A wise man once said...

..."The only things you have to do in life are pay taxes and die."

Well, I've got half that down.

I've always gotten a tax return. Always. Yesterday I learned that for the first time ever, I owe the IRS money this year. Something about not withholding enough money on my W-4 for 2005. Yeah. It makes me sad.

Anyway, the good news, is that the move is upon us in less than 2 weeks now. Soon, we'll have a dishwasher. Central A/C. A HUGE living room. It's only a few days away. And, on top of that - today is Opening Day. The first day of baseball season. And the circle of life is completed.

Seriously though, I'm looking forward to the first opening day I can sit down down my son, and watch the first pitch of the Phillies season. Not to wax overly poetic about it, but I think it's going to be a really special experience. Of course, with my luck, my kid'll hate baseball and want to watch professional soccer.

As a side project with this blog, I think I'll track the Phillies record somewhere here. Because I can.

Could this blog entry be any more random and disconnected?

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Medical Procedure in India said…

Thank you, that was just an awesome post!!!

6:55 AM

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