On a serious note…

Celebrate Buy Nothing Day! Escape consumerism for 24 hours.

What is the temperature inside my office?

Find out what temperature my office (CLO 370) is right now through the climate control web interface!

Answers to frequently-asked questions

• What is Time?

  Time is what keeps everything from happening at once.

• What is Space?

  Space is what keeps everything from happening to you.

• What is the Meaning of Life?

  It’s a cereal.

Excerpt from Enron corporation vision statement

Respect: We treat others as we would like to be treated ourselves. We do not tolerate abusive or disrespectful treatment. Ruthlessness, callousness and arrogance don’t belong here.

Integrity: We work with customers and prospects openly, honestly and sincerely. When we say we will do something, we will do it; when we say we cannot or will not do something, then we won’t do it.

Communication: We have an obligation to communicate. Here, we take the time to talk with one another… and to listen. We believe that information is meant to move and that information moves people.

Excellence: We are satisfied with nothing less than the very best in everything we do. We will continue to raise the bar for everyone. The great fun here will be for all of us to discover just how good we can really be.

Actual Enron actions

Claims that global warming and its link to CO₂ emissions is a scientific uncertainty.

Paid no income taxes for four of the last five years.

Told employees to continue to purchase Enron stock, even after an executive warned that the company might be an “elaborate accounting hoax” and other executives had unloaded millions of dollars worth of stock.

Phillip Morris and philanthropy

During one year, Phillip Morris donated $60 million to charitable causes.

That same year, they spent $108 million on advertising to publicize their donations.

At least try…

Here’s some inspiration about not giving up.