1. Very strange, I woke up in a good mood this AM. So let me think about work for a few seconds. Okay. All back to normal cynicism.

2. Do those who are creative everyday have it tougher than those who perfectly work the same dull routine? I dunno, I’ll ask someone creative

3. Of course, everyone thinks they have it tough. Except the guy who gets to airbrush painted swimsuits onto naked supermodels, that is.

4. My new iPhone has started losing battery life as quick as my old one did. Being my daily companion is very draining. [insert wife joke here]

5. A teenage who bombed a Stabucks in NY was inspired by Fight Club. I don’t understand what they mean. Do you get it, Tyler? No? Okay. Fight?

6. I’m traveling at month’s end to Puerto Rico. I guess I better start cleaning off the ‘Gringo Tourist’ cloud that I have to drag behind me.

7. If I deliver the SomBlock in Spanish while I’m in Puerto Rico, will it allow me to blend in with the locals?

8. This morning’s SomBlock is sponsored by all of the good in the universe. Okay I’m lying, it’s sponsored by Acme Poison Dipped Battle Axes.

*** Every weekday from 8-9am while traveling from Stamford to Manhattan, Mark Sahm writes a block of thoughts on his Twitter account (@Somrod) via his iPhone.***