Yesterday, I dropped the Xterra at the nice little hand car wash we have in the parking garage at work. As the day went on, I completely forgot about it. Then I come back to my office around 6pm and find two messages from the attendant. “We’re closed – go pick up your keys at security and pay tomorrow.” Man I felt like a loser.…
January 31, 2001True signs that you are obsessing over something: It invades your dreams and permeates your daily update like that skunk someone hit on I-5. Looking over the last week it seems I have Earthquakes and California Adventure on my brain. This of course begs the question: Why isn’t there an earthquake attraction?? I’m sure Disney can think of something better than the lame-o tram exhibit…
January 30, 2001It is really interesting living in LA. For instance, a minor earthquake in San Fernando gets “Live Team Coverage” yet a massive earthquake in India (m7.9) that kills over 10,000 people gets a few fleeting video shots as well as a report by someone at some charity collecting money. Can’t spend too much time on the story because there was this Super Bowl thingy. This…
January 29, 2001I think I was dropped into a space-time continuum and missed it. Oh well. I did notice that Web Side Story is now using my site tracker as ads. If you notice the ad for roses (it changes, but currently this is what they are hawking) near the bottom of this page in the left column – DON’T CLICK on it. It is merely to…
January 26, 2001Last night, I sat down and watched ABC’s The Mole. I hate to admit it, but I actually enjoyed the show. I think I liked the fact that they were darting around various places instead of being stranded in one place. On a related note, Sunday is the premiere of Survivor 2: Electric Boogaloo. I got sucked into Survivor last summer along with the rest…
January 24, 2001People new to Southern California are always asking me what a SigAlert is. According to the Highway Patrol, a SigAlert is “any unplanned event that causes the closing of one lane of traffic for 30 minutes or more, as opposed to a planned event like road construction”. You can read more about the history of SigAlerts on “This is a SigAlert Message“, a wonderful site…
January 23, 2001This update is late – but for a good reason. I present the first redesign of my Doingworld site since lord knows when. Hmm if I think about it, since November 18, 1997 when I added the California and Spain pages. It amazes me the traffic that portion of the site gets. It is one of the original Club Josh pages, so I figured why…
January 22, 2001The Sacramento Bee has an interesting slice of disaster response on their website. Listen to the highway patrol dispatchers call the fire department and evacuate the building. If you have ever wondered what sort of person it takes to work at a switchboard in an emergency, it takes someone who trudges through the tasks of calling everyone despite the fact you are scared and shaking.…
January 19, 2001Andy has the eyemodule digital camera for his Visor Prism that allows you to capture pictures. Pretty decent quality if you take into consideration it is all generated from a handheld. Examples: Oszie and Josh My Xterra The more I see Visors, the more I like them better than Palms. My dream? Something in color the size of a Palm V. Oh yes. To the…
January 18, 2001Today is the 7th anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake (M6.7). At 4:31am in the morning, the earthquake waked everyone up. If you were living in Southern California at the time, you instantly remember what you were doing and your immediate reaction (of course most people were sleeping). My dad was getting ready for work, and after the quake headed off to work as if it…
January 17, 2001