My Civil Duty

So I managed to secure a pair of jeans and sweatshirt and will myself to work. The sole purpose: to pay the wonderful employees of C&C. Good thing too because it turns out MC was sick as well. She was eternally grateful that I went in to work to pay the folks, being that if I hadn't she would have had to. So the next time I might be accused of not being dedicated to my job (to my knowledge I have never been accused of this in the past) I will cite reference today when I, sick and all, crawled out of my bed and braved horrendous weather to make sure all were paid. Okay, enough tooting my horn, back to real, humble life.

I played a joke on Rhi today in "honor" of the coming April Fool's Day. *snicker* I informed her that her car was no longer a resident of the driveway or neighboring side streets. She concluded that since she did not have the car it was either a) stolen, or b) towed from the driveway. I embellished (b) for as long as I could until she was ready to disconnect and phone the proper authorities. I then claimed "April Fool's Day" on her. She thinks this is an invalid claim since it is not, in fact, April Fool's Day. I maintain that paying hommage can happen at any time, regardless of date, and therefore my honoring April Fool's Day is valid. *snicker*

So I love learning about the law and have decided that for my next trick, I will go to law school and get the certification to be a lawyer. This is on top of my CPA certification. Like my CPA, I do not intend on making a career out of being a lawyer, simply obtaining and maintaining the knowledge/status. Imagine how lethal a CPA/lawyer can be. *evil laugh* I WILL BE UNSTOPPABLE!!! It amuses me that my mother, amongst others, has questioned "why" I might get a CPA if I never plan on "using" it in the context that most people would "use" it. My response is: why wouldn't I go all the way to certify my education? If I go through all the learning and experience motions that are required for CPAs and lawyers, why wouldn't I go the extra 2 feet to certify it? And you never know when I might want to use it. And I would "use" the knowledge everyday that I would get from going to the extent of CPA and lawyer. And I would be that much more credible. Imagine you have two prospective employees in front of you, the chairman of the board, applying for the coveted job of CEO. They both have the same experience, they are both of the same nationality (for the sake of affirmative action), they both have masters degrees (or possibly higher). But only one has certified their education with a CPA and lawyer designation. Which one are you likely to choose? The one who is nationally recognized as a professional, that's who you are going to choose. Why wouldn't you want to be the best you can be?