Hey, I've been in a firefight before! Well, I was in a fire. Actually, I was fired from a fry-cook opportunity. I can handle myself.

Wash ,'War Stories'


Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


megan walker - Mar 23, 2009 9:43:05 am PDT #11915 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Most Buffista t-shirts ever!

I can't decide which I like better, the one about wine or pi.


beth b - Mar 23, 2009 9:55:29 am PDT #11916 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

happy birthdya Raq! Happ birthday Kathy A !

Gud's kids take some sort of magic potion -- yesterday they were teeny - weeny.


Aims - Mar 23, 2009 10:24:57 am PDT #11917 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Re: my overheard at work - it was a debate about what was on the kitchen floor at one of our properties. Apparantly the thoughtwas it might have been wet coffee grounds.


Strix - Mar 23, 2009 10:27:01 am PDT #11918 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Euch. I HATE wet coffee grounds. Texture....


sumi - Mar 23, 2009 10:27:51 am PDT #11919 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!

Gina Torres has a pilot.


megan walker - Mar 23, 2009 10:28:10 am PDT #11920 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

For my sister-in-law:
Does anyone have a good carrot cake recipe that is more sweet than spicy?


Strix - Mar 23, 2009 10:29:03 am PDT #11921 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Ok, tangential question:

I am going to do my taxes this year (this week, I mean, duh), and I am thinking about having them done, basically because I had a lot of medical bills this year. HOWEVER, I don't really know if that's a reason -- are medical bills, or short-term medical disability, anything that would affect taxes?


Sparky1 - Mar 23, 2009 10:34:05 am PDT #11922 of 30000
Librarian Warlord

are medical bills, or short-term medical disability, anything that would affect taxes?

I believe the short term disability benefits are not taxable income.

I believe you can start deducting medical expenses when they are more than 7.5% of your AGI.

I would think that a program like Turbo Tax would work fine with those kinds of adjustments, and it's a lot cheaper than paying someone to do the taxes.

Here, have a grain of salt to go with that.


Dana - Mar 23, 2009 10:36:45 am PDT #11923 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

You may deduct only the amount by which your total medical care expenses for the year exceed 7.5% of your adjusted gross income. You do this calculation on Form 1040 Schedule A in computing the amount deductible.


Strix - Mar 23, 2009 10:36:57 am PDT #11924 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Heh. Thanks, Sparky. I've never had my taxes done before, but I've used TTax before.

Last year was really confusing -- I also emptied my 401(K) -- I know, I know, but I was umemployed and I had to not be homeless -- so I am a bit overwhelmed by the thought.