2. You do the math (at the end of birthday parties)
And in the end, who cares? We need not abandon the idea of parties in restaurants altogether. After all, not everyone has the space, the culinary skill or the energy to celebrate friends in the style they deserve. But perhaps there should be a few rules of order(ing). First, avoid long tablefuls of too many people, lest the honoree feel like she is presiding over the Last Supper. "Groups of 10 or under are great," said a novelist who's still recovering from a raucous gathering at a West Village restaurant attended by 19 of her nearest and dearest. If it's a fancy place, consider limiting the menu choices ahead of time to several reasonably priced alternatives and house wines, perhaps to be printed on a keepsake placard. If you have piles of money, consider paying for everybody. If you don't, consider disclosing a rough price of entry ahead of time. And if that is exceeded, suck it up, because the alternative is just unpleasant.
- nytimes.com, May 6, 2007
3. A depressing day? You do the math
Today is the most depressing day of the year, and not just for those federal election candidates who will be losers by day's end.
So says Cliff Arnall, a health psychologist at the University of Cardiff in Wales who came up with a formula - 1/8W+(D-d)3/8xTQMxNA - to calculate the lowest emotional point of the year. He did this at the request of the travel industry, which wanted to know the best day in January to book a summer holiday.
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