A discussion about the process, steps and options of starting a new business

Finishing up my trip to Mexico this week, in one 24-hour period I traveled on every type of public transportation imaginable.  No, that's not entirely true.  I didn't travel anywhere by boat.

For sheer comfort, the 6 hour bus ride on ADO from Mexico City to Oaxaca was the best.  Roomy seats that reclined so far back I was almost laying down.

Inconvenience?  American Airlines/Mexicana top the list.  Since my trip ended, unplanned, in Mexico City and I had a ticket from Oaxaca-Mexico City-Miami, I called the airline to see if I could just board the plane in Mexico City.  Sure, for a $200 change fee.  And if I just didn't get on in Oaxaca?  Well, then, they'd show me!  They wouldn't let me on the connecting flight in Mexico City if I didn't use the first part of my ticket.  Therefore, I got to take the comfy bus ride, only to fly back to where I started.

The most exciting ride was in the taxi during rush hour in Mexico City, through one of the busiest intersections in town, while the traffic lights were not working, and the intersection just turned into a free-for-all.  That was hair-raising terror that no Disney ride could equal!

And as for scheduling, the TriRail train in Florida was so determined to be exactly on time, they only allowed 30 seconds per stop for passengers to board and unboard the train.  I made sure I was close to the exit a stop ahead of time so that I could jump off before the doors closed.

I had a good, and I believe successful, business trip.  Now I'm home to a foot-high stack of mail, an inbox full of saved messages that I need to attack, and a business that needs the finishing touches put on it so that I'm ready to get to work as soon as my merchandise arrives.

Have a good holiday weekend everyone!  Next week we'll begin again with the daily routine of getting the business up and running.  As soon as I reacquaint myself with where all the keys are on this American keyboard.