TO: George Washington                                           July 4, 1776
  
FROM: Martha Washington
  
RE: Cherry Orchard
  
  
George, the recent storm seems to have played havoc with several of the trees
in our cherry orchard. Yesterday morning I found four of the trees that had 
been severely damaged. It looked, in fact, almost as if someone had cut them 
down. I wonder what has happened.
  
Please respond ASAP.
In conclusion, it seems obvious that, in order to enhance our position as a
proactive player in today's volatile market place, we must clearly focus
our collective attention on the main strategic considerations of the short
run. Also, given the obvious parameters of possible future developments from 
our competitors, we must prepare viable and aggressive alternatives which will
allow us to prosper regardless of the downside possibilities.
   
Please respond ASAP.

