...I remember George Carlin and all of his bitey monologues. I remember the ones about abortion... and how the right-wingers were so against it...but in the same breath wanted to slash social programs for children born into less than desirable social circumstances. I remember a vibrant George Carlin stating......"We only care about you until you're born....after that we don't give a ^5$W.
So much truth to that. The pro-lifers are all there for you until that baby pops its head out of a vagina. Then you're on you're own.
What I find so confusing is that so many kids/family members I went to high schools with are now suddenly pro-life and all conservative. They were to ultimate pot smokers, beer drinkers, hell raisers, etc....
I was a pot smoking loser and still remain one to this day...how come i'M NOT ALL ANAL AND CONSERVATIVE.
Monday, February 18, 2019
Sunday, February 17, 2019
The Vulnerable Underbelly
Several people have pointed out to me that I have a way of exposing people's most vulnerable sides. I can find the soft underbelly to thrust with my rapier even if the rest of the person is heavily armed and seemingly impenetrable.
I've also been told to be careful with that.
Don't BS me. I can smell it a mile away and will call you on it.
I've also been told to be careful with that.
Don't BS me. I can smell it a mile away and will call you on it.
Monday, February 11, 2019
RoboKiller
Want to have some fun with the annoying, relentless telemarketers? Download RoboKiller on your phone. The 99 cents per month is totally worth it. Not only does RoboKiller identify and intercept your spam calls, it will answer with the voice bot of your choice. Think of RoboKiller as a smart-ass interactive answering machine. The prerecorded answer voice bots will engage the annoying telemarketers and record it if you want to get a kick out of it later.
I never understood why businesses try to conjure up customers by annoying the ^%$@ out of them and by spamming everybody.
I never understood why businesses try to conjure up customers by annoying the ^%$@ out of them and by spamming everybody.
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
K's Dating Scene
My divorced friend, K, had four children with her ex. Since their divorce, ex has been married three times??? I lost count.
Lo and behold the dating website where her ex is advertising himself as never married - no kids. He then goes on to describe himself as a dedicated servant to God. That's how he's going into his next relationship; with a pack of lies.
Well, K does not have to deal with him anymore as they have been divorced for a long time. However, her current boyfriend is no better. She caught him in a string of lies and kicked him out.
She is sad and heartbroken.
She sobbed to me the other night saying that she could have stayed with her first husband instead of cutting herself in half financially with the divorce only to get more of the same.
Lo and behold the dating website where her ex is advertising himself as never married - no kids. He then goes on to describe himself as a dedicated servant to God. That's how he's going into his next relationship; with a pack of lies.
Well, K does not have to deal with him anymore as they have been divorced for a long time. However, her current boyfriend is no better. She caught him in a string of lies and kicked him out.
She is sad and heartbroken.
She sobbed to me the other night saying that she could have stayed with her first husband instead of cutting herself in half financially with the divorce only to get more of the same.
Monday, February 4, 2019
The Baggage Game
There is nothing more depressing than listening to my divorced friends' latest dating fiascos. My friends are very beautiful ladies and have no problems attracting men. The dating horror stories are more than I can bear sometimes. Here's the latest M dating disaster. In case you are not up to speed on M, she is my California BFF. I also have another California BFF named K. Both are *beautiful* blonde ladies who are divorced from their cruel, cheating husbands. Because in both situations my friends share children with their now ex-husbands, some communication happens as there needs to be jointly made decisions made about colleges for their kids, etc. For now, I will just focus on M's latest dating disaster.
M's latest fling involves a guy in my industry. Yes, I have all the dirt on him as that's what I do. Before you get all judgy on me just know we ALL have dirt. Nobody is pure. I'll get to that point later. Here's the chain of events.
M meets Mr. Dude at a bar in Sonoma County. Red flag number one. Very few romances that begin at a bar end well.
M and Mr. Dude eyeball each other from across the floor. M loves to dance. Mr. Dude senses this and swoops in to take her out on the floor. Mr. Dude has some musical talent and can sing. This sends M over the edge in delight. Having a guy sing in your ear is very much a turn on. I get it.
