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Taxes, Again and Still

Posted in Other, tagged , , on March 16, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Title says it all. I like the idea of taxes because I like what they buy me (civilization, basically), but the paperwork is a drag. 

Here’s hoping your tax season is going faster than mine!

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A Thought for the Young Among Us

Posted in Other, tagged , , , on October 7, 2024| Leave a Comment »

One of the great and terrible things they don’t always tell you about becoming an adult is that after a certain point, there are no more excuses. You may have reasons for behaving badly, but they are no longer sufficient to justify bad behavior. Your life is no longer predominantly a reflection of your family or your school or your past, it is yours. And while you will not always control your circumstances, you are now responsible for your own character in the face of those circumstances. 

This is a burden and a gift. We must each decide who want to be, and then do our best to live up to it.

“It’s not the honors and prizes of life which ultimately nourish our souls. It’s the knowing that we can be trusted, that we never have to fear the truth, that the bedrock of our very being is good stuff.”

— Mister Rogers

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You Know How It Goes

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , on March 7, 2024| Leave a Comment »

I was all excited to work on a story but thought, “No, I shall do some quick adulting in the form of taxes, and then I shall feel worthy of fun times spent in Funlandia!”

You know how this story goes. I am chest-deep in forms, statements, receipts and more, with no end in sight. 

Sorry, Funlandia, just one more mountain to climb.

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This Part’s No Fun

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , , , , on October 20, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Let’s be honest, a lot of adulting is actually pretty ok.

Example:

Mr. Man: “Hey honey, want to have breakfast for dinner tonight followed by ice cream?”

Me: “Yes, yes I do.”

But other parts are not as much fun. 

Example:

Dr. Vet: “I’m so sorry, but it looks like your cat has about two months to live.”

oof

Time to make sure those two months are as close to breakfast for dinner as possible.

Because that’s something else adults can do.

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