Seriously I like nothing about the life of the business traveler. I don’t like to fly, I don’t like talking to random people at hotel bars, I get easily confused in rental cars and all things being equal I would take my own bed and a 10am wakeup time over a freshly made hotel bed and an alarm for 6. And this seems pretty obvious to me. The one thing I love about business travel is the corporate card. Colleagues drive free, expenses get paid, and I can feel like a big shot expensing hotel Internet so I can set up the demo before bed and check into my flight.
The hell that is winter driving
21-Feb-10
Over the past four winters, I have driven over 10000 miles back and forth to lake tahoe. Here are some things I’ve learned:
1. Everyone just wants to get there safely, except for the people in huge pickup trucks, who just want to get there as fast as possible and give you the finger if you drop below 50mph, even in a blizzard.
2. When in doubt, chain up.
3. Make sure the first time you put the chains on isn’t also the first time you need them. In other words, practice.
4. white smoke out the exhaust is bad. Stop immediately and find a shop.
5. Traffic on the way? Bad. Traffic on the way back? Unbearable.
6. Tahoe is tough on cars. If you love your car and can’t bear a scratch on it, rent one you care less about.
7. If your car gets stuck in the snow, put it in a low gear, get outside, and gently rock it back and forth, only pushing the gas when the car is going forward. This is easier with more people.
8. Which reminds me, don’t drive alone in bad weather on mountains.
9. If you get a chance in a snow filled empty parking lot, practice quick turns and stops. Useful AND fun.
A great way to spend a day
19-Feb-10
Gogeous and not too cold. Great runs all day
Why i love winter in sf
17-Feb-10
1. Snowboarding
2. Warm weather in the city
3. New year means new changes
4. Lent.
5. Spring training.
Also fantasy baseball, even if I don’t play anymore