Taxed (More)
Admin looks terrible, all ink stained and surrounded by papers. “Can I deduct bourbon?”
“On what basis?” Spence says.
“Basis? There has to be a basis? How about toothpaste? I couldn’t function without toothpaste. Therefore I couldn’t work. Therefore toothpaste is a legitimate business expense.”
“Why not take a break?” Spence says. “Go for a nice walk.”
“Shoes? How about shoes? And if shoes, why not socks? Without socks I’d get blisters, rendering the shoes useless, and therefore … “
Tags: income tax
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8:41 am on April 12th, 2012
Poor Admin. I think he needs Staff.
Doing better. Going to try for a walk today!
Taking cell phone in case I run out of steam.
8:47 am on April 12th, 2012
I think Admin needs to stop procrastinating.
Hey there, Melanie: So happy to hear you are doing better. I think a nice leisurely walk is nice. It is a beautiful day here in Westchester.
Just remember, dial 1-800-Plunderer if you need help!
Take good care!
8:53 am on April 12th, 2012
RE: All that shingles talk last night. In my area, a commercial recently started running about shingles. Seems if you’ve had the chicken pox (like me), you are carrying the shingle virus. A vaccine against shingles is actually being offered. Seems like you can ask your doc about it. It is a very painful disease. My sister-in-law (who looks down on me from the Rainbow Bridge) had it as a young adult, and it was pretty rough for her.
9:13 am on April 12th, 2012
Hi Rose, thanks for reminding me to do the “leisurely”. I sort of forget that part.
I loved “Winterdance” except for the couple of parts that I skipped. Who’s next on the list?
Barb and MagPie! Seeds have arrived! Thanks! Now a question. When can I plant lettuce?
9:31 am on April 12th, 2012
Good morning. OH MY DOG! Admin gets away with posting the s-h-o-e-s word!!! Whats up with that?
Melanie, glad you are up and about. Remember to take it easy.
We told Mom about that shingles vaccine. She didn’t know about that.
9:47 am on April 12th, 2012
OH: This is an TV advertisement that has just begun to run in New York. I’m thinking I may get the vaccine since I’m a prime candidate.
9:47 am on April 12th, 2012
Yay Melanie!
1-800-PLUNDER
I love it!
9:51 am on April 12th, 2012
OH: Here’s some info for you mom.
http://www.zostavax.com/?WT.srch=1&WT.mc_id=ZX04Z
Wolfie: 1 800 Plunder could be like the Bat phone on the old Batman TV series.
9:58 am on April 12th, 2012
I had to some parts of Winterdance also.
9:59 am on April 12th, 2012
*skip
10:00 am on April 12th, 2012
More stuff on shingles:
http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/shingles/understanding-shingles-treatment
10:10 am on April 12th, 2012
what’s this? shoes? S H O E S!!!
Off to the Plunder Cave!
10:13 am on April 12th, 2012
I think Spence and Admin need to hire a CPA.
When I was 50 I had shingles on my back. They are painful but there are meds for them.
Good morning all.
10:13 am on April 12th, 2012
what’s this? S H O E S!
Off to the Plunder Cave!
Calling 1-800-Plunder
10:21 am on April 12th, 2012
After moderation, we see the Verboten word is still on the list. How ‘cum Admin can use it and WE cannot? Hmm?
Rose: a Plunder phone! I love it!!!
10:37 am on April 12th, 2012
We like the 800 # also!
Melanie, The pumpkins can not be planted till it is really warm. Squash-family plants are among the most delicate. I know you didn’t ask about them, but we are mentioning it anyway.
Lettuce is very hardy. We planted 3-4 weeks ago, had some temps below freezing in the last week, and the plants are fine. Same with the arugula and spinach. A couple of the potato plants suffered frost bite, but I think they will send up new sprouts. The planting instructions on lettuce usually say “as soon as the ground can be worked”.
Glad you are upright again. Is Dan staying out of trouble?
10:46 am on April 12th, 2012
Morning all – leisurely walks sound wonderful. So does leisurely playing with clay.
Shingles is a tough one. Our Gramp had a very bad case last year – and a friend of his has been dealing with a severe case for almost a year now. And on the other hand, we have known people who got it, dealt with it quickly and were over it in a couple weeks. We think that the degree of severity varies widely.
Mama and Dad both got the vaccine a couple of years ago.
11:21 am on April 12th, 2012
The Pack are on the case! S H O E S! No problem. Snow falling? They are sitting out in it. Not a lot of snow. It’s just spitting, but it was a surprise on my leisurely walk.
