- My exchange-student-brother, currently at InvestFashion, used to work for American Eagle as a fashion designer. He would tell stories about endless meetings with business people talking about the cost of a zipper and "this thread is $.09/yard but this thread is $.08/yard and it's almost the same color" kind of thing. This story made me think of him.
- Hey! State of Minnesota: this is a great idea, especially since those traffic cameras that would fine/issue tickets were declared unconstitutional. Pavolov taught me it's much easier to use rewards to increase behavior than to use punishments as a deterrent. Just saying.
- Go Purple!, apparently now also an Alzheimer's fighter.
- Speaking of health, diabetes prevalence across the US over time. Am I correct in thinking that the counties in Arizona, and South Dakota with high incidence of diabetes are also largely populated by Native American tribes? Just curious.
- Which color are you? And which one will make you buy stuff?
- Remember that blizzard I mentioned? the only relief I could find....
10.12.10
Friday LINKFEST and assorted ramblings
Apparently, there's about to be a blizzard in Minnesota so I'm staying in tonight. (Why isn't The Good Guys more interesting right now?) Here's what's happening so far:
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