Archive for July, 2009

Mexico is taking a big hit in tourism dollars lost to what some are referring to as the "perfect storm", a reference to what has been happening over the last year or so that has severely offset the revenues of Mexican hotels, resorts, travel businesses and Mexican auto insurance brokers. What used to be a favorite destination of many U.S. travelers has been reduced to a trickle, (there were only 447 searches for "Mexico vacations" on Google last month and that is a terrible number). 

Swine flu scares, border violence, a weak economy and now the new Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative requiring a passport to travel to Mexico from the US. are all converging in that "perfect storm" and are taking their toll. Only about 30% of Americans have a passport and the tank top crowd that has kept Mexico hopping are not prone to getting a passport.

So guess what, fellow travelers? Now is the perfect time to travel there, the deals are unbelievable. Get a passport and go! 

Aikido was founded by Yoshimitsu Minamoto and is a marshal art handed down from generation to generation. Without going into a lot of boring details about it as a marshal art I thought it was the perfect way to describe an "attack" on an individual by the bad foods that will derail any diet.

Watch as Steven Segal demonstrates the art and visualize his opponents as the "processed sugar" enemies. There's the pie/cake/donut enemy, the candy enemy and the pasta enemy. Watch as he skillfully diverts them away from his body.

As marines are trained in ju jitsu they may find this method more to their liking but anyone can do it.

Aikido was founded by Yoshimitsu Minamoto and is a marshal art handed down from generation to generation. Without going into a lot of boring details about it's history as a marshal art I thought it was the perfect way to describe an "attack" on an individual by the bad foods that will derail any diet.

Watch as Steven Segal demonstrates the art of Aikido and visualize his opponents as not just another kung fu opponent but appearing like the fruit guys of the famous Fruit of the Loom characters.

Instead of grapes and apples as his "enemies," visualize him defending himself against sugar enemies, such as the pie/cake/donut enemy, the candy enemy and the pasta and white bread enemy. Watch as he skillfully diverts them away from his body.

Work out and lose weight at the same time with the Aikido Diet.