Our tax guy actually got us a refund from the Feds. Unbelievable. This was largely due to our moving expenses, otherwise we would have owed because of my self-employment taxes. But we're getting back ~$2k between Federal and Maryland. We had to pay $166 to Colorado. Much better all around than we'd anticipated. Next year will not be like this. At
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First -- thank you to everyone who gave me support this morning. I'm happy to have it even if I don't reply directly to comments. They bolstered my mood a lot when I got home from the day job and sat down to start on my books
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I need to do a general post on The Plan for January. Will try to do that today or tomorrow. For now, news of the knees. So I haven't been wearing my knee braces this season for skiing and I was doing really well. I also recently started running again -- not a lot, but easing back in
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Today I took a new route for my walk and got to see "Mini Asses" as in jackasses or donkeys. Miniature ones. They were kind of cute, which says a lot because miniature horses creep me the fuck out. It was 25 degrees and lightly snowing so I bundled up before hitting the road. By the time I got back to my neighborhood 45 minutes later, I had ditched
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Just went on another shopping spree. Online this time. I got the latest catalog yesterday from Title Nine. I love their clothes. Great stuff for working out, great stuff for everyday wear. They carry stuff by some really good makers of outdoor clothing too -- the prices seem high but it's because it's quality merchandise. So I've been wanting
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Wow, in many ways September looks really, really sad. I should remind myself, however, that I spent 4 days driving and 2 weeks living in a camper. And I was sick (and still am). So given those details, not so bad.
The muffins turned out great. Only 1/4 cup of sugar for a dozen muffins, but with the fresh blueberries, it was just fine. Mmm. Mmm. Good
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