A short one for today. How sweet it is will depend on your tastes.
Okay, tonight is the first candidates' night. Council on Aging. 7:00 P.M. This is usually the equivalent of an exhibition game to the kick off of the short official season. It has been known however to expose obvious problems with the strategy of a campaign.
Okay, tonight is the first candidates' night. Council on Aging. 7:00 P.M. This is usually the equivalent of an exhibition game to the kick off of the short official season. It has been known however to expose obvious problems with the strategy of a campaign.
Who will forget the concession speech last year, i.e. concession stand speech that is.
If hindsight is indeed 20/20 we have a whole bunch of people who need glasses.
I for one must need a new prescription. All I see is more of the same.
We will be getting to that vision problem.
We will also soon be dealing with a bunch of corrective measures being suggested, eventually.
Issues. Always issues.
I am tired of issues. Yes, believe it or not, I am very tired of issues.
The one thing that keeps me going. The power in this town rest squarely with Town Meeting.
Also getting tired of that wall. Every present, always shifting wall.
Projections, tell me where you want to end up and I can project just about any scenario you want.
Want gloom and doom, easy as pie.
Admittedly the one projection I am pretty sure I cannot do for you is rosy and bright. It isn't. Something does in fact have to give.
What gives is the question. How you get to where you need to go is another.
The shortest distance between two points is inescapably a straight line. Put two points on a piece of otherwise blank paper, tell someone to find the shortest distance, and it is an easy and simple answer, every single time you ask the question you will get the same answer, or should.
Take that paper with the two points, and modify the question to what is the best way to get from point A to point B and overlay it on a road map, and that's where you start with the problems. You still might get lucky. Might be a direct route to were you want to go. Certainly based simply on the map it map still be the best answer. If you you want to do is use the map how could you be wrong.
But now remember, the question isn't the shortest distance but the best way to get there. Without accounting for anything else, sure let's take the straight line road. When you are planning a journey of any significant length, that straight route on a map is very seldom the best route to take.
Factor in highway vs. urban streets, time, conditions, etc. the best way to get there now depends on a whole bunch of things doesn't it.
Just a question to ponder.
Factoring in time at this point, that's all there is for today.
Be safe.
If hindsight is indeed 20/20 we have a whole bunch of people who need glasses.
I for one must need a new prescription. All I see is more of the same.
We will be getting to that vision problem.
We will also soon be dealing with a bunch of corrective measures being suggested, eventually.
Issues. Always issues.
I am tired of issues. Yes, believe it or not, I am very tired of issues.
The one thing that keeps me going. The power in this town rest squarely with Town Meeting.
Also getting tired of that wall. Every present, always shifting wall.
Projections, tell me where you want to end up and I can project just about any scenario you want.
Want gloom and doom, easy as pie.
Admittedly the one projection I am pretty sure I cannot do for you is rosy and bright. It isn't. Something does in fact have to give.
What gives is the question. How you get to where you need to go is another.
The shortest distance between two points is inescapably a straight line. Put two points on a piece of otherwise blank paper, tell someone to find the shortest distance, and it is an easy and simple answer, every single time you ask the question you will get the same answer, or should.
Take that paper with the two points, and modify the question to what is the best way to get from point A to point B and overlay it on a road map, and that's where you start with the problems. You still might get lucky. Might be a direct route to were you want to go. Certainly based simply on the map it map still be the best answer. If you you want to do is use the map how could you be wrong.
But now remember, the question isn't the shortest distance but the best way to get there. Without accounting for anything else, sure let's take the straight line road. When you are planning a journey of any significant length, that straight route on a map is very seldom the best route to take.
Factor in highway vs. urban streets, time, conditions, etc. the best way to get there now depends on a whole bunch of things doesn't it.
Just a question to ponder.
Factoring in time at this point, that's all there is for today.
Be safe.
It could be a fact that the best way to get somewhere is the straight line even when it's not on the best roads. If a few bumps and extra wear and tear on passengers and vehicle is acceptable, then go for it. We'll get there sooner.
ReplyDeleteBut the problem lies in whose vehicle are we riding in? Is it any more acceptable to ride through pot holed streets in someone else's Ferrari than it would be in your own? It's easier to be reckless with other's property.
The other thing to consider is who's doing the driving. The driver maintains control of the wheel and doesn't have to consider what the passengers are saying.
We have to trust that the driver has the best interest of the passengers and their property in mind. Or find a driver who does.
I doubt the vehicle owner or the passengers will willing accept the bumps or wear and tear.
ReplyDeleteYou are correct that the problem lies in whose vehicle we are riding in. The owner, or more appropriately owners have the absolute right to retain control.
That is why I will disagree with you that the driver maintains control of the wheel and doesn't have to consider what the passengers are saying. That only applies when the driver is the vehicle owner or the passengers have voluntarily accepted the ride without conditions, or the actual owners have given absolute control.
When that driver is hired or even appointed by the group without unilateral control, the group is not and should never be ignored. The passengers at a minimum should always retain the right to get to their destination by other means, if they decide it more prudent.
I guess you're right. The passengers have a do have a say. But let's buckle up because no matter which route we take this year it's going to be a rough ride.
ReplyDeleteLets buckle up would be a good slogan for all the town workers who dont...Who is minding the store,evidently not the people in charge of these employees.If an accident occurs lets hope it doesnt come around an bite us.......
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