I told him it was a great experience and I was floored by the personalities and the acumen of the incoming class. I also told him that the prospect of quitting my job, starting over in a new city and taking on the first two modules had me just a little intimidated.

To that, he laughed and pointed out that if it wasn’t a bit intimidating, it wasn’t worth my time. He also felt the need to send me the following snippet from today’s Overheard In The Office:

SUBJECT: When You Fall Over, There’s a Lot of Quacking and Pecking

Receptionist: I have great news!
Nurse: What?
Receptionist: I got accepted into grad school! But I’m scared.
Nurse: Why?
Receptionist: I haven’t been in school in a long time.
Nurse: You’ll be fine — it’s like falling off a duck’s back.

Overheard by: Eavesdropping grad student

Source: http://www.overheardintheoffice.com/archives/004301.html

What this has to do with anything, I have no idea but I did think this would be worth it to passing on in any case.

Though most of us in the states regard the last few days before April 15th to be a time of reckoning for procrastinators, there are many Americans think of this day as a great time to make a point. On this week’s episode, I pointed out that the only way to win a PR/marketing fight is to run directly at criticism. Following that model, you would think that actually starting that fight wouldn’t be the best idea. Not so, I say.

In fact, using a national holiday/occurrences to make a point is great if you’ve got a good argument. Granted not that many do so take these few links for what they are and make up your own mind:

Anti-War

This one is just to easy but at least their non-violent. Check out the anti-war protests going on around the nation this year.

General Tax Protests

Auburn University

Fiscal Responsibility

Not One Damn Dime

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Of course, there are certain notable exceptions….

2nd Place: Pro-Tax Celebrations

Apparently, there are also those that use days like this to celebrate that we are doing things right. I couldn’t be completely negative today so the 2nd prize goes to The Tax Foundation for their imitation of a real think-tank!

Grand Prize: The District of Columbia

Thanks to the infinite wisdom of our leaders, the residents of the nation’s capital get the grand prize for not only enjoying one of the highest income taxes in the nation but also doing so with the side benefit of taxation without representation. District residents are taking today to point out the fact that though we are fighting for democracy abroad – there seems to be very little interest in doing so in the seat of nation’s government. Not only timely, but DC Vote gets this award for also pointing out the biggest discrepancy and crafting the best message. Congrats…now let’s get back to work fellow federal slaves!