts throughout and added a few pearls of wisdom on the Home page and Thank You Notes

Added the Book club page 5/31/20

Sometimes you just want to curl up with a good book...

Lots of additions to the Winery page 10/1/18

From a bunch of work completed inside and out

Added a Los Cabos, Mexico page 12/9/16

From another "sanity vacation" focused on relaxing in a tropical climate

Added a second New York City travel page 8/5/16

From a long weekend sightseeing and nephew's wedding trip with Ben and Danielle

Added a new page in House & Family on the "Winery" 8/4/16

Our new vacation home in Santa Barbara wine country

Added four new travel pages from South Africa & Dubai 10/12/15

A decade birthday extravaganza to Dubai, Kruger National Park & Cape Town

Updated the Wine Tasting and Labels page 7/12/15

A brief but informative article on reading wine labels

Updated the Wine page 2/1/15

Minor updates plus a beginner's guide to "Wine tasting in California" and  "How to enjoy wine"

Added two Chile travel pages: Sights & Wines 1/6/15

From a mid-December journey of discovery to Santiago, Valparaiso & 4 surrounding wine regions

Added a Kauai page 11/4/14

From a quick return visit to aloha land

Added a fourth Puerto Rico page 10/14/14

From two summer getaway trips along Puerto Rico's central and western coasts

Added a fourth Aruba page 6/6/14

From yet another southern Caribbean "sanity vacation" focused on reading and relaxing

Added a Panama travel page 12/14/13

A busted business trip to New Jersey morphed into a Central America adventure

Added a Poland travel page 10/24/13

A business trip extended into sightseeing through Krakow and Warsaw

Added a Big Island, Hawaii travel page 10/13/13

From a father-son UCLA graduation celebration trip with Craig

Added a third Aruba page 8/1/13

From a southern Caribbean "sanity vacation" focused on reading and photography

Added CD compilation, "eXs" to the Music page 4/22/13

A new compilation of moods

Added a Maui and Kauai travel page 1/12/13

Wayne & Craig's pre-Christmas trek around, above and across two Hawaiian islands

Added a third Costa Rica travel page 12/30/12

Wayne & Ben's 26th birthday adventure through rainforests, zip lines and hot springs

Added Benelux travel page 6/4/12

A business trip extended to a vacation through Belgium, the Netherlands & Luxembourg

Added CD compilation, "passed reflections" to the Music page 4/27/12

An eclectic set of alternative rockers and ballads

Added Düsseldorf & Kempen travel page 4/8/12

An extended business trip to Germany's northern Rhineland

Added Paris & Burgundy travel page 4/8/12

A return to the city of lights and my first trek through French wine country, along with a "Burgundy basics" info page

Added Peru travel page 8/11/11

A week's trek through the Andes: Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Cusco & Lima

Added Egypt travel page 12/17/10

A December trip into ancient history in Cairo and Luxor

Added five Central Europe by rail travel pages 10/29/10

From Craig & Wayne's 2 week trek through the Rhineland, Berlin, the Czech Republic and Bavaria

Added a new Photography page 6/27/10

A bit of what I've learned about taking my best shot

Added a second Key West travel page 1/3/10

A 25th anniversary get-away trip for Mary Lou & Wayne

Added four Italy & Zurich travel pages 8/24/09

From Craig and Wayne's summer trek through Rome, Tuscany, the Amalfi coast and Zurich, Switzerland

Update to the Pets page 8/2/09

Pictures of our new rescued "gentle giants" - Charlie and Leo

Added an architecture multimedia postcard to the Art page 8/2/09

Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright creations in Oak Park, IL & Spring Green, WI

Added CD compilation, "heartprints"  to the Music page 5/20/09

A new set of mostly alternative rockers

Added a second Aruba page 5/4/09

From a southern Caribbean "sanity vacation" focused on honing my photography skills

Added two South America pages: Rio & Iguaçu Falls 2/28/09

A breathtaking first trip to South America including Brazil and Argentina

Added a third Puerto Rico page 12/24/08

From a December Caribbean jaunt with Craig including Old San Juan, Vieques island, Poncé and el Yunque tropical rainforest

Added a second Puerto Rico page 9/12/08

From a Labor Day weekend Puerto Rico jaunt with Ben including a remarkable swim in a bioluminescent bay on Vieques island

Added "shadow of doubt" song 5/2/08

Lyrics, chords and an initial mix of my latest song

Added a second Hawaii page 4/30/08

From two trips: winter break with Mary Lou and Craig to the Big Island & spring break with Ben to Oahu

Update to the Publications page 1/22/08

"Heads-Up Design: Connecting Design Decisions Directly to the Bottom Line" article added to the business section

Updated Best New Music on Listen page 1/7/08

Five new songs added from Paramore, Amy Winehouse, The Subways, Arcade Fire & Shiny Toy Guns

