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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 16:40 |
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The Problem Is Choice This past week, I had to make one of the toughest decisions of my life. If you're thinking it involves some troubling poker hand I played, you're sadly mistaking. Those choices are easy for one has but a few options - calling and folding. What I to endure made even the most arduous river decision seem trivial. My predicament came on aisle 12 of Target while attempting to buy laundry detergent. I anticipated a leisurely shopping experience, maybe 15 minutes at most. I soon realized that I vastly underestimated the severity of the situation. There they were like beggars on the street, pleading for me to buy them. Tide, Cheer, All, Gain - each brand more alluring than the next. How was I (a mere mortal) to know which detergent was superior? I looked down the aisle to a fellow shopper in search of some answers. She (apparently just as flabbergasted as I) was smelling each detergent in hopes of a solution. I thought about replicating her method but realized her strategy had several crucial flaws. One needs to judge a product on overall performance, not merely one attribute. Thus, I began to do something I vowed never to do; read the labels! From bleach to softeners, I learned of a multitude of ways to wash my clothes. Overwhelmed and still undecided, I left the aisle to reevaluate. Apparently this process required further thought. What was I really looking for in a detergent? I drew a mental list of conclusions and put them in order of importance.
1) Preserving the quality of my clothes
2) Cleaning my clothes
3) Ensuring a good smell afterwards
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 August 2010 16:42 |
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 23 December 2008 11:15 |
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For more info check out: http://www.suitedconnections.com/suited-connections-team-alec-torelli.html Hometown: Orange County, California and Las Vegas, Nevada
Birthday: March 24, 1987
Occupation: Poker Player
Movies:
1. Shawshank Redemption,
2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
3. Lord of the Rings
4. Casablanca
5. Chinatown
Others Include: Sunset Boulevard, Atonement, Manhattan, The Apartment, Catch me if you can, Hunt for the Red October, Castaway, Spygame, Ferris Beuller's Day Off, Sex Drive, Rainmaker
Books:
1. Happier - Tal Ben Sahar
2. Fooled By Randomness - Nassim Taleb
3. Four Hour Work Week - Timothy Ferris
4. Elements of Poker - Tommy Angelo
5. High Fidelity - Nick Hornby Actors:
1. Tom Hanks
2. Jack Nicholson
3. Morgan Freeman
TV Shows:
1. The Wire
2. Arrested Development
3. Planet Earth
4. Californication
5. Lost
Artists:
1. Green Day
2. Elton John
3. Jimmy Eat World
4. AFI
5. Kanye West
Others Include: Acceptance, Akon, All American Rejects, Justin Timerlake, Lupe Fiasco, Taylor Swift, Switchfoot, Fallout Boy, Duran Duran, Sublime, Goo Goo Dolls, Foo Fighters, Jacks Mannequin, Metallica, Matchbox 20, Nelly, Pink, Rick Ross, Rihanna, Rise Against, Thrice, Taking Back Sunday, Timbaland and Yellowcard
Musicals:
1. Les Miserables
2. Wicked
3. Rent
4. Aida
5. Lion King
Influences:
1. Parents
2. Timothy Ferris
3. Clayton Littlejohn - Philosophy Teacher, SMU
4. Andrew Robl
5. Luke Kim
6. Dennis Prager
Quotes:
"You dont always get what you deserve, but rather what you expect."
"We are as happy as we decide to be."
- Abraham Lincoln
"It's not lying, it's flirting."
Drinks: 1. Water
2. Shiraz
3. Thomas Kemper Ginger Ale
4. Dr. Pepper
5. Blood Orange Juice Places:
1. OC, Cali
2. Las Vegas, NV
3. Abel Tasman, New Zealand
4. Rome, Italy,
5. Gold Coast, Australia
6. Tokyo, Japan
7. Prague, Czech Republic
Sights:
1. 12 Apostoles, Australia
2.Anchorage Beach - Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand
3. Half Dome, Yosemite
4.Watershow, Bellagio
5. Lightshow, Honk Kong
Restaurants:
1. KoKo's - Crown Casino, Australia
2. Il Mulino - Ceasars Palace, Las Vegas
3. Carnevino - Palazzo, Las Vegas
4. Olives - Bellagio, Las Vegas
5. Okada - Wynn, Las Vegas
6. Javiers - Orange County, CA
7. Tuna Town - Orange County, CA
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