[lit-ideas] Re: Piggy-eyed wonder
- From: JulieReneB@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 15:24:44 EDT
<<still don't understand why it was so difficult for those in the positions
of planning to SEE that they ought to have thought of all sorts of
possibilities which might have occurred and then to have set in place various
contingency
plans. (I'm always creating plans A, B, and C in my own little life...<wry
look>) >>
My life consists of a series of constantly changing contingency plans -- but
I can't involve my husband in them. I wonder if there's a degree of (don't
shoot me, Judy) difference in the way men & women think that's relevant. The
men I know best (brothers, husband, dad) just flat out don't do hypotheticals.
And they're smart guys. But if I say to one of them, "If the car can't be
repaired this week, how do you want to handle transportation on Thursday?" the
answer invariabley is, "well, but it probably can". If I say, "what would you
do if the house caught fire?" the answer is "but, it isn't on fire so I don't
know". "But what if it did?" "Well, it isn't." I can never get further than
that with them. It's a brick wall. Now me, I can give a thousand answers to
a hypothetical question and put them in order of probability along with the
next tier of if B, then this series of things, if C, then this series. Men
seem
less interested in dealing with unknowns and doing guess-work planning. Or
maybe it's just the men I know.
Julie Krueger
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Subj:[lit-ideas] Re: Piggy-eyed wonder
Date:5/26/2004 12:24:06 PM Central Daylight Time
From:Eternitytime1@xxxxxxx
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Hi,
I still don't understand why it was so difficult for those in the positions
of planning to SEE that they ought to have thought of all sorts of
possibilities which might have occurred and then to have set in place various
contingency
plans. (I'm always creating plans A, B, and C in my own little life...<wry
look>)
I still think there are several scenarios which could be set in place which
would be very creative and not only 'salvage' what is left of Iraqi culture but
which would actually create something new for everyone. The lack of
creativity which keeps coming out of those who actually have the power/control
to do
something about what is happening--it stuns me.
Side question: Did anyone else see the CEO of Exxon on television a couple
of weeks ago? Was kind of interesting...he was very good at dodging questions.
(One would assume that he would be in order to be where he was--obviously has
had media spin training <wry look>)
Another side note: I'll be in Houston next week and also the last week in
June if there are any who live in that area and would like to meet for
dinner/drinks. (Most of my evenings will be free) There is also the only
graduate
program in the U.S. for Future Studies there, as well, and that will be
intriguing
to explore. <g> I do like the Futurist magazine...
Warmly,
Marlena
In a message dated 5/26/2004 12:49:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> "I'm willing to say policy was still correct, but I'm not willing to take
> the blame for people's inability to carry it out in an
> effective fashion."
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