The office downstairs is having an auction today to dissolve all of its assets. Yesterday, I walked through and realized why this company went bankrupt. Every workstation had its own laser printer (most were HP LaserJet 4MP). At first I suspected that there was no central network, but upon further snooping, it appears they did have a network. Among other excesses: Expensive artwork, one suite…
February 21, 2001Three-day weekends are so nice – even if you have to drive 1000 miles roundtrip. Of course, thanks to Susie, I didn’t have to drive the whole way. I reserved a minivan from Enterprise, but it was in the shop. They did offer me a free upgrade, which answered the life-long question: What do they give you when you get upgraded from a minivan? A…
February 20, 2001Some more A-V bliss. Apparently the Anti-Valentine’s Day tradition continues in Davis. SFGate presents an article about the current direction and evolution of the modern theme park, and the bizarre turns it has taken in recent years. Did anyone else think that the Oscar nominations were a bit weird this year? Maybe it was just the selection of movies. I dunno.
February 15, 2001For your amusement, I present links courtesy of SFGate.com and Chaos: Shopkeepers in India’s largest state closed their shutters after a right-wing Hindu organization threatened to attack shops selling Valentine’s Day cards and gifts. A true A-V Day story Valentine’s Day Slams – a collection of put downs that rhyme Now go out and get somebody you love something nice. Our lovely property owners gave…
February 14, 2001People often ask why I drive a SUV since I live in Los Angeles. The reason: when it rains more than a few minutes at the same time, the streets turn into mini-rivers. Most streets in the San Fernando Valley have poor drainage and some are concrete streets left over from the 1950’s when they were first built. Add a couple of inches of rain…
February 13, 2001This past weekend was spent in bed. I never left the house with the exception of getting gas on Sunday night. I managed to make it to work today – somehow. I think the highlight of the weekend would have to be the M5.1 quake that hit Big Bear around 1:05pm on Saturday. There I was in bed, slightly feverish and congested and then the…
February 12, 2001In the wake of the Epinions fiasco yesterday, I have turned my attention towards the possibility of resurrecting citymusings.com. Currently, it points to my Epinions site (meaning now it points nowhere – I’ll change that soon) but I think I will look at it again and see if I can do something. I sent out solicitations to my friends to write for the site, but…
February 9, 2001Late update: I removed my review from Epinions. After reviewing their site, I have concluded that it completely blows and serves no value. Their staff decided to relaunch their site in mid-January without consideration of anything. Half the categories are gone and there are no more partner sites (similar to what I had set up). I am definitely removing the link. Epinions has redesigned their…
February 8, 2001The USGS now offers the opportunity to receive an e-mail whenever there is an earthquake. You can select to be notified by either 3+ or 4+ magnitude range. Subscribe now! Mark Morford of SFGate has a view of the parallel universe version of California Adventure that is worth reading. Quick Highlight: “The ‘Ignore a Homeless Person’, ‘Spank an Orange County Republican’ and ‘Smash A Circuit…
February 7, 2001