Somewhere in the Middle East, 1938

Recall the swashbuckling archaeologist, Indiana Jones--wait, first consider the preposterousness of the name, "Indiana Jones," it being a supposed variation on the title character of Steve McQueen's ca. '66 western, Nevada Smith; the moniker is also traced to a namesake dog owned by Indiana Jones creator, George Lucas. Apparently--Wikipedia tells me--Lucas's shaggy dog, Indiana, also inspired the Chewbacca character in Star Wars, the latter being a 7-foot-tall dog that flies spaceships. Anyway, recall Indiana "Indy" Jones in one of his loony adventures visiting the last resting place of the Holy Grail? It wound up in the bowels of Petra among a hundred red-herring cups. An immortal knight of the Round Table held vigil there; he tasked Indy and accompanying villains with the task of choosing the correct grail. Initially Indy's foil, a German raider of the lost Grail, poorly chose a gilded, jeweled goblet. The ill selection was punished by death; he summarily succumbed to a bad case of special effects. Yet, Indy judiciously selected a carpenter’s modest wooden receptacle. The knight then deadpanned to Indy, "You chose... wisely." And so, Indiana lived on to enjoy geriatric sequeldom.

San Diego, California, 2009

A potential client enquires of me , "Why are your fees lower? My friend paid much more to [a bankruptcy mill]." I respond that paying a premium to finance bus ads is a client's (a client who, btw fails to Google for bad press, and Googling is Good for the Soul ) prerogative. I told him, "You're free to pay me more if it'd make you feel better." For some reason, he didn't feel free to pay me more. Yet, he ultimately selected good counsel. I then deadpanned to the client, "You chose... wisely;" when he stared at me blankly, I filed it away in my mind to someday explain my inane reference. And so, said client lived on to enjoy a successful bankruptcy.

Scranton, Ohio, 2011

On the Office, they advertised an online extra; a mini Webisode on accountant, Oscar’s Accounting Blog. Funny, I thought. Until such point laughter turned to tears: Robin reminded me that I write a Bankruptcy Blog. I come to a frightening realization. Is my life a joke?

And if so, am I in on it?

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