tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33100364753037261652024-03-19T02:23:18.743-07:00Why Plan When You Can React ?Craig Hullingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06023899563795271215noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310036475303726165.post-20326129495996631902020-05-19T09:29:00.011-07:002024-03-16T08:36:03.982-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">Things I have learned as a City Planner and Marine and Boy Scout and in Sunday School.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Why Plan, when you can react?</span></span></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">As you climb the ladder of success, don't forget who helped you.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Any road will do when you don't know where you are going.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">This too shall pass.</span></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Think positive.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Life has its ups and downs.</span></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">It will get better.</span></span></div>
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<span face="montserrat, sans-serif" style="color: #34485e; font-size: large;">The Seven "P's" Of Planning - </span><span face="montserrat, sans-serif" style="color: #34485e; font-size: large;">Preliminary Prior Planning Prevents Pitiful Poor Performance</span><br />
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<span face="montserrat, sans-serif" style="color: #34485e; font-size: large;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b524c078-7fff-4308-3b49-24e9f9bf41b9"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Poor Planning on Your Part Does not Necessarily Constitute an Emergency on Mine</span></span></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Positive Mental Attitude is a Force Multiplier.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Don't make mountains out of mole hills.</span></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Dive right in.</span></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Take bite size projects and finish them.</span></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Make a decision and stick with it.</span></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">The longest journey begins with a single step.</span></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Excuses are like belly buttons, everyone has one.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="5">I am from the government and here to help.</font></div><div style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Close enough for government work.</span><br /></font>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 19px;"><b>If it ain't broke don't fix it.</b></span></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-large;"> But a stitch in time saves nine.</b></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Run spiell chek.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Travel more.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Eat Less.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">If it tastes good, spit it out.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Keep plugging away.</span></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Swing for the Fences but try not to strike out.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Stuff happens.</span></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Just do it.</span></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Criticism, like sewage, runs down hill.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Damn the Torpedoes, Full speed Ahead!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Don't Lose Friends Over Politics</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">In America we elect a Republican or a Democrat, pretty good people. We are not choosing between a Communist and a Fascist.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is always darkest before the dawn.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is always darkest before it is pitch black.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>When in danger, when in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.</b></span></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">"We spend precious hours fearing the inevitable. It would be wise to use that time adoring our families, cherishing our friends, and living our lives!" Mary Angelou</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Be Prepared.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Do a good turn daily.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Good guidelines then and now - A Scout is Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">On your Honor, Do your Best, Do Your Duty, For God and Your Country.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Leave your campground better than you found it.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Leave your community better than you found it.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">If like many planners you are disorganized, find someone who is organized to help you.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Checklists help but they are not the bible.</span></span></div>
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<span face="montserrat, sans-serif" style="color: #34485e; font-size: large;">A Plan is Not the Bible, amend as needed.</span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Planning, like life, has its ups and downs.</span></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">It will get better / It's got to get better / I hope it gets better.</span></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Brevity is Beautiful.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">KISS - Keep it Short and Sweet.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Short Plans are Best.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Keep your friends.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Don't be a workaholic.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>How many people on their deathbed say, "Gosh, I wished I had worked more?"</i></b></span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">The Few, the Proud, The Marines.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">The Few, the Careful, The Planners.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Building consensus among governments and people is like herding Cats.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Show me which way the people are going and I will lead them.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Planning Chicago's third airport is like bathing an elephant - it is big, difficult, and you can definitely get hurt.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Grant me the COURAGE to change what should be changed; the SERENITY to accept what cannot be changed; and the WISDOM to know the difference.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">We will all hang together or all hang separately.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Don't sweat the small stuff.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">But pay attention to details - other people are.</span></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Do what your boss tells you unless it is illegal or immoral.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Socrates was a famous Greek Philosopher. Like many planners, he was always telling people what do do.............. </span></span><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">They poisoned him.</span></span><br />
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">When you take a job, you are issued some marbles. Each time there is a problem one marble is taken away. No new marbles are ever added for any reason. After a while, you lose your marbles.</span></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;">When in danger, when in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.</span></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hostile public hearings are stressful but they seldom shoot real bullets.</span></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Planner is like the Marine Point Man - he leads from the front, gets shot at often, and sometimes gets dinged.</span></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;">When it absolutely, positively has to be destroyed overnight - Call 911-Marines.</span></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Great Leadership enables the Marines to get American teenagers up at 0500 hours, work out, stay clean and neat and organized, and Charge Machine Guns, all for minimum wage.</span></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yea though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I will fear no evil, because I am a US Marine and there for the baddest guy in the valley.</span></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;">To err is human, to forgive divine - neither of which is Marine policy.</span></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;">The height of windy braggadocio obnoxiousness - a Marine from the Windy City.</span></span></div>
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<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Covid-19 - Wear Masks, Keep Your Distance, Hide Out. This Too Shall Pass</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am tired of Covid. I want to insult and demean it. I will now call it the Cooties! Don't get the cooties.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">PANE - People Against Nearly Everything</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">FUBIJAR - Flip You Buddy, I'm Just A Reserve</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">FUBIJAC - Flip You Buddy, I'm Just A Consultant</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">FUBAR - Flipped Up Beyond All Recognition </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">WITAWTAW - Where There's a Will, There's a Way</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">NIMBY - Not In My Back Yard</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">BANANA </span><span class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;">- <b> </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-spacing: 2px; color: #555555; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anybody</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">REMF - Rear Echelon MF</span></div>
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Craig Hullingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06023899563795271215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310036475303726165.post-17171380399448684602011-07-22T13:37:00.001-07:002020-05-21T12:23:31.313-07:00The Plan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The Plan</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><b>In the beginning, there was a plan,</b></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">And then came the assumptions,</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">And the assumptions were without form,</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">And the plan without substance,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">And the darkness was upon the face of the workers,</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">And they spoke among themselves saying,</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">"It is a crock of shit and it stinks."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">And the workers went unto their Supervisors and said,</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">"It is a pile of dung, and we cannot live with the smell."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">And the Supervisors went unto their Managers saying,</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">"It is a container of excrement, and it is very strong,</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Such that none may abide by it."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">And the Managers went unto their Directors saying,</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">"It is a vessel of fertilizer, and none may abide by its strength."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">And the Directors spoke among themselves saying to one another,</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">"It contains that which aids plants growth, and it is very strong."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">And the Directors went to the Vice Presidents saying unto them,</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">"It promotes growth, and it is very powerful."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">And the Vice Presidents went to the President, saying unto him,</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">"This new plan will actively promote the growth and vigor</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Of the company With very powerful effects."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">And the President looked upon the Plan</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">And saw that it was good,</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">And the Plan became Policy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "tempus sans itc";"></span></b><span style="font-family: "tempus sans itc";"></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And this, my friend, is how shit happens.</span></div>
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Craig Hullingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06023899563795271215noreply@blogger.com