so, considering that the 2008 fiscal year budget was set at about $2.5 trillion, and for the sake of argument lets just say all 300 million of us living in the US paid our taxes, having a flat tax would require all Americans to pay... $8,333.33 in taxes, a year... wow, but I think I heard something like there's only 160 million that file their tax ( Read more... )

Did you see Maddow interview Pelosi?

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Well, I never wrote about it in my LJ, but Rob can validate for my long standing belief regarding this issue. I've long felt that Nancy Pelosi's "impeachment is off the table" stance was in large a way of Nancy Pelosi covering her own ass. If impeachment proceedings were to have gone through, a lot of attention ( Read more... )

So, I've noticed in the last few weeks that the amount of dog dung on the side walks has made a great increase. I was used to seeing the occasional turb here and there, kinda of like seeing a pile of vomit on the side of the road; not that often, and never anything to worry about. But lately I've noticed, especially around where I live, more and ( Read more... )

Saw this in a GS forum under "why you shouldn't game with your dad", pretty funny...

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Okay, time for that I just woke up sometime after 1PM breakfast I never had. Then I need to come home, stay off the TV, and do some of that badly needed laundry.

a slacker's work is never done :P

Charlies and Broadway Bar and grill have really started to blow chucks lately... wait, they've always blown, I'm up early and want an okay breakfast, and Deluxe isn't even open until 11am WTF?! Well, that's what the website says, I'm going to go take a look to make sure. If so, I'll have to survive off a pack of Camels.

So I've missed PAX the last few years, and I'm not missing it again this year. I already went and bought my weekend pass online. Since they've been reaching capacity of what the convention center can hold, they'll be limiting admissions this year to those that register first. I just registered for a weekend pass. I'm also registered for a chance to ( Read more... )

Over the last few months I've become a junky for the National Geographic Channel and the Science Channel, especially when dealing with specials about high energy physics and the cosmos. Well, today was a perfect day for my DVR, as there were about 8 hours of specials on both channels, though I recorded them in HD and the DVR got kind of full in no ( Read more... )

So, last night I went at midnight to see the new Friday the 13th, which was actually the first Friday the 13th film I saw... well, Freddy vs Jason was the first (and only), but that doesn't really count. Anyhow, I was told by my friends that it was sort of a remake of the first three movies; I'll take their word on that. Anyhow, before the film ( Read more... )

So they're going to attempt to cut the pay of CEOs in institutions that receive TARP funds. Though, I think the next big scandel involving outrageous compensation will be regarding stock options the CEOs will get instead.

For the last few weeks I've been getting sick on and off. People at work get sick, I get sick, I get them sick again, they get me sick again. I'm sure I'd feel a lot better if I ate better and didn't smoke, I guess it's a lot of my fault, anyhow ( Read more... )