Today we slept in until after 9am and it felt great after our long day. I didn’t get the best sleep possible, but I think that had more to do with the side of the bed where I fell asleep. We ambled downstairs and managed to be in the lobby just before Noon. I asked the concierge for some directional assistance to our destinations today…
September 17, 2010We set off early today to walk down to Independence Hall from our hotel. It was about a 20-30 minute walk so we planned it so we would get there at opening. The hall gets crowded and requires tickets that you can purchase ahead of time, or free tickets you can get the day you arrive. We saw Independence Hall and took a photo, but…
September 16, 2010Early morning rise as another trip begins! Daniel was up at 6:00, and by 7:30, I was ready to go. Daniel went to pick up Leslie but the traffic was backed up due to some untimely tree trimming, and he returned a bit late. We ended up leaving the house at 8:00, a bit behind schedule and I was worried we would be late to…
September 15, 2010Inspired by the people who actually got off their lazy butts and accomplished something by running the Disneyland 1/2 Marathon, Daniel and I decided to do something good. For the first time, we have decided to do the CHOC Walk on October 17th, 2010. . This walk is a 5k walk throughout the Disneyland Resort. Proceeds raised by the participants go to the Children’s Hospital…
September 13, 2010Ok so I have upgraded to the new version of Movable Type, but it seems to have shredded my old templates. Looks like the Daily Update Archive is intact, but the What’s New at Club Josh has taken a header… UPDATE 1: Ok, the What’s New section has been fixed and looks like the Daily Update archive. I can’t re-publish the site because it wants…
August 28, 2010I will be doing some site maintenance over the next days/weeks so just a heads up if you end up at a dead link. Some highlights: – Cleaning up old duplicate Daily Update entries from a 2008 upgrade of Movable Type. – Upgrading to Movable Type 5.02 from 4.32 – If I get ballsy, I will try and start putting static pages into Movable Type.…
August 20, 2010While I had delusions of going to Croatia and Europe this September, it looks like my sights and expectations have landed closer to home and I will be going with Daniel and Leslie to Pennsylvania next month. I am excited for a few reasons – first, I will get a chance to see my friend Susie who I haven’t seen for a few years! She…
August 18, 2010July has been a busy month here at Club Josh! First up, can we talk earthquakes?? We had another mild to moderate quake on July 7 that registered M5.4. It is the third M5+ quake in So Cal this year, and the second 5+ aftershock to the M7.2 Easter Sunday Sierra El Mayor Quake. I have to admit, I was disappointed I missed the majority…
July 22, 2010Just a quick note to celebrate my 15th Anniversary here at Club Josh. It all started as a misc directory on a test web server at UC Davis, ping-ponging around on a couple of local ISP servers in Northern California before finally settling on clubjosh.com back in 1999. There have been more than a few lean years where updates have been few and far between,…
June 28, 2010Loyal readers know two years ago, I attempted to get an iPhone 3G after drooling over Daniel’s purchase on the day it came out. (My story was faithfully captured here) It took 5 attempts and over 7 hours in line on two different days, but I managed to score one. For the past two years I have been very happy with my phone, with the…
June 25, 2010