Some random posts. Whether it is funny, interesting, stupid, disturbing, or simply random, it has a place in this category.
I hate to fly! To me, flying in economy class is like riding in a bus that has wings. I rarely had very good experiences with airlines.
This week I flew Virgin America (different from Virgin Atlantic) for the first time and I have to say I was impressed. The quality of the service on ground and in flight was outstanding. The staff is super friendly and, they all look good! Yes, they do! It’s like the myth of the hot air attendant is real again…
As U.S. gasoline prices hit records on almost a daily basis, an increasing number of motorists are following a radical driving technique designed to eke out every last mile from a tank of fuel.
Known as “hypermiling,” the method can double gas mileage, even in gas-guzzling vehicles that would normally get less than 20 mpg.
Cracked.com came up with the 6 worst foods in the world. While they might have forgotten a few ones, I’m sure they are pretty close to the truth. Among the worst food, we have:
Reuters reports that a program teaching U.S. schoolchildren to abstain from sex have not cut teen pregnancies or sexually transmitted diseases or delayed the age at which sex begins. If you tell me NOT to do something, chances are I will try to do it… Kids will have sex one way or the other so you might as well teach them how to be responsible vs. teaching them not to have sex.
Times have changed. The eloquently written love notes of yesterday probably won’t get you very far these days when it comes to serenading that special someone. Want to learn how to be a text messaging Cassanova? Watch this Super News pod and you too can be Texting Your Way To Love in no time.
On my daily read of the French newspaper Le Monde (the World), I came across this article that just made me angry!
It is about a man called Ali, illegal immigrant, who is going on strike because his boss (who hired him illegally since Ali is an illegal immigrant) doesn’t want to give him paid vacations. How funny is that?
Only in France…