This is why I stopped bogging originally. Everybody loves to add a new post, but nobody comments on anything. That my friends is BORING!! Lazy Bastards!
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Meet Neal Boortz
Deaner will be bailing on us early to meet his idol, Mr. Neal Boortz...what a typical Republican.
Sunday, February 18, 2007
LiveStrong
I was a big fan of the LIVESTRONG movement -- a great fundraising / marketing campaign that swept the country. The yellow silicon bracelets were worn by hundreds of thousand of people following their debut in May of 2004 including Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry, Katie Couric, Matt Damon, and several athletes at the Athens Olympic Games.
The band is part of the "Wear Yellow Live Strong" educational program. The program is intended to raise money for cancer research, raise cancer awareness, and encourage people to live life to the fullest (source: wiki).
"Such visibility and endorsements were the reason that the bands have attained fashionable status — along with a desire to appear charitable" (source: wiki).
That is where the problem lies...giving to this charity became fashionable and has now gone out of style. You couldn't go anywhere without seeing people with their LIVESTRONG bracelets that summer of '04 and it is now extremely rare when you see someone wearing one. Do all of those people who wore their bracelets religiously for the first 6 months not believe in cancer research & awareness anymore? Perhaps the bracelets broke or just became to filthy to wear and the replacement fee of $1 didn't fit into their tight budgets. You have to make a concerted effort to wear it daily for a long period of time and then just take it off to never wear it again.
Monday, February 12, 2007
Common Denominator
No one in Orlando should be surprised by the recent losing streak by the Boston Celtics. The Celts have lost 18 straight games and can match the 19 game streak accomplished by the Magic during the 2003-2004 campaign on February 14 against the Bucks. The common denominator with these two teams is none other than Doc Rivers.Friday, February 9, 2007
Don't pass up phone tax refund
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070209/COL07/702090426
OK, it's probably a bad idea to try to claim a $30,000 refund for your telephone excise tax. But if you're a senior -- or anyone else who normally doesn't file an income tax return -- you should take advantage of a one-time-only phone refund for 2006. It is easy money -- maybe too easy for the scam artists.
This tax season, most taxpayers can easily qualify for a standard telephone excise tax refund of $60 for a family of four or more, $50 for a family of three, $40 for a family of two or $30 for a single filer.
Just fill out one additional line on the 2006 income tax return to claim the standard refund based on the old excise tax on long-distance service. See line 71 on your 1040, line 9 on the 1040EZ or line 42 on the 1040A. You do not have to itemize to get this refund.
OK, it's probably a bad idea to try to claim a $30,000 refund for your telephone excise tax. But if you're a senior -- or anyone else who normally doesn't file an income tax return -- you should take advantage of a one-time-only phone refund for 2006. It is easy money -- maybe too easy for the scam artists.
This tax season, most taxpayers can easily qualify for a standard telephone excise tax refund of $60 for a family of four or more, $50 for a family of three, $40 for a family of two or $30 for a single filer.
Just fill out one additional line on the 2006 income tax return to claim the standard refund based on the old excise tax on long-distance service. See line 71 on your 1040, line 9 on the 1040EZ or line 42 on the 1040A. You do not have to itemize to get this refund.
ESPN.com ads
Although I am a proponent of online advertising, I have found the new Circuit City ads in the ESPN Headlines section of espn.com to be very invasive. Thoughts?
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