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HOARY PLANNING APHORISMS - PLANNING PHILOSOPHY - DOGGEREL
Things I have learned as a City Planner and Marine and Boy Scout and in Sunday School.
HOARY PLANNING APHORISMS - PLANNING PHILOSOPHY - DOGGEREL
Things I have learned as a City Planner and Marine and Boy Scout and in Sunday School.
Don't worry, be happy.
Why Plan, when you can react?
As you climb the ladder of success, don't forget who helped you.
Any road will do when you don't know where you are going.
This too shall pass.
Get it done.
Think!
Think positive.
Life has its ups and downs.
It will get better.
The Seven "P's" Of Planning - Preliminary Prior Planning Prevents Pitiful Poor Performance
Poor Planning on Your Part Does not Necessarily Constitute an Emergency on Mine
Poor Planning on Your Part Does not Necessarily Constitute an Emergency on Mine
Positive Mental Attitude is a Force Multiplier.
Don't make mountains out of mole hills.
What good does getting depressed do?Dive right in.
Take bite size projects and finish them.
Make a decision and stick with it.
The longest journey begins with a single step.
Excuses are like belly buttons, everyone has one.
I am from the government and here to help.
Close enough for government work.
If anything can go wrong, it will.
If anything can go wrong, it will.
If it ain't broke don't fix it.
But a stitch in time saves nine.
Run spiell chek.
Travel more.
Eat Less.
If it tastes good, spit it out.
Keep plugging away.
Swing for the Fences but try not to strike out.
Stuff happens.
Just do it.
Can do easy.
Criticism, like sewage, runs down hill.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Damn the Torpedoes, Full speed Ahead!
Don't Lose Friends Over Politics
In America we elect a Republican or a Democrat, pretty good people. We are not choosing between a Communist and a Fascist.
When in danger, when in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.
"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
Be Prepared.
Do a good turn daily.
Good guidelines then and now - A Scout is Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent.
On your Honor, Do your Best, Do Your Duty, For God and Your Country.
Leave your campground better than you found it.
Leave your community better than you found it.
If like many planners you are disorganized, find someone who is organized to help you.
Checklists help but the are not the bible.
A Plan is Not the Bible
Search for the Win / Win.
Developers are important to your community.
Seek and Ye Shall Find.
Planning, like life, has its ups and downs.
It will get better / It's got to get better / I hope it gets better.
Brevity is Beautiful.
KISS - Keep it Short and Sweet.
Short Plans are Best.
Your long plan should have a short summary.
Life can be a can of worms.
Publish or perish.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
Keep plugging away.
Muddle through.
Take bite size projects and finish them.
Make a decision and stick with it.
Keep your eye on the ball.
Planning does not equal procrastination.
Planning does not equal procrastination.
Trend is not Destiny
Current Trends May Not Forecast the Future.
If I don't know the answer I will make something up.
Keep your friends.
Don't be a workaholic.
How many people on their deathbed say, "Gosh, I wished I had worked more?"
The Few, the Proud, The Marines.
The Few, the Careful, The Planners.
Building consensus among governments and people is like herding Cats.
Show me which way the people are going and I will lead them.
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Planning Chicago's third airport is like bathing an elephant - it is big, difficult, and you can definitely get hurt.
Excuses are like belly buttons, everyone has one.
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.
We will all hang together or all hang separately.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
But pay attention to details - other people are.
But pay attention to details - other people are.
Let criticism roll off your back.
Flee Fornification, or, Don't get caught.
Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
Most of your life is none of their business.
Socrates was a famous Greek Philosopher. Like many planners, he was always telling people what do do.............. They poisoned him.
When in danger, when in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.
Hostile public hearings are stressful but they seldom shoot real bullets.
The Planner is like the Marine Point Man - he leads from the front, gets shot at often, and sometimes gets dinged.
When it absolutely, positively has to be destroyed overnight - Call 911-Marines.
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.
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.
To err is human, to forgive divine - neither of which is Marine policy.
The height of windy braggadocio obnoxiousness - a Marine from the Windy City.
Stop me before I Plan again.
Covid-19 - Wear Masks, Keep Your Distance, Hide Out. This Too Shall Pass
I am tired of Covid. I want to insult and demean it. I will now call it the Cooties! Don't get the cooties.
After Before
ACDC - Acronym Code Decode Center
PANE - People Against Nearly Everything
FUBIJAR - Flip You Buddy, I'm Just A Reserve
FUBIJAC - Flip You Buddy, I'm Just A Consultant
FUBAR - Flipped Up Beyond All Recognition
WITAWTAW - Where There's a Will, There's a Way
NIMBY - Not In My Back Yard
NIMTOF - Not In My Term Of Office
BANANA - Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anybody
REMF - Rear Echelon MF
SUCKS - Snarky Unfair Churlish Kid Stuff
TICS - This Is Complicated Stuff
ISC - I Stand Corrected
MMOM - Making Mountains Out Of Molehills
DWBH - Don Worry Be Happy
DAT - Developer Adjustment Tool (My Marine knife on the wall)
PIHEFF - Planning Is Hard, Especially For the Future
FASU - Forecasts All Screwed Up
PIOOTA - Pulling It Out Of The Air
The Plan
The Plan
In the beginning, there was a plan,
And then came the assumptions,
And the assumptions were without form,
And the plan without substance,
And the darkness was upon the face of the workers,
And they spoke among themselves saying,
"It is a crock of shit and it stinks."
And the workers went unto their Supervisors and said,
"It is a pile of dung, and we cannot live with the smell."
And the Supervisors went unto their Managers saying,
"It is a container of excrement, and it is very strong,
Such that none may abide by it."
And the Managers went unto their Directors saying,
"It is a vessel of fertilizer, and none may abide by its strength."
And the Directors spoke among themselves saying to one another,
"It contains that which aids plants growth, and it is very strong."
And the Directors went to the Vice Presidents saying unto them,
"It promotes growth, and it is very powerful."
And the Vice Presidents went to the President, saying unto him,
"This new plan will actively promote the growth and vigor
Of the company With very powerful effects."
And the President looked upon the Plan
And saw that it was good,
And the Plan became Policy.
And this, my friend, is how shit happens.