Dan? Blood pressure is moderating. He’s been good so far today.
YSAS?
Opening night!
12:01 pm on April 12th, 2012
Cooking!… Someone here is waiting for a cousin to show up so they can make Great Grandma’s Case Noodle together…heh!heh!…Its going to be a day of cooking!…Wooooo!
12:22 pm on April 12th, 2012
Melanie: Good to hear you are feeling better and Dan is behaving himself…today.
Hurray for our resident actor, YSAS!
Rio: I see you and your friend are enjoying your LONG weekend.
Wish we could see the Rockie’s games, but we cannot, so appreciate the play-by plays that you and Siber provide. This may well be their year.
We are hoping to see the oldster throw out the first ball Saturday at Fenway Park.
12:24 pm on April 12th, 2012
Rose, Thanks for the link to Zostavax. We are telling Mom to ask her doc about it.
12:42 pm on April 12th, 2012
Tax Time….What a paperwork pain in the rear not to mention the money owed.
Mom got the vaccine for shingles several years ago. No ill effects from it except the printout they gave her afterwards said the vaccine may not be very effective in some cases. I don’t think they know for sure.
What a fun baseball game last night! We wish we could have stayed awake through the entire game.
12:47 pm on April 12th, 2012
Melanie: Wooohooo YSAS. There is something kind of funny about this being tax time and YSAS being in a shoe called DEBT…..
12:52 pm on April 12th, 2012
Barb&Magpie: Are you SURE you planted that statue upside down? Perhaps the House is waiting for just the right buyer…owners who will appreciate the beauty and value of your old homestead.
GASP! Rose! Did you just say SHOE?
1:24 pm on April 12th, 2012
Shoes! Shoes! Footwear, boots and slippers! There, I’ve said it.
1:25 pm on April 12th, 2012
I’m being moderated for a post that I mentioned the ‘s’ word twice in the text. Shame on me!
1:37 pm on April 12th, 2012
Rose: You must know by now that I didn’t make it to your place this week as we planned. Just as my four legged and I were about to blur away, I had to single-pawedly save my two legged from the likes of a moose. Lucky for her, I was at the ready to run up to it and tell it to get off our lawn while I shook my paw in the air—I learned that from mama’s Howard.
3:16 pm on April 12th, 2012
Bear: GASP! I did say shoe…..Of course, I meant show!
Belle Starr: Moose mashing to keep your two-legged safe is always more important. I’m proud of you!
3:18 pm on April 12th, 2012
I’ve done some things I can’t explain like transferring to a reportedly different section of a class my senior year of collage for no reason—AJ was in that class, we went on a date and were engaged a week and a half late so that inexplicable action made sense in hindsight. But, what drove me to buy Peeps from the clearance table at the store this morning? No idea other than I was channeling The Royals’ mum.
3:20 pm on April 12th, 2012
Damn iPhone. Should be difficult not different and college, not collage.
4:02 pm on April 12th, 2012
Bella: It was preordained for you and AJ to meet in that class.
Buying the peeps? Questionable.
Rose: It seems shoe is acceptable…shoe(s) is not…quite mind-boggling.
4:05 pm on April 12th, 2012
Bella – we understand completely. Mama and Dad were engaged the day they met – they even set the date for a year and a half later – and that was the day they got married. Almost 27 years ago.
Melanie and Rio – we need you to close your eyes for a minute.
Now – can the rest of you keep a secret? Of course you can – you all proved that with the Secret of the Northern Lights Pot ‘o Gold. Ok – here’s the secret:
We have two birthdays this weekend – Melanie and Rio. Bella and Mama want to throw a surprise party for the two of them. Its going to be held Saturday at Rio’s house, in his backyard – we all know why. Mama will get Melanie there on some kind of pretext.
Now, we need all youse guys to come up with some nibblies and beverages for the party. Make sure to have some gluten free stuff for Melanie and some hot wings for Rio.
So, mark your calendars for Saturday, and don’t forget – its a surprise.
Ok Melanie and Rio – you can open your eyes now. We weren’t talking about you – really we weren’t.
4:08 pm on April 12th, 2012
Golinka: Wild pugs couldn’t drag it our of me. I plan on bringing boot rear floats and fixings for burpritos to that thing we’re not supposed to mention for those Plunderers who aren’t supposed to know about it.
4:25 pm on April 12th, 2012
I’m back from a whole week of being away – part with Sam, part house/dogsitting for a friend.
I’m going to be very out-of-touch this weekend because I’m hosting a Girl’s Weekend.
