How so? It's a flat percentage, isn't it? So I wouldn't think income level would affect it differently. (Unless you hit the cap, where above roughly $110K it stops accumulating at all.)

I wonder if that cap is on AGI or net? AGI, I assume, but I haven't bothered to check.

In better payroll news, I just got my W-2s.

Weird. I make more than I thought I did.

The cap is on gross.

So are you guys ready for your big update?

The fly did not actually make it out the window. I only thought he did. He is now perched back in the same place, and the window is open and the blind is down and it's 28 degrees! He just flew between the top bits of the window, but cannot make it to the open half.

It's nothing ~ma!

Okay, I'm closing the window. Forget the fly.

OKAY, I TRAPPED THE FLY IN A CUP AND TOOK IT OUT THE DOOR.

WTF, fly? Why is my life so stupid? I swear I was doing important stuff just the other week.

Flies are dumb.

Yes, but I am dumber for devoting not one, but two days to its welfare. I hope the other flies that read its blog learn from its experiences.

It would not fly away from the light just a little bit in order to get to the actual freedom available to it. I feel there is a life lesson in there somewhere, but can't get to it without invoking Darth Vader, which I feel is possibly the wrong life lesson.

Anyway. I'm going to eat dinner now. It's leftover chicken parmesan from the new pizzeria in town. Normally I would be worried that this comment is not scintillating enough conversation for buffistas, but it's an upgrade from flies.

You are a kind person! Not dumber.

I had leftover ham and kale. And just made a plan for dealing with the rest of the ham this weekend: mini quiches to freeze, add some to this potato soup mix I have and freeze, and also maybe mac & cheese with ham & peas. The problem with all of the "leftovers" recipes is that they stretch out the ham!