life in the minivan lane

So what might this mean??

April 12, 2008 · 1 Comment


The Keys to Your Heart


You are attracted to obedience and warmth.

In love, you feel the most alive when everything is uncertain, one moment heaven… the next moment hell.

You’d like to your lover to think you are stylish and alluring.

You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please.

Your ideal relationship is open. Both of you can talk about everything… no secrets.

Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment.

You think of marriage as something precious. You’ll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred.

In this moment, you think of love as something you can get or discard anytime. You’re feeling self centered.

In love, you feel the most alive when everything is uncertain, one moment heaven… the next moment hell.

Yeah, cause THAT sounds like fun.

You’d like to your lover to think you are stylish and alluring.

Obviously this quiz has never seen the way I dress

You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please.

But like I told Crem yesterday, I don’t have the budget for a divorce attorney

Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment.

I believe I’ve already covered this topic in this old blog post – where I related that I won’t cheat cause it would cut into important things – like my SLEEP time

You think of marriage as something precious. You’ll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred.

In this moment, you think of love as something you can get or discard anytime. You’re feeling self centered.

And how, exactly, do the two above staements fit together??

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I told him so

April 12, 2008 · Leave a Comment

I told Crem he should buy me a Guinness


Your Emoticon is Sad


You’re feeling a tad depressed right now. It will likely pass soon, but for now, you need some major cheering up!

As for it passing soon at this moment we’re looking at 3 days 9 hours and 15 minutes (but who’s counting)

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what you see is what you get

April 12, 2008 · Leave a Comment

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Why I “check the box”

April 12, 2008 · Leave a Comment

I currently own a tax business, and I’ve done a tax return or two. At this time of year I find myself asking the same question a few times a day and I never go into a long explanation about the whys and wherefores of the question I do have my own opinion. The question is this

“Do you want to contribute $3 to the presidential election campaign fund”

Most people say “no” (many people make comments and politics, or the current crop of candidates, or other things). And that’s fine, it’s a question and everyone has to make their own choice.

I used to check this box because I used to (naively) believe that would make it possible for anyone to run for president regardless of their financial situation. I’m no longer that stupid naive and I know you need some amount of ca$h to run for president.

But what I do like is the fact that, if a candidate receives “checkoff dollars” they are bound by the expenditure limits.  I’d rather they spend “my” money in a monitored way than just spend like crazy.  The following is excerpted from the FEC (Federal Election Commission)

May Any Candidate Receive the Public Funds?

No. The Federal Election Commission (FEC) certifies the eligibility only of those candidates who meet the strict qualifications established by Congress.

  • Checkoff dollars are given only to Presidential candidates who demonstrate broad national support.
  • General election nominees must agree not to accept any private contributions (from individuals or PACs, for example).
  • Candidates must promise not to spend more than $50,000 of their own money on their campaign.
  • Recipients of public funds must adhere to a limit on total spending.

Must Candidates Accept Public Funds?

No. A candidate may choose not to participate in the public funding program. In that case, the candidate is not bound by the expenditure limits.

(Of course I don’t know if any of this makes and sense — because during the writing of this post I’ve found myself asking that question a few more times — I’m so distracted)

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