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Fish Pedicures

I am going to get me a fish pedicure one of these days since the location (8643 Richmond Highway) is closed to where I live. My only concern is that will they make me pay if my feet kill all the fish? From Delaware Online:

Fish pedicures are creating something of a splash in the D.C. area, where a northern Virginia spa has been offering them for the past four months. John Ho, who runs the Yvonne Hair and Nails (www.yvonnesalon.com) salon with his wife, Yvonne, said 5,000 people have taken the plunge so far.

Via Zen Corner

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Obama’s Here

Ludacris’s new song “Politics” doesn’t help Obama at all, especially with lyrics like: “Paint the White House black and I’m sure that’s got ’em terrified / McCain don’t belong in any chair unless he’s paralyzed.” Ouch!

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Cheap: Spending Habit

I have been wondering about what makes people cheap. I am referring to their spending or rather not spending habit. I am not talking about trying to save money, but more to the extreme. Let’s say that you have a friend who hardly puts out his share when you guys hang out. We all have a friend or two like that I am sure.

Is cheap something people are born with or they growing into it? Some say they are born with it. No matter how rich they are, if they were born cheap, they will be cheap for life. I know people who make six figures, yet they nickel and dime even their own relatives.

I argue that cheap is something you adapt to, especially if you come from a hardship background. When I was growing up, I witnessed what my mother had gone through to make money, and that makes me think twice about spending money. She worked in a sweatshop making 50 cents a pop, and often time, she had to skip lunch to compete with her coworkers. That image creeps up on my every time I make a purchase I am not sure if I should get it or not.

So I admit that I do think hard when throwing out money, but not to the point of extreme. As long as you don’t take advantage of me, I don’t take advantage of you. If we go out and you cover me this time, I’ll cover you the next. I don’t know if I am cheap or not, but I know that I am not a big spender. And that brings me to the next point.

Do people know that they are cheap? It doesn’t take much to see if people are cheap or not, but do they know that they are cheap? Or they just simply don’t care as long as they don’t have to touch their pocket. Is there any psychological study that explains the characteristic of cheap?

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Sandals and Bicycles for Poor Children

With just $2500, the children of Phi Loc received new sandals and bicycles to walk and ride to school. As our friend Theresa Le had witnessed:

The children ran off, some with their new sandals, sweet treats in hands, some rode off on their new bicycles. The church yard was filled with giggles and children’s laughter. Oh the joy of owning a brand new pair of sandals and bicycle!

If you would like to help putting a smile on these innocent children, write to [email protected] or [email protected] for more info or mail to:

Sr. Cecilia Nguyen, CCSS
St. Ambrose Catholic Church
3901 Woodburn Road
Annandale, VA 22003

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Jackie’s Bag

NPR profiles Jackie McLean:

When McLean was 15, his mother bought him an alto saxophone, but it didn’t sound like Lester Young. It wasn’t until he heard Charlie Parker playing the alto that he fell in love with its sound. McLean recalled the first time he heard “Bird” play. “For the first time in the history of my life, I heard the alto saxophone and loved it,” McLean said. “I loved the way it sounded, the quality. I liked the ideas.”

Download the program here.