People 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, 2001Earthquakes are an amazing thing. I was very disappointed that I did not feel Saturday’s 2 4+ earthquakes in San Fernando. Roger and I were in the car so we missed all the fun. Today is the 6th anniversary of the Kobe Earthquake (M6.9) which hit almost a year to the day of the Northridge Earthquake (more on that tomorrow.) Kobe was a wake up…
January 16, 2001With the exception of Saturday, I was a complete bump on a log this past weekend. Saturday, Roger and I ventured to Glendale Galleria (not quite South Coast Plaza, but pretty good for a quick fix) for some quick shopping and then headed down to Downtown Disney, the new entertainment complex that opened outside of Disneyland this past Friday. I have been watching the imagineers…
January 15, 2001Edmunds has redesigned their site. Hooray! Check it out and tell them what you think in their Town Hall. I’m taking a much-needed break tomorrow. See you all on Monday.
January 11, 2001Dave Haber gets another Daily Update mention for sending me the link to the uber-cool D.FILM Moviemaker Beta. It allows you to customize flash elements to make your own movie. It is good for a few yucks. Today’s recommended therapy for a rainy/dreary/upheaval day: 1. Download the Karaoke version of Nancy Sinatra’s seminal classic “These Boots are Made For Walking” 2. Sing the following: You…
January 10, 2001In less than one month, Disney’s California Adventure opens to the public. The lucky people over at MousePlanet.com have already been inside and have a gaggle of pics and some early reviews. I’ve liked MousePlanet since the olden days when it was just Al’s Disneyland Information Guide. I don’t agree with all the sassy comments they make regarding what is going on at the resort…
January 9, 2001