Overheard

I can hear the woman in the office next to mine trying to talk a consultant into going to Baghdad for a few weeks. It's not going well:

"We really need a strong elections expert."
"Frankly, I'm a little concerned about security."
"We have our own security service. Plus, you can bill six out of seven days a week!"
"Um. Yes. I don't know if this is very realistic, timewise."