I happened to bump into an old acquaintance of mine the other day whom I hadn’t seen in years. What I remembered about him was that he was one of the most narcissistic people I’ve ever known. And, true to his old self, he immediately began talking about money. At one point in our conversation, I said to him (though I don’t recall the exact context) that money is not the endgame, but merely a means to an end. To which he snapped, “People may like to believe that bull___t, but the truth is that money isthe endgame. A minute … Continue reading →

Two years ago one employee said he couldn’t come in because his false teeth flew out the window while he was driving down the highway. Last year a worker said he felt he had to stay at a casino when he had money left after a gambling weekend. Another employee woke up in a good mood and didn’t want to ruin it. All of these silly excuses come from past surveys by jobs site CareerBuilder of employees’ most absurd reasons for calling in sick. Some gems from this year’s list: Employee claimed his grandmother poisoned him with ham. Employee said … Continue reading →

Following his interview with Breitbart London, Greenpeace founder Dr. Patrick Moore addressed the Global Warming Policy Foundation in London last night, telling them why he left the environmentalist group and became sceptical of man-made global warming. Here is his speech: My Lords and Ladies, Ladies and Gentlemen. Thank you for the opportunity to set out my views on climate change. As I have stated publicly on many occasions, there is no definitive scientific proof, through real-world observation, that carbon dioxide is responsible for any of the slight warming of the global climate that has occurred during the past 300 years, … Continue reading →