4:36 pm on April 12th, 2012
Mollypop’s mom: I was beginning to wonder if the hawk got both you and Princess Sam on one of your walks. I’m glad to know you’re both still firmly planted on the ground.
T&G: I can’t count how many times we almost eloped. In the end we were engaged for nine months before we told anyone. Bev’s mama senses kicked in and she knew I was going to marry AJ before I did. She, like the Plunderers, kept the secret.
5:38 pm on April 12th, 2012
OK, We will book Sat., plus Sunday we have a party for Lily’s double digit birthday. Rockin weekend!
BSD, we did plant the Saint upside down, but that was over a year ago. Maybe Maggie dug him up and relocated him without my knowledge! I’ll ask when I get home, but she has long term memory problems.
Funny thing – my broker called on Monday and said the other agent was talking a low-ball offer. I told her their high was only $5,000 lower than my low amount, so write it up and we should be able to work it out. Well nothing happened, so that agent called today on another matter, and said “Barb, we didn’t mean to insult you”. I said “you didn’t at all, why don’t you write an offer and let’s see what we can do”. She said she would pass that on to her people. Kind, sorta makes me wonder what my broker said to her!!!
6:11 pm on April 12th, 2012
Barb&Magpie: Your broker is no doubt trying to get you the highest price possible as it is in her interest to do so. It is good you are well versed in these matters and can look out for your own interests. We have every confidence the sale will go through when the timing is right. There is just something about the Farm that is very special.
Royals: Mum is the word!
6:24 pm on April 12th, 2012
BSD – so that makes her The Royal Mum?
tee hee
6:26 pm on April 12th, 2012
Recap!…Well we missed the Rockies game this afternoon, but are watching the recap of the ninth inning!….wheeze!….It was a nail biter! I mean it is a nail-biter because I don’t know how this will end (or did end)…grunt!
6:28 pm on April 12th, 2012
Loaded!…Bases are loaded, Tulo is up to bat with 2 outs, the Rockies are behind by 2 runs…grunt!…If he could hit a homer right now I would be very very happy!…snort!
6:30 pm on April 12th, 2012
Crap!…grunt!…wheeze!…Well we will not be watching that whole re-run game tonight…sniff!
6:36 pm on April 12th, 2012
BSD, The broker is pretty abrasive, and I think she discouraged them from even writing. My opinion is that if you get it on paper and you are just a few thousand off, generally you can work it out.
Did anyone see the news about the guy from Toledo who stuffed 6 bulldog pups in a suitcase and left it by some garbage cans? Someone noitced the mama dog by the suitcase and investigated. The nitwit-asshole left his name tag on the suitcase, so they found him. He said someone stole the suitcase and he had given the pups away. Doesn’t know how they got there. Now he faces 90 days in jail and a fine. Why not just take them to the Humane Society in the first place. The pups are adorable and all recovered.
6:37 pm on April 12th, 2012
My pup Annie is insisting that I let everybody know that she bagged a fuzzbutt yesterday. Dad yelled at her to drop it, and that hurt her feelings, as she was expecting heaps of praise. I personally feel that it had a heart attack and fell out of the tree.
6:40 pm on April 12th, 2012
Rio – we can fill you in on the end of the game. The Rockies got the puck in the net during the third quarter. Then Tulo shot a bogey on the eigth green and then got the three point conversion.
There was a foot fault called on the other teams quarterback, but the penalty kick went to the point guard.
There – now you are all caught up.
6:52 pm on April 12th, 2012
About the shingles shot – I got mine as soon as they were available. My father had a painful case of shingles and then my dear friend did too. My immune system is carpola since I did computer work at a GM site and chemicals were coming into our office, so I hoped to get protection as soon as possible.
6:53 pm on April 12th, 2012
Gosh, T & G, you know more about sports than we thought! You are our heros!
We are reading Heart of a Killer, and it is really good!
6:55 pm on April 12th, 2012
Tupper!…Thanks, if only that had happened…grunt!…We are trying to watch Boardwalk Empire but the language is really putting my friend off…sniff!…We may not be able to continue with this crap much longer…grunt!…I wish we knew when Clarkson’s scenes were…snort!
6:55 pm on April 12th, 2012
You know it’s spring when…..
7:02 pm on April 12th, 2012
Hurray for Annie! She snagged a fuzzbutt! We are very impressed.
We love the stories of quick (not short) engagements! Our mom and pop got engaged after dating 6 months. When they went to the pastor to schedule the wedding, he said they had to wait at least 6 months. So Mom counted exactly 6 months, and it ended up being her birthday. She said that date had been a good one for her so far, so why not. So their wedding anniversary is the same as her birthday.
