From Hell's heart...

[sawyl]

Nothing is more likely to induce an attack of grouchy, resentful, curmudgeonliness than being forced to take meeting minutes. If I'd wanted to be a bloody secretary, I'd have skipped university and taken a shorthand course instead. The only reason I have to do it instead of some other clueless moron is because the High Commander wants final imprimatur on the written record.