Depressioning

Last week I mentioned how one of my retirement accounts took a $6,000 loss in the first quarter of 2008, and then wondered if this was not really a depression. Today, I got my other retirement statement. On this one I took a $5,000 loss. So for the first quarter of 2008, I took a [...]

Taxes

I paid my tax bill today. $3,231.00. Plus an $87 penalty for not withholding enough. I think I’ve finally corrected this and hopefully next year won’t be so bad. Still, I find the whole procedure a nuisance. I like Isaac Asimov’s idea. When asked what he’d do with a billion dollars, he answered that he’d [...]

The late depression

Although it was impossible to tell when I was at Disney World last month (what with how crowded the parks were and how people appeared to be spending money left and right), but I guess there are problems with the economy after all. Set aside the Dow’s 250 point drop today. I look at my [...]

Lunchtime roundup

My right hand feels as though it’s about to fall off. I wrote 8 “thank you” notes for my birthday celebration this past weekend. It’s a good thing I generally don’t write longhand or I wouldn’t make it as a writer. A computer (or typewriter at the very least) is a saving grace. But it [...]

Sometimes it’s taxing

My account called this morning. My returns are mostly done and it looks like I will be owing the Federal Government $3,300, plus a $90 penalty for not having enough taxes taken out of my checks. That’s about $400 more than what I owed last year, which surprised me a bit. On the other hand, [...]

April Fools’ Day

Happy April Fools‘ Day everyone! I was tempted to post that the Rainbow Room Birthday Bash had been canceled, but I was afraid I’d freak out too many people and so I’ve forgone having my fun in order that you all maintain your sanity. I’ve already had a busy morning at work, developing some reports [...]

Last day of March

Wow, this year is flying by. Already April is here! Today seemed more like an April day than a March day, what with the rain showers we had. It’s also opening day of the baseball season, and naturally, the Yankees/Blue Jays game was rained out. They’ll play tomorrow instead. I don’t feel quite as enthusiastic [...]

Some interesting mail

I had some interesting mail when I got home this afternoon. First, was a note from the IRS telling me that I was going to be getting some kind of economic stimulus payment. It seems to me to be self-congratulatory in tone. For those who have not yet received the letter, it begins as follows: [...]

Saturday afternoon

Yesterday afternoon began late yesterday morning. After Kelly cleaned off her desk and I finished my book, we headed out for a day full of errands and fun. First we went to the post office so that I could mail all of my tax papers to my accountant. With that out of the way, we [...]

Odd and ends

I finally got around to putting together all of my tax paperwork today. My accountant supplies me with a list of things I need to include. This year was a little more “paper” than most. My taxes included my 1099-MISC for the sale of my first story, as well as a number of papers supporting [...]

Thursday

Another busy work day, but I did get to sleep in a little because I was at Kelly’s and that’s a much shorter commute to the office. Busy all day long and once again, didn’t really get a lunch break. Got home this evening and did a bunch of chores: cleaned the kitchen, cleaned up [...]

Catching up

Work has been so busy that I’m behind the curve on my blog reading. I’ve got to carve out 20 minutes tomorrow and get caught up. It was a beautiful day today, with highs in the 60s, but I was indoors all day and couldn’t enjoy it, except for the drive home from the metro [...]

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