Interesting airlines info

I caught a bit of a program that looked at the entire American Airlines operation. On a typical NYC to LA flight, after paying for fuel/airport fees/labor costs/etc., the average net revenue per flight is $200. Yup, $200 for the entire flight. One empty seat could mean a loss. However, I just paid $800 for my round trip flight home for xmas.... so they're making some money there!

fog free mirror!

An interesting surprise after getting out of the shower at my hotel. It seems the mirror has a built-in defogger. I didn't even know something like that existed beside for car side mirrors.

Tuxedo shoes are good for something

I had to bust on a tux as I was in my buddy Jeff's wedding. Been a while since I've put one on and forgot about the little shirt buttons and cuff links. Anyways, these tux shoes were actually kinda comfy and good for dancing. The slick bottom is good for sliding and spinning around on the dance floor, who knew?

Drinks in Argentina

So a cab driver recommended a 'Fernet con Cola' to me. It was sorta minty like jager... anyways, I liked it. And with your coffee, you can get all sorts of tasty alcholic stuff in them. Of course, there's the wine!

You can learn something from TV! Great leg workout!

So I learned this exercise from watching this commerical with J.R. Celski (US speed skater); I did a leg workout tonight at the gym which is why I mention it. The exercise where he's doing the one-legged squats on the ballon pad thing. It is VERY hard to do even on a flat surface. I do three sets of 7-8, and my legs are a little sore the next day; and that's on a flat surface at a faster pace. Doing it on the ballon pad thing makes it 10x harder; it really really challenges your balance and works all the smaller muscles. Doing it slow like J.R. makes it another 2X harder. You have to have a lot of strengh and balance to do it slow like that!

Spot the tourists!

I took this pic down in Buenos Aires.... only two guesses as to where they're from.

Lanes optional

I have to say, I love the driving style in Buenos Aires! They basically drive with common sense instead of strictly following the rules. There's not much in the way of staying in lanes.... the cars sort of just flow around and fill in the gaps. The cab drivers being the most aggressive, they'll squeeze in close between cars where you almost wouldn't think there was a gap. Everyone is very courtious in driving and allows all the shifting around without getting pissed off. It would never work here in the US!