Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Free Food!

What a concept.

Pay-as-you-can Restaurants!

The first thought that came to me was, this would never work in India. People would take advantage of the non-capitalist altruism inherent in such an idea. Then I thought, maybe I'm being too pessimistic about my people, who I do love.

And then I read further. Oh the irony!
Paying the check by honor system has its risks; there are always those who will exploit the opportunity and eat for free � perhaps more so in big cities. At Babu, an Indian restaurant in New York City, the pay-what-you-feel-is-fair method resulted in too many people getting a free meal. One Friday night, a rowdy group of 10 young Indians walked in and took over the restaurant's large central table. Their response to no prices was to leave no money; not even a tip for the wait staff. Babu now states their prices.
There you go. I'm not just a paranoid pessimist.

Anyway, the point is it's a cool concept - not sure it's profit-making, but a very Christian idea, I'd think.

Monday, December 18, 2006

You're Special!

Guess what? You made the cover of time magazine! It's true!

Check it out.

Congratulations, you world changer!

Seriously, check out some of the articles in the current issue... it's a fascinating analysis of how our world is changing - for good (and) or bad.