Barb, we think the broker is holding out against your will, to make money for himself, at the expense of the house staying on the market. Good thing you spoke to that agent.
7:06 pm on April 12th, 2012
Maskers!…Did you take that photo?…sniff!sneeze!cough!
7:09 pm on April 12th, 2012
You do realize that I work p.t.for the broker? She is the Crazy Lady! Wonder if she really doesn’t want to have to find a replacement.
7:13 pm on April 12th, 2012
Bingo Barb.
7:20 pm on April 12th, 2012
What is that I smell? A conflict of interest? Barb, I’m glad you spoke with the agent. Still thinking good house selling thoughts for you.
7:23 pm on April 12th, 2012
Barb!…Tell yer Broker pal that you have friends in low places who could nip her in the ass if she screws this up for you…growl!wheeze!
7:34 pm on April 12th, 2012
Fuzzbuts! She got it! Excellent!
Excellent on the game reporting.
Going to go read now.
7:55 pm on April 12th, 2012
Grrrr….even I want a piece of that CL’s pantsuit. Don’t mess with Barb and Maggie.
8:03 pm on April 12th, 2012
Rio: No, but I know a place that looks just like this. I wish I had thought of it first.
Barb: Say no more. We might have guessed who was behind it all.
8:13 pm on April 12th, 2012
How did these bas*ards escape justice? We understand if you’d rather not read, but this is atrocious.
http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/crime_checker/baltimore_city_crime/twins-acquitted-of-fatal-dog-burning
8:15 pm on April 12th, 2012
Now you get the picture!
Rio and Macy, we could join forces if Rio could leave his yard!
Do you remember Barb talking a year or so ago about me wanting to bite a two legged at her office? That is one and the same. I jumped up in front of Barb and started barking at that lady till she ran up the stairs screaming. Only 2-legged I ever wanted to go after, which shows what good sense I have. Case closed.
8:19 pm on April 12th, 2012
Howlers: Sorry, I must pass on this one.
8:26 pm on April 12th, 2012
Magpie!…Its an Open and Shut case…heh!…Which by the way is the book we are reading right now…snorkel!
Wha!?…Someone says we have to go for a freakin’ walk…grunt!…Just when I was getting comfortable here downstairs…sniff!wheeze!…I’m hoping it might be too windy or too rainy outside and she changes her one track mind. Please Lord of all Creation, make it rain here and make the wind blow and blow…wuffle!sneeze!
8:29 pm on April 12th, 2012
Oley, The puppies in the suitcase was bad enough, not sure we can read that one! I know it can’t be, but we always say they should get what they give.
8:56 pm on April 12th, 2012
Hurrah for Annie!
Mom and Dad met at work, went on a date on Saturday and went for a drive on Sunday. On Monday, dad came over for dinner and never left. That was 15 years ago.
Sometimes you just “know”.
8:58 pm on April 12th, 2012
There is a case like this here right now, but the doggy lived. They are calling him Justice and hope that they can bring the perp to justice. He still smiles and wags. What a guy!!
Annie thanks everyone for their recognition of her fuzzbutt skills. She has spent most of the day staring at the fence, hoping another will come along.
Mom and Dad are leaving us with our Angie tomorrow so they can go to the race at Texas Motor Speedway. It is just the Nationwide race, but the tickets were free so…
9:00 pm on April 12th, 2012
Dad came over and never left? Wow!
9:12 pm on April 12th, 2012
Mr.Staff and Staff met at Community School in 1978 and in 1989 she finally told him they were getting married. Staff says that if she had known what a good Mr.Staff he would be she would have married him much sooner.
Snicker.
Get Dawson to tell you how she met her guy.
9:14 pm on April 12th, 2012
Wolfie, That is really love at first sight! Wow!
We still haven’t clicked on that awful story. What is wrong with people that they enjoy hurting an animal? We just do not get it.
Rio, We are anxious to see how you like Andy Carpenter. We read on the book jacket that Rosenfeldt has recently moved to Maine, and has 27 Goldens that he has rescued who still live with him and his wife.
9:25 pm on April 12th, 2012
Dawson, now we have to hear your story. Did you hit him with a cast iron skillet and knock him out?
9:42 pm on April 12th, 2012
Back!…wheeze!…Anything exciting happen? Whats this? Dawson knocked someone out with her skillet?…grunt!
