my dad used to say he liked his women to be like his Ballantine. They had to have purity, body, and flavor. Every time he repeated that in mom’s presence, she’d slap the back of his head.
In 1871 Prussian military strategist Helmuth von Moltke the Elder wrote an essay containing a pertinent statement. Here is an excerpt in German followed by an English translation:
Kein Operationsplan reicht mit einiger Sicherheit über das erste Zusammentreffen mit der feindlichen Hauptmacht hinaus.
No plan of operations extends with any certainty beyond the first encounter with the main enemy forces.
Ah the eager eater; my dog has never met an eager he would not or could not eat.