Patrick Coyne

2 weeks ago | pointsincase.com | Patrick Coyne |Laura Berlinsky-Schine |Graeme Carey |Rachel Hein

For some of us, revenge is an art form. And as is the plight of any artist, it is often that those who love us do not appreciate our craft and try to keep us from it. “Living well is the best revenge,” they say, “The best revenge is to not be like your enemy.” they say. Fine, whatever. Here are five techniques to promote healing and personal growth that will never come close to the deep animal satisfaction of sweet revenge.

2 weeks ago | pointsincase.com | Laura Berlinsky-Schine |Graeme Carey |Sam Colt-Simonds |Patrick Coyne

Everyone knows the best part of any first date is slopping up a plate of meaty tacos. But eating them in front of a romantic prospect is a high-stakes game of etiquette versus hunger. Obviously, not eating tacos isn’t an option, so here’s some helpful ways to hide your undignified devouring. Ask the restaurant to serve your tacos on the floor.

3 weeks ago | blog.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk | Patrick Coyne

For The Pension Regulator’s (TPR’s) whole existence we have worried about scheme deficits and a lack of longer-term planning. When a sponsoring employer of an underfunded pension scheme becomes insolvent, those members may go into the Pension Protection Fund (PPF). While the PPF can provide valuable compensation, the impact of this transfer can be material to members. Those members are often older people who have little or no chance to make up the shortfall in their expected retirement income.

1 month ago | pointsincase.com | Patrick Coyne |Luke Herzog |Sam Di |Zach Zajac

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1 month ago | mcsweeneys.net | Patrick Coyne

The big 4-0. It was supposed to be a moment of reflection. A time to consider what the next chapter of life will hold. But that morning of my fortieth birthday, something was different. I awoke to a sharp, unsettling sensation, as though something in the universe had shifted and my very DNA had been altered. The low, almost imperceptible hum of a Fender Rhodes electric piano reverberated through my bones. The room was the same, but something felt… wrong. Almost…sinister.