Discussion: Sprint finals (and goats)
in: Orienteering; General
Aug 16, 2005 10:24 PM
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PG:
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Planning for any event includes planning for anything that might go wrong, and the Sprint finals are no exception. I'm taking some advice from a book I'm reading ("Broken Verses") written by a Pakistani women, in which the following appears:
"Whenever there is some major production in the works, the budget includes the cost of several goats -- the bigger the production, the more goats. That way, when something goes wrong, a goat gets sacrificed without disrupting the balance sheet. Two goats if the problem is major."
Hopefully we won't be making any sacrifices, but any goats at Pawtuckaway that weekend should be aware of the possibilitiy....
Planning for any event includes planning for anything that might go wrong, and the Sprint finals are no exception. I'm taking some advice from a book I'm reading ("Broken Verses") written by a Pakistani women, in which the following appears:
"Whenever there is some major production in the works, the budget includes the cost of several goats -- the bigger the production, the more goats. That way, when something goes wrong, a goat gets sacrificed without disrupting the balance sheet. Two goats if the problem is major."
Hopefully we won't be making any sacrifices, but any goats at Pawtuckaway that weekend should be aware of the possibilitiy....
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