Sunday, February 8, 2009

Just The Tax Ma'am

Since it's officially tax season, and the cross-hairs are on us all here in America, unless you're a politician, I guess they're exempt now ... I thought I'd get y'all in the mood.

To quote the great Bugs Bunny, "Ain't I a stinka'?"

And just remember ... if Obama's "Stimulus Plan" passes (i.e. bribe paybacks to big corporations for being elected), what's below will get a whole lot worse!

By the way, I didn't write this poem.


Tax his land,
Tax his bed,
Tax the table
At which he's fed.

Tax his tractor,
Tax his mule,
Teach him taxes
Are the rule.

Tax his work,
Tax his pay,
He works for peanuts
Anyway!

Tax his cow,
Tax his goat,
Tax his pants,
Tax his coat.

Tax his ties,
Tax his shirt,
Tax his work,
Tax his dirt.

Tax his tobacco,
Tax his drink,
Tax him if he
Tries to think.

Tax his cigars,
Tax his beers,
If he cries
Tax his tears.

Tax his car,
Tax his gas,
Find other ways
To tax him fast!

Tax all he has
Then let him know
That you won't be done
Till he has no dough.

When he screams and hollers,
Then tax him more,
Tax him till
He's good and sore.

Then tax his coffin,
Tax his grave,
Tax the sod in
Which he's laid.

Put these words
upon his tomb,
'Taxes drove me
to my doom...'

When he's gone,
Do not relax,
It's time to apply
The inheritance tax.


The Taxes Referred To Above
Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Excise Taxes
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax (42 cents per gallon)
Gross Receipts Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges, IRS Penalties (tax on top of taxes due)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Personal Property Tax
Privilege Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service Charge Tax
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax
Sales Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Use Tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax


Also, now that we are retired, this season I learned that up to a certain percentage of earnings from Social Security income are now taxed (per former President Bill "Cantkeephispantszipped" Clinton ... Hello AARP, where's your outrage for the elderly and on fixed income??!). Social Security is a tax to start with. The Gangster Government sticks a gun to our head and demands we "Pay up or else", then doles it back piecemeal "per needs" when 'they' consider you old enough AND taxes you again for that!!?

HUH?!?



There is something very wrong with this picture.

Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and our nation was the most prosperous in the world. We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

What in the world happened? Can you spell 'politicians'? And that's Republicans and Democrats alike.

And I still have to 'press 1' for English!?!?

We put animals and plants on Endangered Species Lists.

Maybe it's actually we Americans that are truly endangered.


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Saturday, February 7, 2009

Chrome Won't Help


This blog is temporarily on Auto-Pilot. I am still recovering from surgery.

Please feel free to leave a message. I've left that option working but I probably can not respond just yet.

Have a wonderful day y'all! Thanks for stopping by.



UPDATE:

Everybody has been so kind to ask how I am doing since surgery ... well ...




I think I'm looking pretty good ... don't you?!?



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Friday, February 6, 2009

Postcard Friendship Friday (02/06)



Hosted by Marie at Voila! Cpaphil Vintage Postcards. [waving to Marie]

This blog is temporarily on Auto-Pilot. I am still recovering from surgery.

Please feel free to leave a message. I've left that option working but I probably can not respond just yet.

Have a wonderful day y'all!


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Thursday, February 5, 2009

Funny Cat Picture

funny pictures of cats with captions
more animals


I think I went to grammer school with this bunch of bird brains ...

Anyway, my blog is temporarily on Auto-Pilot. I am still recovering from surgery.

Please feel free to leave a message. I've left that option working but I probably can not respond just yet.

Have a wonderful day y'all! Thanks for stopping by.


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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

It's Go Time!

Well, I'm finally in surgery today folks. I know you're as sick of hearing about it as I am of talking about it. Therefore, I probably won't be on-line for several days. For your entertainment below are a few really cute doctor / surgery jokes. I hope you enjoy!

BTW, please think about my hubby sitting in the waiting room waiting on me would ya? I know he's a big boy but I worry more about him than me. It's really stressful on family and friends when someone they love is under the knife more so than the patient (been there, done that more times than I care to remember).

I'll leave the comments box operational (pun intended).

God bless and thanks for stopping by. I'll "see ya" when I can. Don't have to much fun without me! :o)

*** UPDATE: Sparky is home and feeling fine! The surgery went well and she'll be bad to blogging soon. 5:30 PM 04 Feb 2009 Wiregrass Steve ***







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Tuesday, February 3, 2009

The Day Before

So, I'm sitting here, trying to relax and the sofa feels like ...

OUCH!!

... and I'm trying not look TOO worried ...

You're gonna put WHAT? WHERE?!

... about my impending surgery tomorrow.

I'm good ...

I'm cool ...

I'm relaxed ...

Yeah, right!!

See ya later folks. In the infamous words of Arnie "I'll be back ..."


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Monday, February 2, 2009

It's All Relative

I am always on the hunt for more Georgia cousins. Recently I learned that I had a few MOORE family members who where buried not too far from our place. So this past weekend Sweetie and I traveled to the area to photograph their tombstones. I only partly surveyed the rather large cemetery. It is located in what is now Long County, Georgia at Elim Baptist Church, just a stone's throw from Walthourville. Long county was once a part of Liberty County (south to Savannah).

For some time I had wondered what happened to this line of MOORE. A direct descendant contacted me and very kindly shared his information. This particular lineage of MOORE got 'daughtered out', as we say here, and the trail runs cold with the MOORE surname at that generation. Their only son died young and is buried next to his mother.

He told me that I am also related to the wife that married my Mr. MOORE. It's a funny thing, it seems the further back I go on most of my known blood-kin, the more often I find that the person they married turns out to be another of my cousins!

It can get to complicated sometimes! Good thing I use Family Tree Maker software or I'd be totally lost in the quagmire of intermarriages and remarriages.

Case in point, this lady below:


Mrs. Caroline Mary "Carrie" Keaton Moore
Born: Jun. 7, 1866 in Taylor's Creek, Liberty Co, GA
Died: Aug. 27, 1924 in Savannah, Chatham Co, GA


Miss Carrie KEATON married my known cousin, Eli A. MOORE, C.S.A. She is a direct descendant of my PEACOCK blood-kin and is therefore also my cousin. Happens all the time now. So, I've learned to never say "We're not related" until I do a little checking. [smile]

Gosh, if I keep diving back into history, I'm going to turn out to be related to myself! [lol]

After the 'graving' we took a nice leisurely drive to the west through Tattnall County en route to Waycross for the evening meal. Along the way I spotted this old store just begging to be photographed.

Long County, Georgia - Photo Sharing by MyPhotoAlbum
An Abandoned General Store on County Line Road
Long County, GA

Click the photo to enlarge in a new window. See the old gas pump off to the side? And look at all that healthy Spanish Moss. It was just as pretty there as it looks in the photo. Makes me wish we had brought a picnic lunch so we could sit and enjoy the area for awhile. Georgia is quite picturesque. One of the many reason we enjoy living here.

And I also enjoy finding so many 'new' relatives and feeling connected to something bigger than myself.


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