Who have I talked with? Ruth, Warren, Paul, Mike, Giuseppe, Larry, Elaine (she and I rode the condo shuttle bus at the same time until we retired.) Erica, Jessica, Cathy, a couple of ABA committees. My middle brother, three times.
What have I been avoiding? Listening to the local lament about HWSNBN. The side chatter when I was having my hair cut was depressing - people summarily dismissed from jobs after 15-20 years of loyal service.
What have I been reading? I finished The Plot Against Native America about the horrors of Indian Boarding Schools in Canada and the United States. Low Hanging Fruit Randy Rainbow's new book of sarcasm (if you want to know about him, search YouTube for his videos.)
What have I been writing? I finished editing a piece on retirement planning, I am finishing an article on blogging, one on defining Elder Law, and one on staying active in the Bar Association as a reason to travel. These are all due while I we will be traveling, so I wanted to get them in early.
What is a great relief this week? Taxes are done and filed. It was a complicated year, I had employment income, consulting income, pension income and retirement income. In the end, all is well. Turbotax gets less user friendly every year. I also did my middle brother's taxes, he is getting $38 back.
What is the best thing I have read this week?
(Warning it is political)
"The Trump administration is a soap opera. The president is the producer and the star, responsible for the plot lines, the script, and the cast (all of whom are chosen to look the part). If a plot line works, such as a drive for a Nobel-Prize winning peace deal, then it will be developed and might run for many episodes. Otherwise it will be quietly dropped, or may just peter out. The purpose of every episode is to demonstrate the star’s brilliance."
Read more at https://samf.substack.com/p/two-steps-backward
Thank you to Angus in St Andrews for this link. Thinking of the chaos this way, makes sense.
You do still lead a busy life. Our tax cycle is long and slow. First we file and pay in Spain. Then we file and get a return in the US. We need to fix that and just not pay in the US in the first place. Confusing and exhausting.
ReplyDeleteTaxes in two countries would be a new level of complicated.
DeleteThat quote about The Felon is spot as evidenced by his idiotic remark after the Zelenskyy fiasco that it was "good TV."
ReplyDeleteAll he cares about is ratings.
It is all about massaging his ego.
DeleteLove that soap opera analogy!
ReplyDeleteSo sorry about our idiot in chief, I do hope Canada will let me visit in August.
DeleteI attended a protest at the capitol yesterday. Now I'm putting final packing touches for the trip.
ReplyDeleteYou are going away, again?
DeleteYou've been busy for sure. I'm glad you mentioned that about TurboTax. I thought it was just me who thought it was getting more complicated. It used to be so easy.
ReplyDeleteI am looking for an alternative to TurboTax
DeleteYou are a busy guy. Did you like Randy Rainbow's book? I'm wondering about getting it from the library...
ReplyDeleteParts of the book are very funny, parts of it a bit of a stretch. I will donate my copy to the local library when I am done.
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