Sunday, October 16, 2011

My Career as a Street Performer

Started & ended last night. Passing by the pit after dinner we paused to watch a chap in a green kilt with a unicycle and juggling act. The little pup spotted some of her friends, so we were stuck.

Then I got drafted as backup dancer/bagpipe holder.

Fortunately, the other 2 draftees were capable of holding the unicycle.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Sunday, August 28, 2011

A blustery day

They warned us not to go outside, but the wind wasn't enough to stop a game of MOOSE*.

*Horse, but more fun to spell.

Sunday, March 06, 2011

Would you believe a post a month?


I plead tax season.

Mostly I'm scared to post about oil. Either I post something that will look foolish in a month, or something useless.

Anyhow, to be useful:

NEW or EXTENDED for 2011

  • The American Opportunity Tax Credit for tuition expenses was extended for 2011 with a credit of up to $2,500.

  • Employees will pay only 4.2% payroll taxes for 2011, while self-employed individuals will pay only 10.4% on income up to $106,800.

The Child Tax Credit of $1,000 per child has been extended for 2011 for married individuals earning less than $110,000 and for head-of-household filers earning less


So go somewhere exciting





Tuesday, February 08, 2011

A Post a Day


And maybe I'll be able to beat a 10-year old's MAP scores -
http://pickens.it.schoolfusion.us/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/374410/File/MAP/Norms2008.pdf?sessionid=14d1e9266e4482d198ebc39c6e6bc9c3

They really make it hard to find what these things mean.

Anyhow, it was a nice quiet day in the fall of civilization.

Monday, February 07, 2011

Since I have been linked

& may now be getting as many as 2 hits a week, might as well finish the story of ANWR oil.

Y'all remember how this was one of the big clubs against treehuggers? All this oil that could save us? And they were keeping it off the market?

Latest estimate is that it could supply all the US oil needs for about 45 days.

Which is to say, we had a temp at work a few months ago. Somebody ran into her socially yesterday. Turns out that in 2 weeks of being ignored while making copies & suchlike, the woman had learned pretty much all there is to know about our operation.

In case you were wondering.