Some friends were in town so we went to the cabin and dropped 20 pounds of clover seed around the property. I'm sure half of it blew away but I'm hoping it's going to look beautiful with the white, red and crimson clover.
It's almost time to rake the pinecones up, damn things will roll an ankle fast. One of our big focus items this spring is getting the spring and creek beds cleaned up. We want to damn them up to create more waterfalls and a larger area for Rock to splash around in. I'm hoping to get some of that done this weekend but there might be a couple feet of snow on Thursday.
Heading out to Tampa on Sunday for work. I have a lot of friends in Florida, mostly in the Tampa area, it will be fun to visit. Usually I'm in Orlando and stay at a friends house (he does have a pool) but things got moved around. I found a beach side hotel to lounge at while I'm not at seminars and such. I always include leisure time.
Work around the city house was done, we are 90% complete with spring readiness and can't wait to get the plants into the garden. Rock is enjoying the war weather, it's great for chasing squirrels and barking at neighbors.
I've always been a fan of a flat tax. If we have to pay taxes (threat of violence, point of a gun), it should actually be fair. Not the fair tax but a simple X percent by everyone, no change for income levels. Call me selfish but I work for my money, not for anyone else's money and I shouldn't have my money going to childcare credits, people getting three times back the amount they paid in, etc. I'm not even against welfare but the current system is broken beyond repair... so I suppose I'm against it.
I managed to eek out a meager $45 balance due for taxes, but that's on top of the over $55,000 they took over the course of last year. I think we will end up paying right at $100k total for the both of us. I always have to tell myself that we make a great living and if we didn't make it, they wouldn't take so much. It doesn't make it sting less.
West Indies, Settle, Tampa, Vegas, Indianapolis and Rome are on the traveling agenda this year. Lot's of in state trips for work, my summer is jammed with things that I need to do for work. I just want to go climb mountains, plant things and build things.
The life.
I am shocked that you seem reluctant to pay "your fair share." The regime and it's adherents feel that someone in your income category should be able to support in total at least 10 families of non productive couch potatoes.
ReplyDeleteI'm being facetious of course but I do resent bitterly getting pilfered every year as part of the income redistribution program touted by the left, and then seeing the welfare crowd parking their brand new truck next to my 1988 truck at the grocery store.
I was going to do a whole post on this, and then decided against it and/or got busy.
DeleteIf the redistribution model had stayed a helping hand model, I suppose I wouldn't be so bitter. It helped us survive as kids so I understand it's value.
Instead you nailed it; new cars, new phones, new clothes, unhealthy food, etc.
10 families indeed.
Looks like you are part of the1%. Now you are in Hillary's cross hairs. We should all be so lucky.
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