I have settled into my hotel room, and have already learned a tremendous amount traveling and humanity itself. I have decided to bullet point this to make it easier.

1. Kids on leashes at airports generally are on leashes for a reason.
2. I forgot my headphones so I bought a cheap pair at the airport for $2.75. I also forgot my chapstick, so I bought some for $2.99. One of the items transfers sound through a wire into my ear holes, and the other keeps my lips from chapping. Why is chapstick more expensive than earphones?
3. To the middle aged man who sat next to me on the plane. You shouldn't read Victoria Secret. It is a catalog, not a memoir. Why did you read it for 45 minutes? Why were you holding it so close to your face? It was creepy. I felt as though you were looking for Victoria's secret. (FYI: There was an eight year good who sat on the other side of me. He smelled like graham crackers, but at least he wasn't creeping me out.)
4. I clearly understand the concept of supply of demand, but I think that airlines gouge you with their pricing. Can you imagine if Gatorade cost more when you were thirsty? Why does an airline change their pricing so frequently? If it cost $140 to fly to Florida when I  bought my ticket 4 weeks ago, why does it cost $500 to fly to Orlando on the same day if the ticket was purchased last Saturday? Please, airline guy, set prices level...all the time. People might actually fly more, and you might actually not go bankrupt.
5. I didn't go to the Clay Aiken show last night....but....he is staying at my hotel and I saw his security guards. I did go to the Erykah Badu (pictured above) show at the House of Blues. It was fantastic. I went with my buddy Don O. He is a jazz musician that plays a lot of shows in Indy. In case you were wondering, Erykah Badu would win in a fight against Clay Aiken.
6. In reference to last weeks post on gratuity: I always get bent out of shape when a hotel adds 18% gratuity to a drink I order at the pool. I want the choice on whether or not to tip the waiter.
7. I'm not an old fogey, but I was slightly surprised when the desk clerk called me "dude" when I checked into the hotel yesterday. I didn't know whether to feel hip or old.

Talk to you later