Added a second Australia & New Zealand trip 12/26/07

A Thanksgiving week trip with Craig to Sydney, Featherdale Park & the Blue Mountains and Auckland & Waiheke Island

Added Puerto Rico travel page 12/19/07

A December sanity vacation to the beach and a US rainforest

Added CD compilation to the Music page 9/22/07

A spot to hear my latest incarnation of music shared with friends

Added Jamaica travel page 8/9/07

From a quick reggae sanity vacation to Rastafarian land

Added Cancun travel page 5/17/07

A Cinco de Mayo weekend sanity vacation to the Mayan Yucatan

Added a second Greece travel section 12/21/06

A Thanksgiving week trip with Craig to Athens, Delphi & Crete

Added Key West travel page 12/11/06

A road trip across the Everglades then south to Key West

Added two book intros to the Publications page 10/3/06

From one upcoming and one just-released book

Added Randy's Story pet acupuncture page 8/18/06

From a self expression and leadership project contribution by Shelley Kraft

Added a second Costa Rica travel page 4/21/06

Rainforests, hot springs & volcanoes on a spring break trip with Craig

"Where I Belong" added to Calliope 4/15/06

A new 120 page screenplay by Judy O'Dea posted in the stories section of the private Muses Galleries

Added St. Kitts travel page 2/19/06

A winter sanity vacation to the eastern Caribbean

Added San Francisco travel page 12/26/05

Another Ben & Wayne pre-Christmas road trip

Added Grand Canyon travel page 11/27/05

A day's hike on the Bright Angel trail

Added Great Wall, Beijing & Xian travel pages 10/2/05

A 50th birthday trip to China

Additions throughout the Muses Galleries 5/31/05

New poetry, artwork & music totaling over 80 original amateur works posted

Added Curaçao travel page 3/1/05

A business and sanity trip to the Virgin Islands and Curaçao

Minor update to Too Close to 9/11 1/24/05

Added new pictures and music

Minor updates to the Art page 1/17/05

Added samples from the MOMA and some column music & lyrics

Added New York City travel page 12/26/04

Another pre-Christmas Ben & Wayne trip

Added Aruba travel page 10/28/04

A short, beachy October sanity vacation

Added a prolific, talented new Muse 9/15/04

New poetry, art and songs added to the galleries

Kitchen pics added to Remodel page 9/14/04

A budget minded upgrade to our kitchen & dining room

Added Costa Rica travel page 7/27/04

Eco-tourism from a short July sanity vacation

"Fireworks" added to Calliope 7/5/04

A new 2000 word short story posted in the stories section of the private Muses Galleries

Update to the House & Family page 7/2/04

Also, maintenance upgrades and a lot more music added throughout

Update to the Publications page 3/19/04

"Making Innovation Count" article added to the business section

Updates to the Muses Galleries 2/18/04

Many new pieces of art, poems and stories added

"Back Inside the Magic" in Calliope 1/11/04

My first 7500 word short story posted in the stories section of the private Muses Galleries

Added Ca wildfire pics to Cabin page 1/1/04

Added Virgin Islands travel page 12/20/03

A December sanity vacation to St. Thomas and St. John

Opened the Muses Galleries 10/28/03

Added 10 new pages containing a private amateur art gallery

Added Spain travel pages 9/4/03

An August trek by Ben and Wayne to Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Cordoba and Seville.

Updated and reorganized Art page  9/3/03

Added new art from Spain - all the El Greco and de Goya you can shake a paintbrush at

Added wine "Hot List"  6/29/03

A short list of my favorite wines between $10 and $20 per bottle

Fifth player in the Virtual Music Room  6/12/03

Nothing older than '01 songs for the young at art

Initial launch of whatIdream.com 5/5/03

The Home, Muses, Muses galleries and the virtual music room pages are completely new. The About this site, Music - listen, Music - listen - music database (big file - slow loading page) and Thank you notes pages are significantly changed. Streaming video was added to Travel tips, Music, Music - play, Music - listen, Music - what I'm playing now, Music room, Art, Wine, Business, House & family - my family, House & family - my family - wedding, House & family - cars & bikes, House & family - cabin and House & family - remodel. Streaming music and other minor modifications were added throughout the site.

Coding and testing of whatIdream.com  4/4/03

Updates from mackeyinc.com throughout the site, supporting the new theme. Built the virtual music room to launch in its own window. Site testing, planning for the Muses amateur art experiment

Added streaming music & video 8/02 - 3/03

Massive music updates throughout the site at near CD quality

Added new travel pages 8/02 - 1/03

Trips to Philadelphia, Scotland, Cologne, Frankfurt, Orlando & Greece added to mackeyinc.com

Initial launch of mackeyinc.com 6/1/02

Invitations, upload of this site's predecessor