The Roommate Problem or Part One Of A Review Of The Darwin Economy

It’s taken awhile, but I’ve finally finished reading it and suffice it to say that reading The Darwin Economy has been an enlightening experience.  It took so much time because it was a challenging book that required quite a bit of counter-intuitive(that is to say counter to normal human intuition)reasoning.  Much like other books I’ve read about the severe disconnect between the everyday human experience and an actual rational human existence, it required me to step outside of myself and try to consider things more objectively than normal.  Consider the Roommate Problem.

Robert Frank presents the problem very clearly and his conclusions appear true, but it took me some deep thought to actual resolve the problem in a way that I could understand it.  That is to say that my personal resolution of the Roommate Problem didn’t require advanced degrees in Economics, it just needed me to formulate a simple statement of the conclusion of the problem itself.  That would be this:

People who enjoy a benefit should pay a premium.  People who have to suffer a penalty should pay a discount.

Quick Bic Project

A Day At The Venice Meet or No Drum Circle No Hippies Is This Venice?

I don't get much email so I'm on the Thrillist. It's an email list with a bunch of usually bad suggestions of things to do or buy in Los Angeles. But this week they had a couple of interesting suggestions. There's the trampoline place that opened in Gardena/Torrance. My niece would get a kick out of that. And then there's The Venice Meet.

I didn't think much about it at first. It looked like another Farmer's Market/Tourist Trap like the kind they have in Eagle Rock or Montrose, but The Venice Meet said it was about the handmade crafts and such. I thought that might be cool to check out, so I considered it. Later on in the week I found out that they were going to have live music too, and that was enough to drag me out of my house at eight in the morning and hop on two buses to Venice.

A Drinking Game

This is a drinking card game to be played

at any private or semi-private event

with a cash bar and entry charge.

Step One

Create a set of cards like these:

IT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE in Eagle Rock or Hobo Circus Harvest Beauty From Chaos

Rebecca Totman brought her second show over to Eagle Rock this past weekend. You missed it? Be sad. Still interested? Be glad, I was there and I've got a few pictures to share with you.

The Other Guys Or More Cheap Shots At Oscar Gutierrez's Expense

I'm feeling confident about Luis Lopez, but I figure since I've come this far I might as well check out the other two candidates for the 51st assembly.  Unfortunately Oscar Gutierrez  isn't running any events, and Arturo Chavez only wants me to help him walk the precincts.  I do the only thing I can do short of calling each candidate directly for an interview/introduction; I go to the Glassell Park Improvement Association(GPIA) meeting where all four candidates will be having a forum.

I drag my cousin out of her house and take her along for company.  She doesn't have any interest in this process, but I think she should get out of her house more.  We arrive at the Glassell Park Senior And Community Center a few minutes before the event is set to begin and I have a cigarette and observe the people walking into the event.  I wave and greet Hans as he drives into the parking lot.  Most of the people I see walking inside are older and whiter.  I tell my cousin that she's likely the youngest person attending this forum.

We walk into the space and sign in with GPIA.  I'm not sure why they need all of this information from me; it's not like I'm a resident of Glassell Park or anything.  I'm here to hear the candidates and nothing more.  I lead my cousin to a pair of seats in the far corner of the room.  There we settle in and wait for the forum to begin.

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