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drinking with PhD's

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Ottawa, 2017.07.18

Tonight I found myself drinking with four Ph D's and one professor - all substantially younger than me. They're the alleged subject-matter-experts at the center of my client's knowledge-based business. I met no fewer than six people who admitted they held a Ph.D. Smart crowd.

It reminds me of the Citi-owned investment bank I worked for in that I was surrounded by clever people. I definitely prefer that to the alternative.

rand()m quote

I believe you find life such a problem because you think there are good people and bad people. You're wrong, of course. There are, always and only, the bad people, but some of them are on opposite sides.

—Terry Pratchett (as Lord Vetinari)