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The Monday Morning Memo

The wizard and I were walking past the bride’s room when
a shy young woman stepped out, alone, absent the usual entourage
of chattering, anxious girlfriends. It was an unusual moment.

She was obviously about to walk to Chapel Dulcinea to marry
the boy with whom she planned to spend the rest of her life.
(I call him a boy only because it has been my observation that little
girls grow up and become adults. Little boys merely grow taller.)

Wizzo stopped.
“This is the day?”
She nodded her head.
“What’s his name?”
“Richard.”
“And your name is…?”
“Lindsey.”
“Spelled with an e-y?”
She looked down and nodded, but glowed a little.
Wizzo smiled. 
“We probably shouldn’t keep him waiting,
but I’d like to take your picture. Would that be okay?”
Lindsey lifted her eyes and smiled back.
(click)
“Good luck, Lindsey.”

And she turned and began
her journey through the cedars
on the campus of Wizard Academy.

Take care of her, Richard.

– Indiana Beagle 
 

Like a coin, Ze Frank has two sides. Here’s the other one.
I’m not sure which one is my favorite.

Yes, I am. It’s this one.

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“A cafe owner, famous for his soup, was told by his accountant that he could boost his profit significantly if he would add just 5 percent more water to the recipe. The accountant was right. The water was added and no one noticed. Months later, the cafe added 5 percent more water and still no one noticed. Later, more water was added. And then a little more, but never more than 5 percent because they had now ‘proven’ that customers cannot detect just 5 percent more added water.

As you suspected, the cafe owner didn’t lose his customers incrementally, but all at once. ‘The soup here just isn’t as good as it used to be.’

I was told that story by a multimillionaire Wall Street speculator. He says American businesspeople have a peculiar blind spot to the all-at-once backlash that comes from watering the soup. He said American businesses expect to see incremental declines when they are incrementally abusive, but that’s never how it works. When the wife packs up to leave, she takes the kids and leaves all at once.
“

- Roy H. Williams

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