Sunday, March 08, 2009

Abstract


This is not a pair of glasses. This is an abstract.

"Spring forward, fall back". This is the rule to help people remember how to adjust their clocks each spring and fall. We sprung forward an hour early this morning, which explains why it's 7:22 PM and still light out.

Given Daylight Savings time, this may encourage people to flash mob more often. A flash mob is a bunch of people who gather at one place and participate in a quirky activity and then disband. One of the "traditional" flash mobs that take place in SF almost every year on Valentine's Day is a spontaneous pillow fight. I've never seen a flash mob event, but have seen the aftermath of the pillow fight. Feathers are everywhere. It's one huge mess that's hard to clean up. Well, it appears that the city of San Francisco wants to crack down on flash mobs. Read the article here. I think people should be able to gather for flash mobs as long as their event does not entail clean up activities for the city. We're already struggling to finance stuff in this city. We shouldn't waste taxpayer dollars to clean up some peoples' idea of fun. When flash mobs first came out, it was probably cute, unique and fun because it's so absurd, but now the pillow fight is getting old. Think of something more creative guys and stop following the crowd like sheep!
I agree with one of the commenters who said that these people should harness their energy and do something good for the community.

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