Month: March 2014

A refund? Thanks, IRS!

Normally when you get a letter from the IRS you get a little worried. What did I do wrong on my taxes? How much do I owe?

To my pleasant surprise, the IRS informed me that I’m rich! I actually underpaid my corporate taxes and now the United States Treasury owes me money:

irs-refund

I’ll have to sit down and think of how I can spend this windfall.

Spectres of the past

You just don’t, in the 21st century, behave in 19th-century fashion by invading another country on a completely trumped-up pretext.

— John Kerry, today, speaking of Vladimir Putin’s threats against Ukraine

Ha ha! That takes me back to the days of the Iraqi War. Oh, wait, we invaded another country on a completely trumped-up pretext! I guess the irony is lost on Obama and his crew.

Rockin’ 80’s

I’m home alone, making some lasagna for tomorrow night’s dinner, and decided to crank some 80’s tunes. I fired up a Sky.fm app on our XBMC and have been enjoying the classics. You know it’s a good internet radio station when you recognize every song that plays. Madonna, Whitesnake, Duran Duran, The Romantics, INXS… awesome! The 80’s rock.

The “album cover” shown in XBMC for Sky.fm is Max Headroom. Bonus points if you know who Max Headroom is.

max-headroom

Double points if you actually watched Max Headroom.

Oh, and quadruple special points if you know what a blipvert is.

Millennium Falcon – only $1,700

I’m shopping for a car this morning, and found a sweet deal on Craigslist:

accord-falcon

Included in the details about the car:

With some TLC the Millennium Falcon will be a reliable vehicle. Respond to this add via email and we will get back to you ASAP. We will consider any reasonable offer. Wookiee not included.

Yeah, it’s actually a Honda Accord, but props for the original post and the sweet sticker on the back of the car!