March 2011

New Financial Goal

March 20, 2011

Lenten Thanks, Day 11 (i think) And O.K., God. Thanks (i guess) for the pittance Funny about Money earns off Adsense. It’s…better than a hit in the head, at any rate. But it is a pittance. Just finished putting together a presentation for the business group in which I intend to propose that my new [...]

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Saturday Meanderings

March 19, 2011

Lovely weather today, assuming it’s not radioactive. Got a ton of things to do, but will pause to offer these discoveries from the blogosphere: At I Pick Up Pennies, Abby reflects on her many blessings that have buoyed her through some very hard times. Her mom, Donna Freedman, is back from England, having reported on [...]

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Alley Treasures

March 18, 2011

Lenten thanks, Day 10 Thanks, God, for leading the late, great tax lawyer to shuck me off her rolls and for moving a tax accountant into Dave’s (former) Used Car Lot, Marina, and Weed Arboretum. She and her husband not only are splendid neighbors, she saved me a ton of money on this year’s taxes [...]

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News of the Day

March 18, 2011

Lenten thanks, Day 9 I thank God for the prolific orange trees in the back yard, which despite being battered by hail and hard frost still provide enough vitamin C to kill an army of rhinoviruses. Too diseased today to write anything original. So let’s entertain ourselves with a cruise through a page of the [...]

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Busted, Disgusted, and Cain’t Be Trusted

March 17, 2011

Lenten thanks, Day 8 Thank God for Social Security! Without it, I’d be spending my old age in real poverty. Busted because I spent over $200 yesterday, just sitting here in the house. Disgusted because after KJG left, I came down with a roaring sore throat. And cain’t be trusted to show up at the [...]

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Like a chicken with its head cut off…

March 16, 2011

Lenten Thanks, Day 7 Thank God for Gerardo! Racing around frantically since six o’clock this morning. My friend KJG will surface here around 11:00, for what I hope will be a relaxing day of hanging out. Whenever she gets here, things should slow down. Meanwhile… Gerardo the Lawn Dude Supreme left word on m[get up! [...]

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