This is an index of events, happenings, etc. which deserve to be indexed. This includes special conferences I've attended, the births of my kids, vacations, etc.
Select a link from the list below to view information about that event.
- Sept Mini Vacation
- A trip to southern Utah including Cove Fort, St. George, and Zion Canyon.
- July Mini Vacation
- A trip to Thanksgiving Point and the “dinosaur museum” and then various fun activities in Cache Valley.
- Maya’s 6th birthday
- Eli’s 1st birthday
- Lucy’s 3½th birthday
- Eli Doran Barton is born - 9 August 2003
- Our third child and our first son was born Saturday, 9 August 2003 in Sandy, UT.
- Family reunion at Ephraim Mountain
- Maya and I join other family members at a high-altitude family reunion atop Ephraim Mountain July 24-26, 2003.
- They Might Be Giants in Salt Lake City - 23 July 2003
- My friend Chadd and I were among many that attended this outdoor concert at Red Butte Garden in Salt Lake City.
- Laura's Wedding
- On March 15, 2003, my youngest sister-in-law tied the knot with her beau Jeremy at the Bountiful LDS Temple.
- Trip to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa
- In June 2002, I travelled with my dad and other family members to meet distant Barton cousins in southeastern Iowa. While there, we also toured the Nauvoo L.D.S. temple and other landmarks.
- Flyin Zion Easter Weekend Party 2002
- My buddy Thom and I venture to southern Utah to attend the last of 29 annual Easter Weekend parties.
- LinuxWorld Conference and Expo 2001 in NYC
- Chadd and I return to The Big Apple for another dose of Linux conferences and "real culture".
- Lucy Marie Barton is born
- Our second daughter was born 20 December 2000.
- MacWorld 2000 in NYC
- While employed by Sorenson Media, I attended MacWorld at the Javitz Center in New York City and helped in the Sorenson Media booth on the exhibit floor. My wife Christine came along to help as well. This was my first time in New York City in the Summer.
- LinuxWorld Conference and Expo 2000 in NYC
- My first trip to New York City and my second LinuxWorld.
- Emily's Wedding
- My wife's younger sister Emily wed in the Las Vegas LDS Temple in September 1999.
- DefCon 7 - Las Vegas, NV
- I made one big discovery at this "conference." I am not a cyberpunk!
- LinuxWorld Conference and Expo 1999
- This was the first-ever LinuxWorld Conference and Expo at the San Jose Conference Center in the Spring of 1999. I went with my Sorenson Vision co-worker Christian and did all the days of tutorials and conference sessions.
- ApacheCon 1998
- The first ApacheCon ever... held at the Hilton Hotel & Towers in San Francisco, CA in October 1998. This was actually my first technical conference and was a great experience. I met Rasmus Lerdorf (creator of PHP), Bruce Sterling (one of my favorite sci-fi authors), and got to see John Gilmore (of the EFF) and David Filo (of Yahoo) speak.
- Maya Louise Barton is born
- Our first child, Maya, was born August 31, 1998.
- Internship at Cray in Minnesota
- Christine and I spent the Summer of 1997 in Eagan, Minnesota working as interns for the famed supercomputer maker Cray Research.
- Doran and Christine get married
- December 16, 1994. The wedding day.
