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Based on a few minutes research and limited knowledge on these things, it appears that parking tickets are not tax deductible, no matter how they are incurred, because fines paid to the government cannot be deducted. Even if incurred in the course of unavoidable business situations, the tax code does not want to encourage people to break the law. ( Read more... )

I'm with you on mocking Transformers. I was just old enough that I wasn't even into the toys and Michael Bay tends to blow stuff up willy-nilly with little regard for the audience. Your voice sounded like a retired professor and I can see how that Transformers 3 trailer might set you off. I can't remember which Transformers I sat through, but some ( Read more... )

So, I have stuck to my no new books until September or so (barring five or six large loopholes) pledge. The toughest part was a freakishly odd self-published poetry collection at a thrift store for 25 cents. If it weren't for the rules, that would've been automatic. This instant, I got an email from a Buddhist publisher offering me a 35% discount ( Read more... )