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Saturday, June 11, 2022

In Case You're Wondering About Murphy's Law and the Peter Principle

On the last post, I wrote about Jerry Allen's presentation to the McHenry County Civil War Round Table this coming Tuesday at the Woodstock (Illinois) Public Library.  His talk will be about "Murphy's Law and the Peter Principle: The Holly Springs Raid."

In case you aren't sure, or forgot, Murphy's Law refers to the old adage "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong."

The Peter Principle is what happens when members of a hierarchy are promoted until they reach the  level at which they are no longer competent.

So, evidently these two things had something to do with the Holly Springs raid. 

Come on by Tuesday and find out.

--OldMurphyandPeter


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