Every new image I see of Notre Dame is worse, but they restored Windsor Castle...
Well, if we followed the recipe...should be cake. A demon-violence-free-zone cake.
Lorne ,'Why We Fight'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
flea - Apr 15, 2019 9:07:57 am PDT #6909 of 30019
information libertarian
Laura - Apr 15, 2019 9:19:25 am PDT #6910 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
The live stream coverage is just heart wrenching.
-t - Apr 15, 2019 9:20:37 am PDT #6911 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
WTF is happening in Paris? I am shocked.
I cannot get nmy stupid CA return to handle my capital loss carryover. This is why I use H&R Block, because it's done this for me in all previous years, suddenly it's a problem. Bah.
meara - Apr 15, 2019 9:22:51 am PDT #6912 of 30019
Oh man!!! I guess that's one less sight to see on my trip this summer dang. I've never been.
megan walker - Apr 15, 2019 9:24:48 am PDT #6913 of 30019
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Remember actors and other performers are considered "specified service businesses" under Section 199A.
Just an FYI, this is only applicable to high-income earners (above $150K or so for singletons, $300K or so for marrieds) so if you earn under that amount you can take the QBI/199A deduction regardless, which I hope every freelancer here did if they are under the threshold--since the deduction is either 20% of your AGI (before the deduction) or 20% of your Schedule C income, whichever is lower. It can be quite significant.
I hate that this stupid new tax reform actually benefits me, but as a single person who didn't itemize before and a freelancer who can take the QBI, it really does. Between that and the ridiculously high San Francisco ACA subsidy cliff levels that I managed to just be under, I got enough back to pay my first quarterly payment.
megan walker - Apr 15, 2019 9:36:33 am PDT #6914 of 30019
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Every new image I see of Notre Dame is worse, but they restored Windsor Castle...
The mayor has said emergency plans to save any artwork and relics still left are underway but I can't imagine it's not going to be almost a total loss. Much of the medieval framing and oldest art is wood.
Tom Scola - Apr 15, 2019 9:38:31 am PDT #6915 of 30019
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Video of the spire falling: [link]
Laura - Apr 15, 2019 9:43:25 am PDT #6916 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Yes, the reports I am hearing now expect a total loss. It is really hard to watch.
dcp - Apr 15, 2019 10:12:42 am PDT #6917 of 30019
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I cannot get nmy stupid CA return to handle my capital loss
-t, if you don't find the solution, send me an email, I can probably help.
Connie Neil - Apr 15, 2019 10:13:05 am PDT #6918 of 30019
brillig
The Ile de Paris can't be an easy space to work in, either.
I'm trying not to thinka bout it.