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October 6, 2015

Mad Hatter Day
Wow. Mad Hatter can be a lot more than the character we all know from Alice in Wonderland. I discovered it is also a disease, an enemy of Batman, an American gangster, a musician, the LSU Head Coach, a bank robber, the 492d Fighter Squadron of US Air Force, a hockey team, a horse, an acapella group, the name of an album by Bonham and Chick Corea, a Woody Woodpecker Short, and a British comedy film from 1935.

Hats! Mad Hatter Hats!

Physician Assistant Day
What Is a PA?
Physician Assistant vs Nurse Practitioner
Weigh becoming a physician assistant instead of a medical doctor

Come and Take it Day
An American patriotic slogan used in 1778
This day's focus, however, is all about taking the day. Seize the day!



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