The familiar pattern repeats itself yet another time. M and Mr. Dude disappear outside and pretty soon the car they are in has fogged up windows.
M is now saying she's NOT in love, but I know her so well.........yes, she is.
Now, the complex part. Mr. Dude is going through a divorce. He has children with ages 14, 13 and 4. Yes, that's right. A there is that huge age spread from 14 to 4. Why is that? Well, because Mr. Dude and his wife have a roller coaster relationship and they have been on the fringes of divorce and then marital bliss for a few decades now. The four year old happened while they thought they had things reconciled.
But not really.
Mr. Dude and his soon-to-be-ex-wife decided that they are better off apart, but it gets ugly with custody of the kids. This is where it gets murky. The ex-Wife claims that Mr. Dude is abusive. Something happens (I'm not sure what) but Mr. Dude now needs to wear an ankle bracelet to track his whereabouts. M is trying to tell me that Mr. Dude is totally innocent and that it's the ex-wife making ridiculous claims of abuse. Somehow my inner psychic is cringing. Nobody wears an ankle bracelet just because a few heated words between spouses were tossed around.
M.....ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO BUY MR. DUDE'S STORY THAT WEARING AN ANKLE BRACELET IS NOT HIS FAULT AND HE'S 100 PERCENT INNOCENT???? HE IS A PSYCHO WITH A JEKYL AND HYDE PERSONALITY. HE IS WORKING YOU, GIRLFRIEND. BEWARE.
Sigh.
I want to grab M by the shoulders and shake her. I can't. This is her life and I don't need to "fix" anything. Please, M, don't go for guys registered in the prison system. However, I think the subconscious runs deep as that is exactly what M's father was and she's repeating an unconscious pattern. M is attracted to druggie jailbirds.
M's latest fling involves a guy in my industry. Yes, I have all the dirt on him as that's what I do. Before you get all judgy on me just know we ALL have dirt. Nobody is pure. I'll get to that point later. Here's the chain of events.
M meets Mr. Dude at a bar in Sonoma County. Red flag number one. Very few romances that begin at a bar end well.
M and Mr. Dude eyeball each other from across the floor. M loves to dance. Mr. Dude senses this and swoops in to take her out on the floor. Mr. Dude has some musical talent and can sing. This sends M over the edge in delight. Having a guy sing in your ear is very much a turn on. I get it.
The familiar pattern repeats itself yet another time. M and Mr. Dude disappear outside and pretty soon the car they are in has fogged up windows.
M is now saying she's NOT in love, but I know her so well.........yes, she is.
Now, the complex part. Mr. Dude is going through a divorce. He has children with ages 14, 13 and 4. Yes, that's right. A there is that huge age spread from 14 to 4. Why is that? Well, because Mr. Dude and his wife have a roller coaster relationship and they have been on the fringes of divorce and then marital bliss for a few decades now. The four year old happened while they thought they had things reconciled.
But not really.
Mr. Dude and his soon-to-be-ex-wife decided that they are better off apart, but it gets ugly with custody of the kids. This is where it gets murky. The ex-Wife claims that Mr. Dude is abusive. Something happens (I'm not sure what) but Mr. Dude now needs to wear an ankle bracelet to track his whereabouts. M is trying to tell me that Mr. Dude is totally innocent and that it's the ex-wife making ridiculous claims of abuse. Somehow my inner psychic is cringing. Nobody wears an ankle bracelet just because a few heated words between spouses were tossed around.
M.....ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO BUY MR. DUDE'S STORY THAT WEARING AN ANKLE BRACELET IS NOT HIS FAULT AND HE'S 100 PERCENT INNOCENT???? HE IS A PSYCHO WITH A JEKYL AND HYDE PERSONALITY. HE IS WORKING YOU, GIRLFRIEND. BEWARE.
Sigh.
I want to grab M by the shoulders and shake her. I can't. This is her life and I don't need to "fix" anything. Please, M, don't go for guys registered in the prison system. However, I think the subconscious runs deep as that is exactly what M's father was and she's repeating an unconscious pattern. M is attracted to druggie jailbirds.
