"No Diatribe"

Sorry no tirade either. But not because I don't feel like it but rather because I'm getting forgetful in my old age. Somehow I managed to bring the wrong power supply for my computer and I am in my hotel room running on batteries. I hope that at the plant tomorrow they will have something I can borrow. Meanwhile I need to keep my entry short. I still promise to revisit the addiction issue at a later date.

A few signs of the times. I got bumped to business class on the plane partially because I travel a lot, but the biggest reason I think is that there are seats available, simply because business travellers are not prepared to pay the extra dollars anymore. Along the same line, the thing I appreciate about business class is that they give me food....this morning it was cheerios!! And I guess the third indicator of a struggling corporate world is that the guy across for me ordered baileys with his coffee at 9 am! He must have needed it to face his day?

I spent a long time in the immigration line in Monterrey upon arrival and so had time to study the rest of the travellers and made this observation. To start with, because this flight originated out of Detroit the majority of them are in the automotive industry (you can tell from the chatter) but what I noticed specifically is that probably 9 ouy of 10 of them were overweight. I'm not making a judgement because I've been there as well, but the overall preponderance of the problem was staggering for me as I looked down the line. Stress, poor eating habits, lack of exercise...I find it a little frightening for my peers most of whom work very, very hard. And the stress level in our industry grows by the day. Again, you can hear it in the conversations on the airplane and in the lines.

Quick....everyone get out there and buy a new car and help us out.

I wsih to dedicate day 215 to my old friend Maik Reincke who I ran into today, and who's as thin as ever!

...and tonite I found the perfect quote...

"This is true; virtually all edible substances, and many automotive products, are now marketed as being low-fat or fat-free. Americans are obsessed with fat content."---Dave Barry

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peter