Earthquakes 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, 2001Last night at Rite-Aid, I went to get some ice cream. I couldn’t decide between Chocolate Fudge Brownie and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. Fortunately, the folks of Ben and Jerry’s are one step ahead of me. They have created “Zany Flavors” which combine two other flavors into one. Lucky me, they had the combo of the two flavors I wanted. Unfortunately kozmo.com does not carry…
January 8, 2001If you like the Geography (and I know you do) then you must check out the Degree Confluence Project. I think I need to go out and get a GPS unit and go on a series of road trips. Two very different movies I saw recently both gave me the same feeling. Scary Movie was funny in spotty places, but overall felt like it was…
January 5, 2001One of the biggest complaints that I received over the past holiday season, was that its extremely difficult to buy me anything. To aid everyone out there, I have created an Amazon.com Wish List. Now you can all shop for me to your heart’s content. The Clapper saga continues. It looks like there is a limited range to the sensor, but I suspect that it…
January 4, 2001Last night we installed the Clapper. Just a note: It is not as easy as the old lady in the commercial makes it out to be. You just can’t do clap-clap. It’s more like Clap-Pause-Clap-Pause-Pause and then the light comes on. Of course if you are in the three-clap outlet it is Clap-Pause-Clap-Pause-Clap-Pause-Pause to get it to work. Other sounds that seem to trigger the…
January 3, 2001Alex, Billy, Roger, and I joined Joe and Susie up in Santa Barbara for New Year’s festivities. We started at a Mexican restaurant on State Street (which is the central club/shopping/anything-fun-to-do street in Santa Babs). After everyone was good and full, we proceeded to check out what the various bars on the street had to offer. Most of them were charging $20 for overpriced drinks…
January 2, 2001