Asymptomatic

There must be intelligent life down here

Who Am I?
April 17, 2007

In one of his movies, Jackie Chan is a military agent of some kind who has forgotten who he is. He has many adventures while trying to figure out what’s going on with him and discover his true identity. I’ve been feeling a bit like this lately, but without the desert racing and self-performed stunts.

When we got the treadmill, I really had no idea how big it was going to be, or how difficult it would be to move. When I returned alone to the mall to pick it up in the van, I hadn’t considered moving the 6-foot tall, 4-foot wide, 200-300 pound box to my second floor bedroom.

I Apparently Owe $25k in Back Taxes
April 16, 2007

We were up until 3am this morning, even with work only a few hours after that. I was working, as usual, and Berta was doing taxes.

I’ve done our taxes using H&R Block’s TaxCut software for the past three years. Strangely, it’s something I kind of enjoy. We haven’t had any problems with it, and we were going to use it again this year except we figured that with the sale of the house and the change in jobs and the liquidation in some of our stock assets to pay for things, maybe we ought to have someone professional do it.

Take Some Time Off
April 13, 2007

You know how I’m always saying that I have so many back-burner projects that I don’t have time for? And how I wish I had a little time here or there to work on any one of them to the point that they could surface to at least see if they would sink or float?

Berta recently had her yearly review at work, and she’s going to be making a little more money. Not a whole lot, but enough to keep pace with inflation and eating out at restaurants. I jokingly asked her if I could quit my job, and of course she told me she wasn’t making that much more. “Maybe we should play the lottery,” she says. Well, the Lottery idea never really worked well in the past, but I have been toying with the possibility of quitting my job anyway.

Drooling Over the Ocean
April 12, 2007

My subscription period for my Verizon phone has come to an end. I’ve had my Treo for 2 years and it has served me well, but I’m wondering what I’m going to do next.

I’ve been paying Verizon the extra money for unlimited broadband access. The sad part is that my Treo is only a 650, and can’t take advantage of the high speed access that I’m paying way too much for. It’s gotten me thinking about what I’m really getting out of my cell phone and phone service.