9.04.2008

Yea -- We got our DSL up and working -- my god, I was having withdrawal.  Unfortunately, with Comcast coming today to juice up our big ass TV, and now the Internet, I'll be completely worthless for the rest of the day.

Interesting point in book I'm reading:  Everyone is vulnerable to the shopping trick of get 5 for $10, or 3 for $5...whatever -- if we went in to the store needing just one lemon, but they're advertised 4 for $2, most of us go ahead and buy the 4 -- research shows that's a really powerful marketing trick...that makes people buy more than they really wanted...and end up either throwing away, eating too much, etc...  Today I was in the store and saw limes advertised that way, and they looked so pretty, and I don't have a recipe in mind that requires limes right now...and I almost bought them "just in case I need a lime."  But, stopped when I remembered the research!  They almost got me!

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