Friday, February 8, 2008

Dews Taco Day


Yes I know, "Taco Day" just sounds... Well, strange...

But, a place I have been going to since before I was able to walk has had a tradition of serving a taco buffet every friday, so for twenty seven years I have attended it at least a few times a year. Having lived in DC for the last eight years though, its made it more a bi-weekly tradition, thus "Taco Day".

On to the news...

Interesting study out of Boston today that indicates that people are more likely to spend more extravagantly when, well, sad...

The so-called "misery is not miserly" phenomenon is well-known to psychologists, advertisers and personal shoppers alike, and has been documented in a similar study in 2004.
The new study released Friday by researchers from four universities goes further, trying to answer whether temporary sadness alone can trigger spendthrift tendencies.
This honestly doesn't come off as much of a surprise to me as we, as a society, have been conditioned for fear and consumption. Why shouldn't sadness be a product of fear?

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Bush's Poll numbers continue to sink to historical lows (as do Congress, but thats not a huge surprise).

Just to head off any questions, yes my family was from Sicily, but no I am not at all connected to these wonderful fellas. Do you think I'd only have a two bedroom apartment NOT stocked with prostitutes if I did?
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Finally a wonderful use for Facebook and Myspace (besides posting photos of some crazy Vegas adventure?). Gang recruitment!

Young people who visit social networking sites to download music and
pictures glorifying criminal street gangs can unwittingly set themselves up to
be recruited by those gangs, according to law enforcement officials and youth
counselors.
Ok, so let me get this straight... If someone where to download material that "glorifies criminal street gang" activity, they would be "unwittingly" setting themselves up for recruitment???

If the individual is interested in glorified material from said street gang, wouldn't that kind of indicate they may be interested in joining? WTF is this "unwittingly" crap? Thats like walking into an army recruiter station only to be shocked they would actually want you to join the freakin army...
"I just wanted the free watch!!!"
That is all...

6 comments:

Jack Gonzo, MD said...

Are we doing taco night tonight?

Dews said...

Hell yes! You available?

Dews said...

Just realized I'm wearing the "Pastor Peyton Manning" garb again though, so just not allowed to give me shit for it :)

SayHey Kid said...

Thats to easy.........Still plan on meeting up at 6ish in front of MC stop?

Dews said...

works for me, I'm hittin home first, then headed that direction

Jack Gonzo, MD said...

6ish...metro center...yeah I'm in