Daniel and I visited the newly refurbished Griffith Observatory last Saturday. Overall it is very well done. The new planetarium is very nice, however I wanted to see more of a star show rather than the lengthy computer generated video that they were showing. Most of the exhibits, especially the new space below the front lawn are top rate and contain the latest and greatest…
January 24, 2007Visited the dentist today for my semi-annual cleaning and checkup. I never mind going to the dentist, because I like the feeling in my mouth after everything is polished. I had a different person this time then the previous two and she really gave me the hard sell on flossing. She also noticed that I miss a spot when I brush my teeth and I…
January 22, 2007Today the company threw the Class of 2001 a nice luncheon at the Disneyland Hotel Marina ballroom. Over the years, people reaching the 5 year milestone received everything from crystal to chocolate. This year is the last 5 year luncheon that the resort will hold so I did not go into it with any sort of expectations or demands. After all, it was a free…
January 18, 2007I love the movie Inland Empire and recently discovered the Italian Trailer which some (including me) think is better than the original. You decide: Italian: American:
January 16, 2007After drooling over the $400 deluxe weather station at Fry’s, I settled on the $19.95 LaCrosse Technology WS-9013U. It is pretty basic, but does provide MAX/MIN storage and wirelessly transmits up to 330 feet (without obstruction). I think when I do eventually get a house I will upgrade to the pro station that automatically updates current weather readings to the internet, but for now I…
January 16, 2007Last week at this time I was noting how hot it was. The high temperature was 80+ degrees and we were all wondering what happened to winter. Well, the old man heard us and now the lows are in the low 30s and the highs are barely making it into the 50s. Supposedly, the weather should return to normal sometime at the end of the…
January 14, 2007After years and years of using Cafe Press and not selling anything but the occasional T-shirt to myself, I finally put together a calendar. I have always wanted to do a “Best of Gorn” calendar, but there is so many photos out there I would always get overwhelmed and stop midway through creating it. The last time I finished a custom calendar was in 1995…
January 12, 2007Daniel finally was able to get a Nintendo DS lite and as a result, he has given me his old Nintendo DS so I can play along with some of the games he has. I am not one to play video games – I have neither the time nor the patience to devote to most games. One weakness I do have is driving games. When…
January 11, 2007Steve revealed the iPhone today. Paul and I were watching the live text updates on macrumors.com for the two hours of the Keynote address and loved every minute of the announcement. Personally, I think they are way off on price point and that it should be $299 or even $399 for the 4GB model. Paul was disappointed that it did not have iChat capabilities. All…
January 9, 2007It is January and it is 80 degrees outside. It is the same temperature in LA as it is in Sydney, Australia and they are in the middle of their summer. I do not know what is going on except Nathan reports that it has yet to snow in New York this winter. Of course the year I went to NY it had a record…
January 8, 2007