The best use of a Dead Horse was in Lonesome Dove when "Gus" was caught out in the open with just a highpowered rifle and his horse.. He shot his horse and used it as a fortress battlement in the middle of the rangeland.
Pesky bushwackers got a taste of hot lead! USA Rangers plainly don't need anyone other than those inside the bright light to plan ahead, combine forces,expand the outreach or embrace others now excluded. *Yes, this is a "Pot-shot" but remember to keep your head down<G> Bro.CarpetDirect has every reason to think he's in the center of the world, the lights are bright where he is, and the noise level low.. inside the Great guarded entrenched par-preacher camp. -=A=- --- Jonathan Trower <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <HR> <html> I received a copy of this some time back. Thought this may be a good day to share it.<br><br> Jonathan<br><br> Dakota Indian tribal wisdom says that when you discover you are riding a colloquial dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. However, in modern organizations, we often try other strategies with dead horses, including the following: <ul> <li>Buying a stronger whip <li>Changing riders <li>Saying things like "This is the way we always have ridden this horse" <li>Appointing a committee to study the horse <li>Arranging to visit other sites to see how they ride dead horses <li>Increasing the standards to ride dead horses <li>Appointing a tiger team to revive the dead horse <li>Creating a training session to increase our riding ability <li>Comparing the state of dead horses in today's environment <li>Passing a resolution declaring: "This horse is not dead" <li>Blaming the horses' ancestry <li>Harnessing several dead horses for increased speed <li>Declaring that "No horse is too dead to beat" <li>Providing additional funding to increase the horse's performance <li>Do a study to see if contractors can ride it cheaper <li>Declare the horse is better, faster, and cheaper dead <li>Form a quality circle to find uses for dead horses <li>Revisit the performance requirements for dead horses <li>Say that this horse was procured with cost as the independent variable <li>Promote the dead horse to a supervisory position </ul><br> <br> </html> _______ "Do to others as you would have them do to you." -- Luke 6:31 (NIV) List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: http://RangerNet.org/faq.htm To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm ===== *High MORALE is the Index of effective Leadership. --------------********+********-------------------- Morale raises belief of the Leader in the follower, of the follower in the Leader, of each in themself, and both in the .....cause! __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus � Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _______ "Do to others as you would have them do to you." -- Luke 6:31 (NIV) List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: http://RangerNet.org/faq.htm To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm
