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!

Santa Ana winds

So instead of the wind coming off the ocean and blowing inland, the Santa Ana winds blow west from the desert. And it's freakin hot here in LA. And I don't have A/C because no housing near the ocean has A/C. It's hot.

Unintended community dontation

Around these parts, we have street sweeping. If you car is parked on the side of the street the day it is be swept, generally between the hours of 9am-12pm, you get a ticket. Well, I forgot to move my car one day and contributed $40 to the community. That's my donation for the year!

Another funny bone

It took 31 years for me to find it, but I found another funny bone. It's in the ankle. I hit it on one of the legs of my rolling chair at work and it sent a good shock through the nervous system.

Craziest people alive, Isle of Man TT competitors

The Isle of Man TT is a motorcycle race that takes place on the Isle of Man (appropriately named right?). I've known about the race for a while and this years race was recently on HD Theater (absolutely amazing watching this stuff in HD).

It uses ~37 miles of public roads that wind through the country side and through the small towns in the Isle. The AVERAGE speed of the fastest guys is 130mph hitting top speeds of up to 200mph! These guys ride on the ragged edge and it's no surprise death is not uncommon.

Check out this promo vid: