The Third Rule

There are seven shades of ball shit.

Possible rule The more you try to convince your self you need something the less likely you are to use it. I tunes anyone?

Saving money. The rules and axiomatic truths. Something I've noticed. And it does seem to be obeying some kind of unwritten rule. (unwritten that is, till now) 1.When trying to save money, a company (Government or bureaucracy), will make a decision based on the wrong/inaccurate data. 2.When trying to save money for increased profit, a company will cause more problems the smaller the amount saved. 3.The time and effort put into saving the money will almost always negate any saving, at least in the short team, and probably in the long team. 4.Management will ALWAYS cut downwards. (This saves them from having to cut people they either know/like/hate/or play golf with. 5.The smaller the saving the more problems it will cause to the “smaller” people. IE: the people management don't either know/like/hate/or play golf with. 6.Nobody will notice until it's to late.

Overdue review. (because no one reads from the bottom up) 1 Don't ask a barber if you need a hair cut. 2 The Second Law of Thermodynamics. ( see here http://secondlaw.oxy.edu/ ) Still my favorite. 3 Everything is more complicated than you think it is. (see Rule 2 ) 4 The more money, time or effort someone puts into selling you something the less likely you are to really need it. 5 Humanbeings are fundamentally good. (despite all the evidence to the contrary. See rule 3 ) 6...... 7...... 8 Probably best to do your laundry when it is raining. 9 When endeavoring to do something creative, let it happen. Don't force it. 10...... there will be more someday.... see rule 9

OK A Review is due. But first, a new "rule" (Yes I know that not all that is written here are stricntly "rules". But "guidelines" seems such a dull word. And maxims? Not if you say them to your self. try it and see. It works better that way) And besides. My Rules, My Rules. Rule Four. The more money, time or effort someone puts into selling you something the less likely you are to really need it.