aefenglommung (aefenglommung) wrote,
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Thou hast conquered, O pale Bureaucrat

We've been having a little e-mail discussion amongst the NAUMS Board (National Association of United Methodist Scouters). I attached some things I wrote for training purposes back in '95-'96, when I was Annual Conference Coordinator of CYSA/Scouting Ministries.

I said that what I wrote back then held up pretty well. In fact, the most dated thing about the material was the obvious enthusiasm and sense that we were going to accomplish great things I was possessed of back then. Then I gave an electronic sigh and added, "We declared war on mediocrity, and mediocrity won."

I hate feeling this way.
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