Here in Los Angeles County, every place that sells food-related items is rated by the County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services – Environmental HealthThe ratings range from “A” to “C” and those that fall below 70% are not rated. I never realized that the list was published on the web. Last night, I was walking past Rite Aid and it was rated a…
November 15, 2000Dan passed around a link to a map of the vote for president by county (thanks to Megnut for having a link to a more detailed version). What I really find fascinating is the correlation between Voters for Gore and the frequencies of natural disasters. Draw what conclusions you want to, but I think it is a darn good masters thesis. I wonder what George…
November 14, 2000Well my grandmother has narrowed her car selections to the Acura 3.2TL, BMW 330Ci, Cadillac (anything with night vision), or the Lexus ES300. We saw all of them at the Auto Show. Not quite as good as Edmunds Live! where you can drive the cars, but still a good time. Also made another trip to Disneyland to see the new fireworks and snow effect. Everyone…
November 13, 2000Through some miraculous fold in the space-time continuum, I have added the Walt Disney World Trip Diaries to the PDA site. Just giving more credibility to those who say I have too much free time. Day Three – America Held Hostage. We still have no idea who is going to be the next president, but Dan passes on a link to the Washington Post article…
November 10, 2000One medium size Condo building in South Florida is all that separates Bush and Gore. One wonders how history will recall this election, and more than that, only a good leader will be able to be an effective president with this close of an election. I have updated the PDA site to include a better version of the Daily Update archives as well as the…
November 9, 2000It amazes me that here in the year 2000, we are still awaiting the outcome of a Presidential Election. Regardless of who wins, this is still a fascinating election. 1200 people in Florida may decide who is the next president. Just some perspective: There are more people in my office complex than the number that will decide who wins. Other interesting tidbits: A dead guy…
November 8, 2000Long time users of Clubjosh.com will remember at one point I used to have my video collection online. Cooper sent me a new video catalog program called CATVids2000 which looks nifty. I still pine for a windows version of Sandd Software’s immortal shareware movie guide by Mark Wyatt – Mark are you out there?? I still use this program, but CatVids is the first one…
November 7, 2000Yesterday, Gabe Catalfo Fields were dedicated in Berkeley, CA. Gabe is the son of Phil Catalfo who I have e-mailed a few times over the years. Gabe died in 1998 from leukemia after almost eight years of battling the disease. Phil wrote a touching article about those eight years entitled Gabriel’s Journey. It is well worth the read. I never met Gabe, but his story…
November 6, 2000My readings lately have included a few interesting LA related issues: Valley Succession and the demise of the Pacific Electric Railroad (or as Angelinos refer to it – the old Red Line). My opinions are as follows: Making the San Fernando Valley portions of Los Angeles their own city is a great idea. It might be a royal pain for the people south of the…
November 3, 2000Somewhere, some time ago, weblogs have become blogs. I am still struggling with my PDA site. I am trying to lay it out as simple as I can, and at the same time make it accessible via all sorts of handheld devices and cell phones. Where I want to go is to have a Club Josh Handheld edition that includes some trip diaries as well as my…
November 2, 2000