The Staff Meeting at Socotra House Publications was mostly peaceful this morning. It was a matter of great relief and a demonstration of solidarity among virtually all the editorial personnel.

We recognize and applaud the signs displayed by some members of the formerly indigent members of the newly expanded Compliance Department. Given social fluidity, we agreed no further dissemination was required, or at least the semblance of agreement that followed the hasty clearing of part of the conference room.

Prioritization of resources naturally followed, since it was recognized that the Security Department, formerly headed by retired sworn officer Scotty, clearly needed enhancement. That measure was deemed reasonable, since personnel not actually hired, nor even invited onto the property, could disrupt the orderly agenda much beloved by those on the payroll.

Once relative order had been re-established, the remaining items on the agenda were quickly dispensed with. We agreed that ten percent of Dr. Suess’s library offerings definitely offered confusion for younger readers. We concluded that a more transparent and diverse approach to his ambiguous legacy was necessary. Although not on the Doctor’s birthday, all volumes may now be found in their new location adjacent to the dumpster near the loading dock behind the barn. Additional space will be made available once the County removes the older pile of irrelevant materials from year’s past for orderly and respectful treatment at the dump.

By voice vote, we agreed that there was no crisis in progress, regardless of assorted challenges. External contract support has been requested to accommodate an unknown number of transient persons, all of whom we have been assured are juvenile and vulnerable once disarmed. There was a minor challenge in allocation of plumbing resources. Accordingly, the decision was made (by voice vote) that a single facility was all that was required, since available funding was limited to soft-sided construction and use of a single ditch-witch, which has been referred for re-naming.

Having met all new challenges with positive attitudes, we arrived at what formerly was the primary topic of the weekly meeting. That would be the scheduling of new content generation and dissemination. In view of the rapidity of change, we determined that anything more than a few days of age was subject to revision due to evolving standards.

Hence, our future publishing will consist of revision to past efforts. We are keeping author biographies open to on-line revision to eliminate in real-time old inconsistencies while enhancing new awareness of eternal truths.

One older staff member attempted to raise a sign, but was quickly assisted to her feet and out of the conference room where her views could be more effectively spread to the early spring breeze.

In a concluding remark, Mr. Socotra allowed as how compliance with the current Administration was challenging, not by disagreement, of course.

Rather it is the uncertainty of who precisely it was at the moment and when it would change due to unexpected health matters. He was therefore uncertain which pronouns would be preferred, but allowed that things were under control, to the extent that control of any sort was actually necessary given an evolving situation.

We assume something will happen to justify a meeting next week. Unless one of the challenges turns into some sort of crisis. While radiating confidence, Mr. Socotra looks a bit tired.

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