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Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes  

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


Connie Neil - Oct 16, 2010 1:45:26 pm PDT #101 of 30001
brillig

So a couple of weeks ago Hubby and I got a letter from the IRS saying "Congratulations, you have a $300 rebate that you didn't claim, have a check." Yay, we went and paid off half of some new glasses for us.

Thursday we got a letter from the IRS. "Congratulations, you didn't declare that lump sum Social Security Disability payment you got, please pay us $859." Yay? And damn it, they're right, because I don't have a copy of a form I would have used in filing that payment with the taxes.

Fortunately they take payments, even though they do charge interest.


sarameg - Oct 16, 2010 1:45:41 pm PDT #102 of 30001

I think I might have gotten a little sunburned cheering the marathoners. I finished the laundry and slathered up 4 spindles to take down to wood tomorrow and did the first coat on the last 1/4 of the last 9. Yes, that makes sense.

Also swam. Before all that. Over two miles (by a smidge), whooeee!

I'd call day pretty successful. Good mix of fun and social and productive (I love finishing my errands before noon. )


javachik - Oct 16, 2010 1:51:24 pm PDT #103 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

Scrappy, I like Jeter and Rivera too. And liked Torre when he was there too. But on principle of being a Red Sox fan for years (though not really into them anymore - once they won WS twice, they weren't such the underdogs), just can't like them. I did root very hard for them to win the WS in 2001; I thought NY could use it after 9/11. But the stupid Snakes beat them.


Calli - Oct 16, 2010 1:51:46 pm PDT #104 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

This afternoon's flying lesson was awesome! Visibility was better than I've ever seen it, and we practiced airport approaches and landings. I kinda sorta landed a plane! My instructor's hands were on the yoke as well as mine, but I followed his instructions and didn't feel him correcting me any. So much fun! I wish I could afford to ditch the job and just practice flying all day. But then there's the whole rent and catfood thing. Plus paying for plane fuel. Oh, well. It's great when I can get my schedule to mesh with my CFI's and with good weather conditions.


Lee - Oct 16, 2010 1:58:29 pm PDT #105 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I kinda sorta landed a plane!

TOO COOL!


sarameg - Oct 16, 2010 2:05:44 pm PDT #106 of 30001

Calli, that's so FREAKING AWESOME!

Loki, the little shit, growls when it is time to go in. Uh, I don't think so. I snapped at him and he just looked at me with his big eyes and started another growl that quickly turned into a whine. Cats really are toddlers.


Scrappy - Oct 16, 2010 2:14:04 pm PDT #107 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

:bows down before calli's awesomeness:


Jesse - Oct 16, 2010 2:16:55 pm PDT #108 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

That is so awesome, Calli!!

Speaking of marathons, a former coworker of mine from Indy just qualified for Boston! Exciting.


Spidra Webster - Oct 16, 2010 2:18:59 pm PDT #109 of 30001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.

Congrats, Calli, that's impressive!


Typo Boy - Oct 16, 2010 2:19:41 pm PDT #110 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Today
grocery shopping for week half done.
Black bean soup in the crock pot to serve as dinner tonight and tomorow
1.5 hour business phone conference.

Does not really seem enough to worn out, but a bit tired. Going over a contract point by point on the phone is amazingly stressful. (I would have preferred email but not my choice.)