Folks,
My apologies.. when I posted before, I had not heard about the bombings at the Boston Marathon.. I’m still trying to take it in. Our hearts go out to the folks who were injured and to everyone …
-jc
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Monday evening – tax day
April 15… the Ides of April.. if April had Ides… The day that strikes fear in all grownups. Tax day.. I somehow managed to get my stuff together enough to get my taxes done in time (which was not always the case when I was young).
It’s always an interesting time looking through the shoebox (virtual now) of money spent and received.. Where did it all go ? did i make good choices ? Where is that stuff now ? Did I really need ? How much fun per dollar did I have.. and more and more… Where will my taxes be spent ? I used to not think so much about that, . I’m one who generally pays my taxes willingly.. I figure that all the complex parameters around salary, quality of life, tax rates, etc manage to self adjust to neutralize any good or bad intentioned meddling from the government. I’m not so sure these days… the older I get the more I see the imbalances in where the money goes.. … ie.. so much more of our tax money goes to defense than it does to education or science or the arts.. I think a society defines itself by what it invest in… if we really want kids with world class skills.. why isn’t that higher on the list of spending ? Why do folks still have trouble affording a college education or medical care if they need it ? Why do we let big corporations spend to influence elections that determine tax policy ? (and I say that knowing full well that I work for a big corporation ) .. why,… why… why… ?
All this I was thinking as I dropped off my envelope with my taxes due on my way to work…. I breathed a sigh of relief as the envelope left my hand.. I don’t need to think about money again until this time next year….
nite all, nite sam
-me
Sunday night – last snow
Went running today and saw what I think was our last snow for the year. There were patches here and there, but the weather this week is supposed to get up into the 60s. I thought about it as I ran… As always I bent down and wrote Sam’s name in a pile of snow. I always do that when There is snow to do it. Sam was always out in the snow so I always associate him with snow.
As we ran back home we got hit with a few wet flakes kind of a last hurrah for the year. I guess it’s a good thing, we’re already for a little warmth. I noticed the daffodils pushing out by the mailbox. Won’t be long now.
Tonight I looked up and saw Venus and the waxing moon.
Another powerful sign to me. Whenever I see these two in close proximity, it reminds me of the need to strike a balance. I’ll give that some thought.
More tomorrow
Night all,night Sam
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– Me
Posted with BlogsySaturday night – deceleration
I took this day at about half speed. After the last couple of weeks and getting ready for the User required show… And some very busy times at work, I was Ready to take it easy again. The weather cooperated By being just nice enough to go outside but not so nice that it compelled me to go outside All day. After puttering around for most of the day, I found myself missing hands-on activity… So I walked over to the lab to see what was waiting for me there.
There were a ton of projects lined up waiting for attention. One, a musical instrument, is well past due and almost done. So I started there. It was satisfyingly mindless work… Lots of cutting, stripping, and soldering… The kind of things I can do with my eyes closed though I suppose soldering with your eyes closed is ill-advised. It took me a while to do but I got one of the instruments done Of the six i have to finish hopefully tomorrow I can finish a couple more. It will be really nice to have that project done. When I'm doing that kind of work time just flies and before I knew it it was dinner time.
We went over to Jim and Jen's for a really nice Pot – luck dinner. It was great seeing friends and hanging out. After dinner, We all talked about what our superpowers would be if we have them. Was funny to hear what people would choose. I called myself the permutor because I frequently mixup letters and words and can see what they spell sideways. One friends power was that she could fall asleep anywhere. Another was being able to pick the Berlex bikes. One friend had a power so horrifying that I can't mention it here. Use your imagination.
What would your secret power Wi if you have one and what would you call yourself? Food for thought… More tomorrow
Night all,night Sam
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– Me