In celebration of my father’s birthday, we all went out to All-time family favorite, North Woods. This is a restaurant chain in So Cal that people in my family have been going to since the 1960’s. They serve steaks and seafood, but what everyone really comes for is the cheese butter. It is mighty tasty and makes a pretty good laxative as well. Add some…
September 6, 2001Tonight I became hooked on two new shows. They are similar reality shows but with variations on a theme. The first is NBC’s Lost. This one is where they dumped people in the middle of Mongolia and told them they need to a) figure out where they are, and b) get themselves to New York as fast as you can. Of all of the reality…
September 5, 2001Finally! No, I didn’t get a job, but I managed to make it into the Hot Seat of DCA’s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. I was so stoked. I blew the 32,000 point question, but still ended up with a nice hat and some pins. This is probably the last chance I get to play it, especially if I get a job at DCA…
September 4, 2001The power of the Internet never ceases to amaze me. While doing a routine search for Charo, I stumbled across Dave Michaels’ web site. Dave is a former news anchor and host who happened to work the pilot of the Charo show, which was to be a variety show vehicle for her. It didn’t get picked up as a series, but apparently the pilot aired…
August 31, 2001Update from yesterday: My brother’s friend only partially tore his Achilles tendon. No break. it puzzles me how a trained physician can mistake the two. The Disneyland saga continues. Yesterday, I received a card in the mail that said that they were now hiring for attractions and guest relations. However, their job line indicated that they were not. Not wanting to miss a potential opportunity,…
August 29, 2001I meant to be back yesterday, but we were out at the lake an extra day. A great time was had by all. I agree with Amanda that there was definitely a good vibe going for the trip. We only had one equipment malfunction – Billy’s Sea-Doo, which through the power of cell phones, he was able to tell the people who worked on it…
August 28, 2001It seems the Xterra needs some belts and another gizmo to stop the noises. Luckily, they are low cost items and should only require a 5 year loan for the labor costs. As I was waiting for my courtesy shuttle back to the house from the dealer, I realized I would never make a good car salesmen. I am just too darn honest and would…
August 22, 2001The new Gorn pictures from Chicago and the La Brea Tar Pits are here. For the past week or so my Xterra has been making some odd noises. I decided to take it into the dealer tomorrow before I go about towing some Jet Skis to Lake Mead on Thursday. Hopefully, it will be slightly less painfull then the brake job that I got last…
August 21, 2001For someone with no job, I certainly am finding myself going away a lot. For example, tomorrow I am off with my grandmother and aunt to La Jolla and Carlsbad, and then on Thursday, I am off to Lake Mead (or as we say in my family, the river). Friday I successfully introduced more people to the game Cranium, which I think is one of…
August 20, 2001I have found a new unemployment pastime. Leaving the vaunted halls of H.P. Core, I was following the father-unit and we played “Race the Train”. Now don’t get all sassy. It’s not: “Let’s run the crossing while its down” or anything dumb like that. It is more like “We were stuck behind a north-south train, then had to race the east-west train that was waiting…
August 17, 2001