Archive for April, 2009

This isn’t a happy day

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Graham says that every day. Sometimes he is right. Yesterday wasn’t happy, like at all. It wasn’t a happy day. It was a cranky, worrisome, logistical pain in the butt day. It started with crying kids and wet beds and moved into brother fighting against brother until they formed a tenuous alliance long enough to [...]

I’m a rambling man oh yeahhhh

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Last Saturday we shoved the boys and the dog and a great many of our belongings into my tiny toaster of a car and drove to Texas. The original plan was yay! Let’s go wander in the beautiful mountains and islands of the carolinas, but then we wrote four thousand dollars worth of checks to [...]

Cultural sensitivity for 500

Sunday, April 19th, 2009

“Hey Mama? You know what would be SO funny? Like if you lived in one of those cultures where ladies have to keep their hair covered up or they get like arrested or in big, big trouble? It would be hilarious — if there was a lady you didn’t like? Or wanted to play a [...]

Portrait of an antiestablishment rabble rouser as a young man

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Nicolaus was annoyed that politicians weren’t being funny or interesting anymore. Obama shifted from Mr.Heyyyy look at me vote for me I’m cool! to Mr. Alright I have work to do. We watch the president’s speeches while Nicolaus rolls his eyes and gripes: “Why are we watching this? Where are the debates? Why can’t Obama [...]

Now are the taxes.

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

1. Did you know that when you spend money on printing and art supplies you can’t count those as business expenses?? DID YOU? For much of today I’ve felt like throwing up thanks to this wee detail in our nation’s tax code.
All of my raw materials and inventory are considered assets until the year [...]