Adversity Can Bring out the Best in People

As you all know, us Feds - you know the bums you like to blame for being lazy and overpaid - dodged a bullet and are still working.  So we will still maintain your highways, and land planes and protect your country.

But last week, when we were still preparing for furlough, two truly cool things happened in my eyes.  People started Facebook groups to encourage and direct Feds who wanted to do some volunteer work if we were going to be unable to work. (Remember - if we were non-essential, we legally CANNOT do work for our agencies).  And lots of Feds were getting ready to volunteer starting Monday. 

The second cool things was, someone was organizing a volleyball tournament for the Lincoln Fields near the National Mall.  Even if we couldn't work, we were going to have a good time!

I am glad that I am not furloughed.  But I was ready to go do some mentoring.  And tree planting. So now, I will just have to find some weekend time to help out

And, if anyone needs an enthusiastic but lousy VB player...