Why the current tax reductions aren’t just for the rich
Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go like this: The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing. The fifth would pay $1. The sixth would pay $3. The seventh would pay $7. The eighth would pay $12. The ninth would pay $18. The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59. So, that’s what they decided to do. The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the owner threw them a curve. (Bush tax cuts) ‘Since you are all such good customers,’ he said, ‘I’m going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by $20.’ Drinks for the ten now cost just $80. The group still wanted to...
Seagate 2tb external hard drive
Yes, I already have a backup drive connected to my main machine, but because I’ve got half a TB used already on my primary drive, I had to recently tell the backup software to skip some stuff and that just makes me a bit crazy. Who needs 2TB of space? Someone paranoid about constant backups like me, that’s who! So, knowing that the deals have already started, I decided to browse around and found a great deal on a Seagate External 2TB hard drive. It’s even cheaper than some of the 1TB drives. No, it’s not a portable drive, but I’ve got a few of those already, I need something to sit here on the desktop and keep my backups in order. (Time machine is a GOOD thing!) This is what I’m getting: Seagate ST320005EXA101 Expansion External...
A bit of humor about tolerance
I am appalled that so many people are against the mosque near Ground Zero. We should allow it in order to promote tolerance. I also propose that two gay nightclubs be opened next door to the mosque to promote tolerance within the mosque. We could call them “The Turban Cowboy” and “You Mecca Me Hot”. Next door should be a butcher shop that specializes in pork and has an open barbecue with pork ribs cooking at lunchtime. Across the street there should be a daring lingerie store called “Victoria Keeps Nothing Secret”, and next door with flashing neon sign should be an Adult Toy Shop. In this way we can all learn tolerance for each-other. (from an email received from one of my sisters) Share and...
iDesktopTV demo
Just playing around with this service to see the options for skinning video players. I’ve used iDesktop.tv’s free account to create a custom player. (Now I just need to better organize my videos!) iDesktop.tv I saw a brief demo of this at Web Video University. If you’re interested in beefing up your video skills, I highly recommend that site. Dave Kaminski knows his stuff. Share and Enjoy:
On Weddings
Even though I’m one of 7 children, I don’t think I’ve been to an awful lot of weddings in my life. I did have the honor of attending a friends’ wedding this past spring and really enjoyed it. Aside from being a wonderful couple, with a great family, their choice for a “wedding favor” was the best I’ve ever had. No imprinted matchbooks or jordan almonds wrapped into a satin rose… their choice was a music CD, where the couple — both incredibly talented artists — performed all the songs. She has an incredible voice: rich, strong and sweet all at the same time. He is not only a phenomenal piano player, but writes music as well. Many of the songs on the CD were ones he wrote. The combination of their talent...