Don't Shoot Me General Patton!.... Very seldom do I read quotes from people I truly respect and end up mentally battling over their validity. Here is a simple-sounding and brilliantly profound statement by General George S. Patton: Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results. George S. Patton. My first, knee-jerk reaction to this statement was to say that it was antiquated and in this age of technology, it cannot be applied properly without a major system crash! I cut into it and explored it and dissected it and tried to justify what I thought. Well…I ended up flailing in brutal self-reflection. Read more from Andy Swingley, a FohBoh FohBohist!Visit Andy at FohBoh!
July 5, 2009Flexi-whatians?Flexitarians—they cut back on meat, bubba
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Recycling and so on
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