February 27, 2006

Why I turned down being on MTV's "The Real World"

Ode to Taxes
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It's kind of the wrong place to put this but, nevertheless, Happy Ayyamiha Rae. Thanks for the care package, you're so amazing at putting them together! I'll bet that everyone will be jealous about the mint tea and the chocolate covered espresso beans:)

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Posted by Mendon at February 27, 2006 3:52 PM
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It amazes me the older my kids get, the more we agree on certain of lifes invasive requirements. Such as taxes. It causes hypoxemia. Sort of takes my breath away, causing muscle tremors, hyperventilation and tachycardia.
Doesn't seem to a...get...uh.....any better over time either.

Posted by: papa D at February 27, 2006 9:45 PM

Um- so..no one else be jealous please. Mensch and Kristen were the only ones I was able to get stuff out to. I am doing the Persian style of gift giving at Nawruz for everyone else!

Posted by: Rae at February 27, 2006 10:34 PM

Me being jealous would require overcoming the guilt of not having sent any gifts out to anyone.

Happy Ayyam'i'ha! And Rae, doing the Persian Nawruz thing is great - if you do a Persian Nawruz it lasts something like 17 days! :-)

Posted by: Mara at February 28, 2006 11:25 AM

Yikes - I've actually sort of forgotten what taxes are . . .

Mensch, do you use TaxCut, or another application? I find that greatly simplifies the task. Not that it makes it enjoyable, just not quite so deadly.

Posted by: Mara at February 28, 2006 6:54 PM

Yes. As far as I can tell, not using software would be lethal.

Posted by: Mendon at February 28, 2006 9:10 PM