Ponderings 10/9/10

Ponderings for the week of 10/9:

1.Being punctual is not efficient. - Every time I show up on time to a meeting it takes at least 5-10 minutes before all the necessary people come and the meeting can start. I think companies should implement passing periods like high school.

2. Keyboard Design - The proper way of typing tells you start with your fingers on asdf and jkl; why the hell was it designed so that the ; gets a starting position? I still don't fully know the proper use of the ; (semicolon) character.

3. Rush Hour - We call it rush hour but it is the time with the most traffic when you go the slowest the name should be slow hour.

4. I still don't know how we are supposed to say this year. Like do we refer to it as o-ten, ten, twenty-ten. Someone please make a stance and popularize it.

5. Airplane Water - Every time I order airplane water I get screwed. If you order water with no specifics you get water with 3/4 ice, 1/4 water. If you say no ice they give you warm water. Second, how come if people are getting a can of soda you still only get a glass of water. As a result of this every time I am on a plane I order 2-3 drinks at a time.

6. Gym etiquette - What is the proper gym etiquette for looking in the mirror in between sets at the gym. You finish a set and you look in the mirror and you see all these people staring at you via the mirror.
6A. Are you supposed to acknowledge them in the mirror, or turn around and acknowledge them in person?

6B. Next what is proper etiquette for staring. Usually people say you should not stare at people in person but are you allowed to if it is through a mirror?