Of Chickens and Men
Here's a little essay of photos I gathered from the web illustrating how the best laid plans can fall apart. In the first shot, a whale being transported on a flatbed spilled its guts all over the streets. It's sad, whereas shot three is extraordinarily profound. But my favorite is the last picture, which could be titled, "He's getting away!"
These photos apply to me because I've started five businesses—a tiny record company, a magazine, an import export company, a bar, and one other thing. Of the first four, only the import-export company remains operational with me as a participant. The bar is doing just fine, but I got out of that after my partner was kidnapped and held for ransom.Anyway, the photos are a reminder that my fifth venture, much as I want it to be the one that really takes off, is just another plan that could fall apart at any moment. My goal is to keep the chickens on the damned truck, but it's amazing how hard that can be. You know the old joke right? No? Here it is.
How do you make God laugh?
Make a plan.
posted by Egan Ehlers @ 12:14 PM
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