VeeJay says, "Hypocrisy! Hypocrisy! Why is there such hypocrisy now, at this particular time in human history?"

Hypocrisy is necessary. More so now than ever before in human history.

Hypocrisy is
"the only realistic response to the crisis we are facing. These measures are unlike anything you've seen before, but we have never faced anything on the scale of this before. Cheap oil is the very basis of consumer capitalism, and it is running out at an ever increasing rate."
"It grieves me to be your leader at this terrible time. I could have lied to you and continued to say this war was about the evils of Saddam Hussein, and left the problem of facing up to the end of cheap oil to my successors. But I have too much respect for you, the people, to do that. I understand that you are compassionate and intelligent, and I want to give you this chance to prove it, to stop living a bloated life today at the expense of everyone tomorrow. And so I give you this chance to stop making war on the world and live within your means. If, this week, you continue to consume your foods grown with oil-derived fertilisers and pesticides, harvested with tractors and flown in from around the world, if you continue to buy plastics and drive your cars, then we, as your elected servants, will understand that you want to keep on having cheap oil for as long as possible, and we will press ahead with war, safe in the knowledge that it is what you, the people, are actively asking us to do."

From a farcical personal message from Tony Blair, by Julian Cope
headheritage.co.uk/uknow/features/index.php?id=42

In Defense of Hypocrisy, by Robin Fishwick
"Hence it is that Anita Roddick probably generates more scorn than any other captain of industry. You can rip off the third world, exploit animals, sell weapons to inhumane regimes and that's business, but try to run an ethical company and you will always be criticised for being less than an angel."
headheritage.co.uk/uknow/features/index.php?id=3#top

VeeJay says
How to stay awake in meetings:
Do you keep falling asleep in meetings and seminars? What about those long and boring conference calls? Here's a way to change all of that. 1. Before (or during) your next meeting, seminar, or conference call, prepare yourself by drawing a square. I find that 5"x5" is a good size. Divide the card into columns-five across and five down. That will give you 25 one-inch blocks. 2. Write one of the following words/phrases in each block: * synergy * strategic fit * core competencies * best practice * bottom line * revisit * expeditious * to tell you the truth (or "the truth is") * 24/7 * out of the loop * benchmark * value-added * proactive * win-win * think outside the box * fast track * result-driven * empower (or empowerment) * knowledge base * at the end of the day * touch base * mindset * client focus(ed) * paradigm * game plan * leverage 3. Check off the appropriate block when you hear one of those words or phrases. 4. When you get five blocks horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, stand up and shout "BULLSHIT!" Testimonials from satisfied "BullShit Bingo" players: -- "I had been in the meeting for only five minutes when I won."- Adam W., Atlanta -- "My attention span at meetings has improved dramatically."- David T., Florida -- "What a gas! Meetings will never be the same for me after my first win."- Dan J., New York City -- "The atmosphere was tense in the last process meeting as 14 of us waited for the fifth box." - Ben G., Denver -- "The speaker was stunned as eight of us screamed 'BULLSHIT!' for the third time in two hours."-

"Some cause happiness wherever they go, others whenever they go."
Oscar Wilde