"My rims keep shining..."

Nothing special to talk about today just a couple of random things:

1) The peasants in China have the weirdest fashion sense I've ever seen. Their clothing differs so much from your typical Suzhou or Shanghai resident that they can be picked out by even the least experienced waiguoren. It's like they're wearing a uniform. The first article of peasant clothing seems to be the sports coat. Whether you're male or female, you must wear a sports coat or leisure suit (I think bonus points are awarded for ridiculous colors, sateen, velour, or tweed - the louder, the better). Next, you must carry with you an enormous bag filled with your belongings at ALL times. If you can't fit inside said bag, then you're just a poser peasant. Again, extra points are awarded if your entire bag is made out of denim. Awesome. Lastly, if you are male and over the age of 35, then black leather baseball hats are the coolest thing you can possibly own. At least you think so...

2) I recently purchased and watched the Google Boys Biography. It was a very simplistic overview of the lives of Larry Page and Sergei Brin (who met in grad school) and the development of Google. Despite its simple format, I still learned a lot about what made/makes Google different from other search engines. It gives me an appreciation for the power of one good idea and it got all my entrepreneur juices flowing...

3) I've started jumping rope as part of my daily routine. Now, I'm enjoying the jumping rope, but part of me feels like I'm wasting some time while doing it. My body is active, but my mind is blank. I'm a little obsessed with efficiency and particularly the possibility of multi-tasking as much as possible in my own life. So, today I grabbed a bunch of audiobooks off the web and tried listening while I jumped. I tried Harry Potter for a little while, but I couldn't crank the volume up loud enough (it has to be pretty deafening to be clearly heard over the jumping up and down on the wooden floors) . So I pushed in Sun Tzu's "Art of War" and it worked like a charm. Pat on the back for me :)

Here is a comic that always makes me laugh:

- Jon