FEATHER IN MY HAT

I don’t know if you’ve ever heard the term, “That’s a feather in my hat.” Well, I have a feather in my hat right now but before I get into that, I thought you might be interested in where the term comes from.

Apparently, when lawyers in Washington D.C. presented a case before the U.S. Supreme Court, they stood at a podium facing the Supreme Court Judges. On the podium was a quill. Although it was stealing (apparently, being lawyers it made no difference) they took the quill when they left the podium. Then to brag about themselves that they had presented a case to the Supreme Court, they would put the quill in their hat as they marched around Washington D.C. I understand that many popular attorneys had several feathers in their hat, hence the statement.

Now, for the feather in my hat. I was asked again this year to speak at our state CPA conference presenting the federal income tax update before the Nebraska CPAs. It is always an honor to be recognized by your peers. Now, I did put a feather in a hat but my wife made me take it off before I left the house. She said it looked stupid so you won’t see me marching around with a feather in my hat, but I still feel honored.