Entries from February 2007
Taxes or Texas: Which is worse?
February 17th, 2007 · 1 Comment
I lived in central Texas for three years in the Air Force. I can say what I want about the place. I’ve finished our tax return tonight. At least, I think I have. Once again, Alabama gives us the shaft, even though we have a child and mortgage. Federal was good to us this year, [...]
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Saddam’s obituary
February 13th, 2007 · No Comments
I saw this, stole this and don’t know who wrote it. All the obits written about Saddam were incomplete. All left out a complete listing of all his surviving sons and daughters. A corrected paragraph follows: He was predeceased by two sons, Uday and Qusay, and is survived by fifteen sons: Sooflay, a restaurateur; Guday, [...]
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Cheese with my whine
February 13th, 2007 · No Comments
I feel like “you know what” today. I wasn’t feeling well yesterday, but I went on in to work. Today, I feel twice as bad. Believe it or not, I’m one of those people who despise calling in sick. Sick days are rare for me. I lose a lot every year, but I don’t care. [...]
The evening news
February 11th, 2007 · No Comments
It’s Sunday night, we’ve gone to church and our Dave Ramsey class and bedtime is around the corner. However, I couldn’t let the day pass without a couple of observations. To begin, I was furious when the VA lost a computer with millions of veterans’ personal info on it. Well, these idiots have done it [...]
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Bad Internet
February 9th, 2007 · No Comments
This has not been a happy couple of days with the Internet. Our provider took a big hit of some sort statewide, and it’s caused havoc at home and work. It seems to be semi-stable for now. I’ve discovered a blog over the last couple of days. There’s a guy who grew up in the [...]
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