Boring (yawn) Superbowl
Once upon a time the annual Superbowl held excitement for the masses. There were actually two teams who clawed and fought their way (FAIR AND SQUARE) to the two top spots to battle it out for the coveted prize. America was glued to their tv sets.
FAIR AND SQUARE is now lost in this hyper-commercialized shit show of bad calls and other prima donna antics.
Can New England win a Superbowl without cheating and paying off the refs?????
No.
...and then the NFL wonders why they are losing their fan base.
FAIR AND SQUARE is now lost in this hyper-commercialized shit show of bad calls and other prima donna antics.
Can New England win a Superbowl without cheating and paying off the refs?????
No.
...and then the NFL wonders why they are losing their fan base.
Sunday, February 3, 2019
File Your Taxes
Are you ready to file your 2018 taxes? By now you should have received the necessary information. Don't wait until the last minute and rub up against the April 15 deadline. Yes, you could file an extension, but you're just delaying the inevitable.
I was a little nervous this year as I knew the new tax codes would have an impact. I do like the standard $24,000 deduction. No need to keep little receipts for donations to the Goodwill or whatever. However, I think that will hurt non-profits as there is no big incentive anymore to buy auction items at the local high school fundraiser.
As far as the whole health insurance thing with receiving forms "proving" you were covered? Stupid. The IRS does nothing with them. What a waste of resources for issuing them.
The other big change was the mortgage interest deduction. If you have a home equity line of credit (HELOC) or took out a second mortgage, you will be quizzed as to what you used the money for since the inception of the loan. Good luck remembering just WTF you used it for. The IRS is chopping up what is deductible. If you used the money for home improvements, it's deductible. If you used it to pay off credit cards, it's not deductible. FWIW, never use secured debt (like your house) to pay for unsecured debt (like credit cards).
Bottom line: The IRS gives, and the IRS takes. The most impact was receiving a 20% credit for money earned as a 1099 independent contractor.
Whew. I had a pile of money set aside for taxes as I was not sure how all the changes would pan out for us personally. I did not have to draw on that to pay either federal or state taxes. I consider that a good tax year. However, we paid our more than our fair share as we pay estimated federal and state taxes and NEVER get a refund check. The government depends on people like me who pay taxes and don't take refund checks.
You're welcome.
Somehow, I don't think you care that I don't ever receive a tax refund check. You want money in the federal coffers to pay for all the government programs and perks, but also want your huge tax refund check. You can't have it both ways.
I was a little nervous this year as I knew the new tax codes would have an impact. I do like the standard $24,000 deduction. No need to keep little receipts for donations to the Goodwill or whatever. However, I think that will hurt non-profits as there is no big incentive anymore to buy auction items at the local high school fundraiser.
As far as the whole health insurance thing with receiving forms "proving" you were covered? Stupid. The IRS does nothing with them. What a waste of resources for issuing them.
The other big change was the mortgage interest deduction. If you have a home equity line of credit (HELOC) or took out a second mortgage, you will be quizzed as to what you used the money for since the inception of the loan. Good luck remembering just WTF you used it for. The IRS is chopping up what is deductible. If you used the money for home improvements, it's deductible. If you used it to pay off credit cards, it's not deductible. FWIW, never use secured debt (like your house) to pay for unsecured debt (like credit cards).
Bottom line: The IRS gives, and the IRS takes. The most impact was receiving a 20% credit for money earned as a 1099 independent contractor.
Whew. I had a pile of money set aside for taxes as I was not sure how all the changes would pan out for us personally. I did not have to draw on that to pay either federal or state taxes. I consider that a good tax year. However, we paid our more than our fair share as we pay estimated federal and state taxes and NEVER get a refund check. The government depends on people like me who pay taxes and don't take refund checks.
You're welcome.
Somehow, I don't think you care that I don't ever receive a tax refund check. You want money in the federal coffers to pay for all the government programs and perks, but also want your huge tax refund check. You can't have it both ways.
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