Scouring the support groups I found out the Outlook-Thunderbird conversion sucks, but the Outlook Express-Thunderbird conversion is good. So a quick conversion and I’m off in Thunderbird. It does some great things like auto filtering out junk mail (though it is not perfect). Just in case, I still have Outlook installed and have made backups of all the data. I’m loving Firefox still – no…
July 6, 2004Today I declared my independence from Internet Explorer. I’m fed up with all of the problems that it has and security risks. The problem is since the demise of Netscape circa 1999, there really hasn’t been a good reliable alternative. Then I ran across something that mentioned the new Mozilla Browser Firefox. I gave it a whirl and immediately loved it. Simple, elegant, not bloated.…
July 4, 2004At last I have finally began production on the DVD of Dome to Dome Twice. I’m sure some of you out there know what it is, but for the three of you out there who read this, Dome to Dome Twice was a sequel travel movie I made in 1994 with Wendy, Joe, and Death. We drove 3900 miles in 9 days around the western…
July 3, 2004A funny thing happened today. It was my first day on the boat on my own and I had a blast. Towards the end of my shift these two gentlemen from Australia started asking me questions about how the Columbia operated. They then explained that they sailed on ships that traveled from Sydney to Hobart and were members of some sort of club in Melbourne.…
June 30, 2004Yesterday was the 9th anniversary of Club Josh. I know last year I was too sick to celebrate and this year I am busy looking ahead to next year. I have no doubts that the site will be here for its 10th birthday, but I am not sure what form it will take. Odds are it will look much the same, but I have been…
June 29, 2004It reminded me of working that one Tom Sawyer Island Guest Control shift way back many moons ago. I was nervous at first – not remembering when to hit the spiels or when to stop the boat while the Columbia was docked, but thankfully I took notes during training and asked the CMs at the attraction lots of questions. All in all I managed not…
June 27, 2004Been another busy week with alternating shifts at work. The highlight was Wednesday’s shift where I BBQ’ed for 8 hours to say thanks to the crew of the ride for their hard work. I managed to also BBQ my neck, and worse still, I was wearing a lanyard so I have a bright red neck with a nice white line in the middle of it.…
June 25, 2004Via Presurfer – who I read on a daily basis thanks to me discovering the site after they linked to the Gorn page.. Angry Alien productions make 30 second versions of movies. With Bunnies. there is nothing more I need to say other than they are fantastic. I made it out to see the Stepford Wives – review shortly. I’m also pretty happy – I…
June 20, 2004The week has just flown by, and I’m not sure if I have been too busy to post or just plain lazy. I suspect that reality is somewhere in between. One notable event this week was on Tuesday. I was screening the DVD of The Core when Mother Nature decided to let loose with a M5.1 49 miles west of Tijuana – quite the special…
June 19, 2004After a gorgeous weekend, I finally got signed off on the Mark Twain and the Columbia. The Twain was just one day of training and the hardest part is remembering when to signal the engineer and when to hit the spiel buttons around the river. I do love being in the wheelhouse. It is a great chance to interact with guests and give them that…
June 14, 2004