9:48 pm on April 12th, 2012
Coach and Bev were the captain of the football team and homecoming queen respectively at the same colleges at the same time and never met. After they graduated, Bev would eat at a married couple’s house on Monday and Wednesday every week. Coach was eating at the same couple’s house on Tuesday and Thursdays. It was several months before the couple thought to set them up on a blind date. Coach picked up Bev at a party for their first date and promptly drove into a swimming pool. The first time he asked her to marry him he had the ring in the glove box. They got pulled over and the cop asked for the license and registration. Coach refused. Finally Bev opened the glove box. He didn’t give up and she finally said yes.
10:10 pm on April 12th, 2012
Oh my! Bella, Staff loves the story of Coach and Bev.
Barb and Maggie. We are not clicking on that story either. Just the title hurts us.
10:10 pm on April 12th, 2012
Our electric just went out and we were in total darkness for about 2 minutes. These are great stories, but we are going to shut down before the computer blows up. Will catch up on all the love stories tomorrow.
10:31 pm on April 12th, 2012
Morosely encounters, round three. Here we go again.
10:39 pm on April 12th, 2012
Mama was at an outdoor Native American art show. She was sitting in her booth, talking to a friend, when Dad walked by. Without breaking off her conversation, Mama told her friend that she was going to marry that guy. To this day, she doesn’t know what made her say it; you understand they had never met.
Dad was at the art show “by mistake”. He had agreed to take a couple of friends to a different Native art show, but only when they were halfway there did he realize that his friends had left the directions at home.
Later that day, they kinda, but not really met when a sudden rainstorm drove everyone undercover. The rain stopped, everyone went their separate ways. That night, Mama was going to go for a walk around the grounds, as it was at a beautiful park. Dad saw her and asked to accompany her (he thought it was dangerous for her to walk alone – snicker). He was a perfect gentleman, and they talked for hours. He walked her back to camp, and said goodnight. Then he turned around and said, “When do you want to get married?” Mama picked September of the following year. The rest is history.
10:40 pm on April 12th, 2012
Bella – lets all say it together – DAM IPAW!
10:43 pm on April 12th, 2012
Secret!…Its no secret that I am a Tax Baby…heh!…Its also no secret that her mother would never allow any kind of get together in her back yard either…grump!…So if anyone is thinking or plotting to party here, they may want to think it over….snort!…Now our neighbor next to us is hardly ever home and she has a very big back yard…heh!…She would never notice anything back there. It would be a great place for a bunch of pals to meet and that way her mother wouldn’t blow a gasket…grunt!
Lunch!… Lunch today would have been a whole lot more fun if the always present, always negative older person would have been somewhere else…grunt!…My friend gritted her teeth and tried to bear it. Towards the end the Cousin finally gave up and quit asking questions that were answered with the negative attitude …sniff!…So much for having company over while we have to live here…grump!
10:55 pm on April 12th, 2012
Damn Ipaw! However, this round was a draw. The moose stared at me. I stared at it. After a three minute staring contest that felt more like thirty, he bolted off into the trees.
Rio: Don’t you worry about the venue for the thing you don’t know about.
10:56 pm on April 12th, 2012
Bella – news story around here today is that some folks who keep coming home to find a bear in their yard took to carrying little strings of firecrackers in their car. If the bear is there, and refusing to leave, they light a string and throw it out the window. snap crackle pop – no more bear.
Wonder if it would work for mooses.
Rio – whatever in the world are you talking about your neighbor’s yard for?
10:59 pm on April 12th, 2012
Miz Bella – maybe you should git yorself a dawg to skeer off them moose.
11:07 pm on April 12th, 2012
Justified… Here’s a great line from my favorite show ….heh!….
“Marshall, there was an election today in Harlan County and your man Boyd Croyder pulled a fast one on me. He slipped that hillbilly rug right out from under my feet…” …heh!heh!…We love this show something fierce…snort!
11:31 pm on April 12th, 2012
Brother! Redbone!…snort!…Now you must watch Justified don’t you?…sniff!…It’s set right around yer neck o’ the woods there in Kentucky….chuffle!…Maybe you could get on the show as an Extra Redbone Hound. That would be sumthing to howl about for sure!…heh!
11:58 pm on April 12th, 2012
Brother Rio – Ah used to be a tv and movie stunt hound, had me a union card an everythin. But Ah leave all that show biz stuff to the young uns now. Ah prefer just to snooze on the back porch, under the wisteria vine, and have me a glass a shine now an agin.
Course, Ah ain’t too old to be a goin to the submarine races with Miz Macy. Wonder ifn’ she’s gonna be at this big ole shindig this weekend…oops…naw, Ah don’t nuthin bout no shindig.
9:21 am on May 9th, 2012
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