Quick Friday Thoughts

This week's sign of the apocalypse: J. Crew, Gucci and the like are designing manlier clothes... and some people are considering it manly. WTF?

Rather be lucky than good: business made a huge snap-back today on two fronts:
1. Diwali (I have lots of Indian counterparties)
2. Gold all-time high.

Veal is here. I am under specific instructions from his wife to get him hammered and steal his international-investment-banker blackberry. Tequila? Tequila.

NorCal Margaritas = paleo and better drinking through science (thanks Robb Wolf):
Two shots of gold tequila
Rocks - cold = good
Juice and pulp from one whole lime --> neutralizes the insulin spiking effect of the tequila
splash of club soda --> carbonation makes the booze go through quicker

What I'm listening to now: Gov't Mule. Check out "Soulshine" and "Slackjaw Jezebel"

Data Mining for Taste across Demographics

Interesting article in the WSJ about fashion, tastes and geography. I particularly found this quote to be interesting given the long-held stereotype:

Retailers' data also bust a few commonly held beliefs. Though Dallas has a flashy, big-spending image, the average woman there spends less on fashion than one in notoriously frumpy Washington, D.C., according to fashion website ShopItToMe.com.

Full article here via Freakonomics Blog