15 December is Cat Herders’ Day.
No, I didn’t believe it either, but it is.
While ‘like herding cats’ has become a popular saying (amongst some) it seems to be a recent creation.
One claim is that an IT expert (Dave Platt) said “managing senior programmers is like herding cats”, and it is said that Cat Herders’ Day was invented in the past ten years.
Whatever the origin, it’s a pretty good metaphor for some tasks.
Enjoy.
Secret Scotland 