"Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious Ambiguity." ~ Gilda Radner

Wednesday, February 09, 2011

TIS THE SEASON

Taxes.

Bah. Humbug.

Filing earlier than usual this year thanks to my friend FAFSA.

No matter.

Whether now, two months, or five years from now, tackling the 1040 always begs the following question:

WHO THE HELL DEVISED THESE DAMNABLE FORMS?

If you made more than 10 bucks this year, draw the eye of a newt on line 39a.

Subtract your great-grandmother's shoe size from the year you were born, add how much you weighed in 1962 and put the lesser of the two on line 40.

Now bark like a dog.

Write "MY FREAKING LIFE SAVINGS" on line 41a.

And that, you wretched working slob, is what you owe Uncle Sam.

Oops.

I appear to be ranting.  Possibly raving.

Sorry.

Taxes + FAFSA + subzero temps = 1 cranky mama.

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