As I was leaving the state Capitol this morning, having covered a riveting briefing on an economic competitiveness report (my first story for the St. Paul Legal Ledger), someone was inflating a very large, parade-float-sized yellow rubber duck on the lawn in front of the building.

I'm trying to figure out if this was some kind of sign from above. Am I being told to take a bath? Go duck hunting? Just plain duck?

It's a mystery.