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Josh, who is much more of a creative guy, challenged me to sum up my life in 6 words. It’s tough to do, but this is what has come to me so far. There’s so much missing, but so much here.
(oh, if you’re using Internet Explorer 6 or lower, this will look like crap. You should upgrade to Mozilla Firefox today so you can experience the internet like it was meant to be seen)
So if you haven’t gotten a letter yet, you will. You’re getting some free money from the Government if you pay your taxes this year. That’s right, the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008. I read some guy’s blog who claimed that this was similiar to 2001, when people got their next years’ tax refunds a year in advance (and were thus pretty mad), so I did some looking, and found the IRS Webpage ESP FAQs.
Q. Will the payment I receive in 2008 reduce my 2008 refund or increase the amount I owe for 2008?
A. No, the stimulus payment will not reduce your refund or increase the amount you owe when you file your 2008 return.
Rock on! So Lisa and I should be getting a check for $1,200 back of that $2,400 we paid extra to Uncle Sam this spring. As a good boy, I intend to blow it all per the Government’s instructions! (well, OK, maybe I’ll only blow some of my half, because I’m too much of a tightwad to blow $600.) Let’s see, I can get…
How about you? Are you going to be a good citizen and try to revive our economy with your extra cash? Just make sure it has a Made in USA sticker on it! (Sorry, shameless plug.)
Oh, yeah, and you better enjoy having cash, because rumor has it that the Government may just raise taxes by 4 times as much as they dole out in rebates. I hope those rich suckers are the ones that have to pick up the extra tab, ‘cuz I can’t afford more taxes!
So I spent too much money on a shirt. This is certainly not me: it should have been some new technology, or at the very least some media, or a stinking expensive Greek Lexicon. But it’s a shirt.
Through Step2, I made a contact with Ibex Outdoor Clothing last year, and he highly lauded the merits of the merino wool Ibex makes their clothing from. Supposedly, it’s like the holy grail of materials for making active wear. I went a year without really getting interested in the stuff (I’m not too active…), but they happened to send me an email this week at the exact right time. (Long story, I actually was going to buy a new graphics card…)
I checked out the site, and the Shak Jersey really caught my eye. Not only were the reviews overwhelmingly positive, but they also reinforced what this guy had been telling me. I looked around the internet, and lo and behold, I couldn’t find anything negative about this jersey. So I crumbled, and busted out the old credit card number. (Granted, I did get a discount on it, but still pretty pricey for something you can get in synthetic for much cheaper)
But now I’m super excited about this shirt (tracking info says I’d get it on Saturday, if TIU’s mail room wasn’t closed! 
) If it’s half as sweet as everyone says, it will be more than worth the cost. I’ll post a further review when it comes in.
In the meantime, have any of you had any great (or not-so-great) experiences with Ibex clothes? Typically I’m pretty frugal, but this merino wool’s supposed to be worth it!
The guy over at Upstart Blogger is giving away a Macbook Air for reviewing his site, (well, a chance at a Macbook Air) so I thought I’d jump in the fray. One thing’s for sure–if he’s trying to teach people how to drum up a growing blog audience, he certainly has a clue about it.
Content-wise, this guy seems to do pretty well, though I must admit that I passionately hate all the leading underscores on his site, as they make me feel like I’m losing my mind. Read some of the articles over there though, especially if you’re interested in getting started blogging as a source of income. He’s got some great tips, and he seems to be following them well. (as in, this doctor isn’t afraid to take his own medicine)
It’s all about the linkbait, and the ol’ Upstart Blogger seems to have his ducks in a row. The only question is, will he actually give away a Macbook Air? I hope so, to me that is!
I’m so proud of IndyStar.com, and yet, at the same point…it’s kind of sad that this actually needed to be said. Shouldn’t people already know this?
(Yes, I’m originally from North Dakota. And no, these are not exaggerations)
If ‘vacation’ to you means going shopping for the weekend in
Minot, Grand Forks, or Bismarck (while the kids swim at the Comfort Inn), you
might live in North Dakota.
If parking your car for the night involves an extension cord you might live in North Dakota.
If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 8 inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by, you might live in North Dakota.
If you’re proud that your state makes the national news primarily because it houses the coldest spot in the nation, you might live in North Dakota.
If you have ever refused to buy something because it’s ‘too spendy’, you might live in North Dakota.
If your local Dairy Queen is closed from November through March, you might live in North Dakota.
If someone in a store offers you assistance, and they don’t work there, you might live in North Dakota.
If your dad’s suntan stops at a line curving around the middle of his forehead, you might live in North Dakota.
If you have worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you might
live in North Dakota.
If your town has an equal number of bars and churches, you might live in North Dakota.
If you know how to correctly pronounce Minot , Bottineau, Ypsilanti, or Glen Ullin, you might live in North Dakota.
If you measure distance in hours, you might live in North Dakota
If your family vehicle is a crew cab pickup, you might live in North Dakota.
If you know several people who have hit deer more than once, you might live in North Dakota.
If you often switch from ‘heat’ to ‘A/C’ in the same day and back again, you might live in North Dakota.
If you can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching, you might live in North Dakota.
If you see people wearing hunting clothes at social events, you might live in North Dakota.
If you’ve installed security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked, you might live in North Dakota.
If the largest traffic jam in your town centers around a high school basketball game, you might live in North Dakota.
If you carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to use them, you might live in North Dakota.
If your town’s Christmas lights parade is actually called the ‘Christmas Lights Parade’ rather than the ‘Holiday Lights Parade’, and everyone in the parade actually greets you with ‘Merry Christmas!’ You might live in North Dakota.
If there are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at Wal-Mart at any given time, you might live in North Dakota.
If there are more people at work on Christmas Eve Day than on Opening Deer Season, you might live in North Dakota.
If you design your kid’s Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit, you might live in North Dakota.
If driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow, you might live in North Dakota.
If you know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road construction, you might live in North Dakota.
If you can identify a southern or eastern accent, you might live in North Dakota.
If you consider Medora exotic, you might live in North Dakota.
If your idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a deer next to your cottonwood, you might live in North Dakota.
If the Sunbelt to you means Bismarck , you might live in North Dakota.
If you know where the ‘banana belt’ is, you might be from North Dakota.
If a brat is something you eat, you might live in North Dakota.
If finding your misplaced car keys involves looking in the ignition, you might live in North Dakota.
If you go out to a fish fry every Friday, you might live in North Dakota.
If you find 0 degrees ‘a little chilly,’ you might live in North Dakota.
If you actually understand these observations, and you forward them to all your North Dakota friends, you must be from North Dakota!