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This will sound totally stupid, but it actually has me upset. Part of my Saturday errand ritual is the dry cleaners to drop off and pick up work shirts. I've been going to the same family owned shop for the past 7 years. A very nice couple who are Yankee and Giant fans. Even tho I am NOT a Yankee fan, I would talk to...
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Ahh, the 2nd weekend of April, otherwise known as tax weekend. I am an accountant by trade, so I naturally do my own tax returns and wait until the last possible moment to calculate them.

First up is the Federal Government, a/k/a how much of my money is going to Iraq: go through the calculations and come up with my taxable income. Am I ever...
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Definition of a fun afternoon...

A pitcher of strawberry Daiquiris and my favorite movie of all time Dogma.

I hope everyone's Easter was better than mine... I was at my sister's place and my brother arrived. They had a previous argument that was not quite settled. It erupted like a border dispute between two feuding warlords. The fucks started flying and then my brother left. Then my sister turned on my mother for not "defending her." Order could not be restored right away....
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I'm thinking it's time to move out of NJ. I hate the hot humid summer - really, really HATE them with a passion. The taxes are high here, houses cost mad huge money, traffic is everywhere and now, stupid tolls are going to go up. I know I want to move somewhere cooler, but how to decide where? And how to tell my mom and...
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ok, so I really suck at blogging. It's December. I like the weather. I sleep better in the cold and I keep better in the cold. It's football all the time and I love that about this time of year. I have three fantasy football teams with a friend and we are in the playoffs with all three teams. We've never done that before. I...
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Testing out the camera phone function on my "new old" cell phone. It was my dad's. He died last month. My "old old" phone was five years old and finally gave it up. His phone was on my family plan so I had it switched to my number. Not sure if I like it yet. It's under contact until December - I can tolerate it...
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