Encountered a bit of bother this week. I’d been waiting anxiously until the weather broke so that I could start to tend the outdoor garden beds. I may have worked a bit too long – as all gardeners know, much of what we do is bending over to clear away the dead stuff, and thus, my back is sore. It’s been a festival of ibuprofen around here, and my whole gardening operation has come been shut down. The weather has turned colder again to accommodate my incapacitation. But Her Ladyship has been resistant to the idea of hiring an assistant or two to manage the estate. I know – penny pinching in the worst sense.
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A Commercial “Coda”
Yes, I know. I’ve written about them before, so this may be my last on the subject, until more truly awful ones come along. They’re a fact of life. They sell products and services, and generate income. And they’re more and more pervasive. You will notice that there are no commercial messages or pop-up sales on this blog. I keep it strictly professional. In full disclosure, though, if somebody wanted to fling cash at me to advertise and monetize “I’m thinking . . .No”, I would succumb in a heartbeat. Oh, offers do come in, but they typically are offers to “upgrade”, which will increase readership, and those come with a price. Should I spend the money? Would you, my faithful readers, pay to subscribe, or be annoyed to see an ad for wrinkle cream or a gutter protection seminar pop onto your computer screen? I’m thinking . . . . .
Continue reading “A Commercial “Coda””Tax Time, Again
Yes, those tax walls are closing in again. It’s here. That season of giving – to the government. April flowers and taxes due. We all feel the pressure. Maybe this year, we’ll get something back. We planned for it this year, we increased our withholdings, we kept all of our receipts, stored carefully in a file devoted just to that. This will be the breakthrough year.
Continue reading “Tax Time, Again”Winter is Back – with a Vengeance
Six plus inches of wet, heavy snow that started yesterday as rain, then to sleet, and now . . . . .well. Howling winds. The lights are flickering from time to time. Not exactly my expectation for the week after Easter, what with spring bulbs were coming up nicely and everything was starting to sprout. I’d bought some very nice daffodils bulbs, and they were at that expectant, pre-blossom stage. I ran out yesterday and covered them up before the wintery mix arrived, after running to the grocery store, as was everyone in the region, to buy some things to last us for a few days. And cancelled Her Ladyship’s appointment because there was no way we were going out. I didn’t even win the big lottery jackpot last night, which would have gone a long way toward mitigating the blustery, beastly weather.
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I'm Thinking...No! 