tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post1078865198388709965..comments2024-03-28T22:15:17.067-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: Candor is a privilege Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-58442303627604878692019-11-29T11:38:22.090-06:002019-11-29T11:38:22.090-06:00Over the Labor Day weekend, I reconnected with my ...Over the Labor Day weekend, I reconnected with my retired Army lifer cousin for the first time in fourteen years. I had mixed feelings about hanging out with "The Cuzz"--because you have to walk on eggs and be careful what you say, especially about politics (If you want to get political, you have to be drunk to do that). Best to avoid the subject completely. While we were still sober, and not yet stunk and droned... he proclaimed that 2020 would decide whether America stays capitalist or becomes socialist. But I wouldn't bite. <br /><br />My wife later told me how proud of me she was about my not taking the bait. Coming from her, that is high praise, and very rare. I normally jump right in with both feet, and the consequences be damned. It would have been just another pointless pissing contest. The kind nobody ever wins and which all contestants end up as losers. So why bother? This time, I didn't. Maybe I'm finally wising up in my geezerhood.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-21248956955945455672019-11-29T06:52:20.722-06:002019-11-29T06:52:20.722-06:00Thanks for your writing.Thanks for your writing.privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18413982311699012802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-51186068047505383162019-11-28T11:46:06.617-06:002019-11-28T11:46:06.617-06:00Things are much better so far this year. Stock mar...Things are much better so far this year. Stock market is way up, unemployment is way down, and the economy is showing reasonable growth. I managed to start up a new company this year, and it's going well. To put the cherry on top, I made my decades old annual fruitless pilgrimage to Whole Foods looking for frozen cherries. Holy E-cigarettes, there they were, Omena Organics Michigan individually frozen tart cherries. Is it possible one of the many regulations he who can not be named canceled by Executive Order, broke the Oregon canned cherry monopoly? Is this enough to respect him one iota? Well I did have waffles for breakfast, so leave it at that.<br />So last week caller ID showed State of Illinois Dept of Revenue, oh poopy these calls newer go well. "It looks like you made a mistake setting up your Illinois MyTax registration." Oh double poopy. "Let me bring on an agent from the IDES." Oh no conference call I'm f(@#ed, thinks I. Ba,ba,ba sorry I guess I should have had a CPA help in setting up the LLC, I'll get right on... No, no we just have a few questions. Simple to answer, they replied "that's what we thought you were trying to do. The information you provided would result in additional tax liability. Do we have your permission to correct the mistake?" Yes, yes please do, I squeak. No need for a CPA says they, and provided the web address for the instructions. So is this a continuation of Rauner policy or something Pritker came up with? Who knows, who cares? My Illinois residency, I think I'll keep it.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157600812959885192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-19712449837600279992019-11-28T09:44:14.850-06:002019-11-28T09:44:14.850-06:00Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, Neill. Thanks...Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, Neill. Thanks for your columns and for your books.Joyce Meggetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960858859262567707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-46470155568637982972019-11-28T09:02:59.250-06:002019-11-28T09:02:59.250-06:00Happy Thanksgiving, Neil! Reminded me of last Sund...Happy Thanksgiving, Neil! Reminded me of last Sunday's Monty cartoon(Politically Correct-O-Specs.) Glad you were not in need of them! https://www.gocomics.com/monty/2019/11/24Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02880686917149435645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-35564878848145147282019-11-28T08:05:18.315-06:002019-11-28T08:05:18.315-06:00Thanks for another good year, Neil. I am also than...Thanks for another good year, Neil. I am also thankful for the bit of wisdom, acquired early in life, to recognize bragging blowhard liars and avoid them like the plague.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613528527379198505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-18961124708302569632019-11-28T07:38:08.577-06:002019-11-28T07:38:08.577-06:00Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.com