The Carnival of the Insanities is up over at Dr. Sanity. There are great posts and a link to 5000 Years of Middle East History in 90 seconds. Talk about cool.
You honestly could not pay me enough money to do this. (Via Ann Althouse)
Dancer. That’s right, according to this Bankrate article” the wealthy dancer is an oxymoron. “The vast majority of dancers cannot make a living off of dancing alone as a performer,” says John Munger, director of research and information for Dance/USA, an American dance service organization. “I believe less
NYC apartment woes. Enough said. UPDATE: For SheSaid who doesn’t wish to register with the NY Times. (I have a hotmail address that I use for all such registration.) Here are some of my favorite quotes: “One night, the sound was so horrendous I went up and knocked
We had a discussion on lying a while back. My position is that lying is never appropriate. I bet Eric Poehlman wishes he had listened to me. From the New York Times Magazine: Poehlman pleaded guilty to lying on a federal grant application and admitted to fabricating more
Apparently the same way you get to be CEO–practice. Fortune reports For one thing, you do not possess a natural gift for a certain job, because targeted natural gifts don’t exist. (Sorry, Warren.) You are not a born CEO or investor or chess grandmaster. You will achieve greatness
Okay, truth be told I’m already religious. But I’m not a Southern Baptist. I make no attempt to understand the finer points of Southern Baptist Theology. Still, I found this article, Texas Seminary: No Speaking in Tongues interesting–from an HR point of view. It seems the trustees voted
Tattoos are becoming more prevalent. Which brings up the question, what do employees do about that? Do they refuse to hire people with tattos? Do they require they be covered? Categorize them as acceptable and unacceptable? (Flowers and hearts, okay. Knives plunging through skulls, not okay.) The Associated
The only acceptable lie is when your Aunt Grace* asked if you enjoyed her special dish at the family reunion. Other than that, never. Don’t lie on your resume. Don’t lie in an interview. Don’t lie in your performance review. Don’t lie about why you need a day
First off, I stole the headline, from Ben Stein’s column in the NYT. Now that I’ve confessed that sin, let’s read Mr. Stein’s ideas. The rich certainly have more money than the poor (that is, after all, what makes them rich). You can either moan and groan about