Happy boy just got a call from the tax guy.  Happy boy is now growing impatient for Spring weather so work can begin on the house.

I finally made an appointment with our tax guy to get this stuff out of the way. Usually I am up on these kinds of things and have everything done in January but my schedule has been such that I barely have time for sleep much less anything that isn’t due for a while yet. …

It’s because they like to hurt people.  That’s been my theory for many years and have had no reason to question it.  Of course, because of this theory I rarely go to the dentist, so I haven’t had occasion to revisit it.  So it’s about that time.  Time to acknowledge the ache in my jaw, …