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Been in Pittsburgh for five days now – my how time flies. Seems like I’ve been working non-stop, though I’ve had it easy compared to some people from work that have literally worked all day and all night.

Other than a three hour delay in Washington DC, the flight was uneventful. It was cool flying into DC and seeing the Capitol, the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials.

Pittsburgh is rather dull so far (then again, I’ve barely been out of the convention center). There’s a mile and a half walk between the hotel and the convention center, but it’s good exercise and kind of gives me a feel of what it would be like to work in a really large city.

No excitement on the General Conference front either – no angry mobs of people yet, though you do get attacked by people handing out flyers as you try to enter the convention center. But the angry mobs will come – it’s just a matter of time.

A couple of weeks ago I accidentally mailed two letters without stamps or a return address. Today I received one of them back from the post office – they had opened the letter, put the contents in a new envelope and mailed it back to me.

My question is this – wouldn’t it have been just as easy (and cost the same) to forward it on to the person I mailed it to in the first place?

I don’t know if it’s allergies or a cold or what, but I have been coughing up all sorts of unholy substances this past week. I sure hope whatever it is goes away before I have to head to Pittsburgh this weekend…

I’ve been a member at the YMCA for several years. While most people there are nice, normal folk, I’ve noticed that there are some who annoy everyone else through their behavior. These people generally fall into one of a few different categories:

1. The Jerk

The Jerk is generally an older male. He “jerks” his way through all the exercises, completely oblivious to the fact that when your back does all the work, you not only risk injuring yourself, but the muscle groups that *should* be affected are barely coming into play

2. The Lounger

The Lounger is there to socialize. He/she talks excessively loud to those around them, or (God forbid) takes up space on a treadmill or stair machine while talking on a cell phone. They are more interested in the game on TV, thinks the exercise equipment are suitable replacements for a chair or couch, and are generally oblivious to those around them who are actually there to *work* during their workout.

3. The Exhibitionist

The Exhibitionist is almost always female, usually in high school. They wear very little clothing, and what they do wear is about two sizes too small. They spend a good hour and a half on the different aerobic machines (treadmill/elliptical/bike) going full speed, despite the fact that they probably have 5% body fat as it is. Kind of sad to see a eating disorder in training.

4. The Newbie

The Newbie is, as the name suggests, new. Usually out of shape. Which isn’t a problem – everyone has to start somewhere. But the Newbie tends to wander around from station to station, generally doing exercises wrong/ineffectively. Which is easily corrected with a simple equipment orientation – if they would only take advantage of it.

5. The Snob

The Snob is a gym regular…. the weights are *his* domain, and woe unto those who interferes in his workout. He thinks everyone else should get out of his way, and not dare use a piece of equipment that he might need somewhere down the road.

In other words, me 🙂