A break from tax

Taking a break from tax. Here is a tax lesson for today. Meetings held on a cruise ships are not deductible under Internal Rev. Code sec. 274(h).



Last night we had a pumpking carving contest and my team lost. We had artistic aspirations that far exceeded our artistic ability. (Ours is the sad mutilated pumpkin in the corner.)

Me and the newest employee of the State of California!

That's all for now. Remember to brush and floss daily or your teeth will look like this:

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Resurrect the blog!

My parents created a blog.

Blogging was an activity I used to do on a pretty regular basis when I had more free time than I knew how to manage. If I had regular readers back then, they probably noticed the drought in my postings and are now dedicated readers of other more interesting blogs. So I am now trying to resurrect my long forsaken blog to keep anyone who is interested, informed.

It's been nice to only have four days of classes this year, which means I get three-day weekends each week. This weekend was a good balance of productivity and relaxation.

Friday I spent studying and then went to church to practice for the Women's Retreat. The practice ran longer than I had expected and I was tired and didn't end up meeting with Tracy as planned. Saturday I studied more and later went to dinner with Darren, Josh and Tracy to a cute crepe place. We all went back to Darren's to help Tracy fold butterflies for the Retreat and watched the Transformer, which is one of Darren's favorite movies. Sunday night, about 20 of us celebrated Sue's birthday at P.F. Changs which is basically glorified Panda Express. It was good to see everyone there, but I won't be back because of the food. Sunday nights are always a little nostalgic because Monday is looming overhead.

But now it's Monday, and so far...so good. :o)