Catherine

Have a WONDERFULLY :bday:

Have a VERY :bday:

And we have a close family friend who would be dead today in either Britain or Canada. He had kidney cancer and it was pretty far advanced and had metastasized in several places by the time it was found. In EITHER the UK or Canada, he would have been told to go home and get his affairs in order. Instead, in the US, he was able to to get a new treatment. Much of the cost was NOT covered by insurance but they started treatment anyway -- and the family held fundraisers. The treatment worked for him. He is alive, well, there is no evidence of disease three years later, and he has become a national expert on what they now term "e-patient" protocols and has been asked to speak at large medical conventions. I'll stick with the current US system, thank you very much. There is no access to care issue. There is an insurance reimbursement issue. And more regulation will NOT cure that but rather make it worse. Additionally, it will RESTRICT access to care, causing a whole slew of new, real, serious, problems. Catherine

Hope you have a VERY :bday:

And some people don't own their own homes. Is a permanent place to live ALSO a fundamental right? Some people don't own a car. If they cannot afford one, should one be provided for them by the government? Where does it end? Flat screen TV's? The right to keep and bear a washer/dryer set? How much can or SHOULD the government do? The founders wanted the government to do the LEAST amount possible. Individuals, states, and then PRIVATE groups were to do the rest. Because inevitably a government that starts interfering with private actions ends with tyranny.

Hope you have a VERY :bday:

That sounds like fun!! It would almost be enough to get me to buy a GPS myself!

KC, thanks for fixing the link -- I tried yesterday and got nowhere, and didn't notice the missing character. While I don't remember any of these I still enjoyed it! Catherine

You're welcome. You can also find online here http://www.constitution.org/constit_.htm the text of the US Constitution plus all amendments. Article 1, Section 8 enumerates the powers of the Federal government. Those were the _only_ powers conferred, and the express purpose was to keep government _out_ of the general affairs of the people. All else was to be left to the states and to individuals.

http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2009/0...constitutional/

I figured interest, yes, but was hoping to ditch penalties and interest on the penalties. Thanks, I'll try this method using your suggestions and report back anything notable if/when such occurs. Catherine

Hi all -- I'm finishing up a set of returns for a homeowner's association. There are four in all; 2005 through 2008. An elderly former treasurer neglected to send in the 2005 -- 2007, and the new board discovered this and had to go back, find old financial data, go through it, etc. Then they called me in. We think we now have everything done correctly and ready to send in. Usually it's a very bad idea to send multiple returns in together, but in this case I wonder. They don't have a big tax burden, but it's a small association and late payment penalties and interest on those penalties will be an issue. Rather than send each separate return in with a request to abate penalties and why, would it make more sense to send all four returns with _one_ letter, showing now full compliance once the situation became clear? Thoughts? Yes. No. You're nuts. Let me stop laughing first. Pray. This is a joke, right? Etc. Thanks!

Ah, yes, the vagaries of wells and pumps. I used to fill clean rubber bins with water before any big storm forecast, and used water from those bins more than once! Then there was the time a lightning bolt hit the wellhead (about ten feet from the house!). Fortunately I got an emergency crew that time and had a new pump in just a few hours. Must say I don't miss that aspect of having well water at all. I hope that your pump man (or his brother) gets your new pump installed without a hitch tomorrow! Catherine

Unfortunately, I have no idea how to solve your problem. But I really hope that you got your water back and had a chance for a shower at least!

Hope you have a VERY :bday:

Have a very :bday:

A very to you AND your wee one! Friends, years ago, had their two year old asked, "And how old are you, honey?" Her response, "I'm two. It's very HARD being two."

have a VERY :bday:

Taxbilly -- may you have as happy a day as it is possible to have!! A Very to you!!

Have a VERY :bday:

But, Kea, there are those who _like_ to feel used! :lol:

There's a Form 6847 if you want to transmit stuff like w-2's to the SSA. And you have to sign up there, too. Catherine

KC, you're the best. Can I grow up to be just like you, please? Catherine

Have a VERY :bday:

Many thanks to all for the good words!! I'm sure every one of you could have done _at least_ as well. In fact, you should all take some of the credit if I did a good job -- I've learned so much from you all. Catherine