IRS is nuts

28 March 2005, 5:43 pm

Check out Publication 525 for these gems, just in case you aren’t sure what counts as taxable income:

“Illegal income. Illegal income, such as money from dealing illegal drugs, must be included in your income on Form 1040, line 21, or on Schedule C or Schedule C-EZ (Form 1040) if from your self-employment activity.”

and

“Bribes. If you receive a bribe, include it in your income.”

MacWorld Info Sharing

13 March 2005, 7:32 pm

I just started a personal subscription to MacWorld. And got my first issue the same day I got junk mail from MacWorld selling my address info. How do I know they sold my info? Simple, I gave them a tagged mailing address. Their opt out information is at BuySub.com.

They also helpfuly tell you to opt-out with the Direct Marketing Association to help reduce your junk mail. Why don’t they do everyone a favor and simply respect people’s privacy and NOT SHARE SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION? My opinion of MacWorld has gone down slightly, although my opinion is slightly helped by them providing opt-out information fairly easily.

Slow month, huh?

28 February 2005, 11:59 pm

Nothing to report in February. No news is good news.

Make It Count

15 January 2005, 8:23 pm

“Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.” (Sign hanging in Einstein’s office at Princeton)

What is it for then?

4 January 2005, 7:33 pm

“When a great ship is in harbor and moored, it is safe, there can be no doubt. But that is not what great ships are built for.” – Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Information on Cancer Treatment

3 January 2005, 7:43 am

This couple has created a website on cancer treatments: http://www.cancermonthly.com/. Wired has an article about them: Posting Straight Facts on Cancer.

Happy New Year!

1 January 2005, 10:37 pm

So far, I haven’t broken any of my resolutions (but I have bent one of them). What are my resolutions you ask? Good question. In 2005, I resolve to:

Lose weight. I am currently at 207 pounds. I’d like to be at 175 by the end of the year. I was at 190 in early November, so I think I can get back to 190 by Memorial Day. My wife and I did the South Beach Diet last year, it works, but we got off of it last summer.
Keep my desk (at home and work) more organized. I am definitely a paper-piler. Most of the time that works, but it could be much more efficient. So far at home, I’ve cleaned out two shelves of ancient PC Magazines, old books, and thrown out a giant trash bag of old papers and printouts.
Get to bed by 10pm. Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy wealthy and wise. This will be a tough one. Day 1, I’m writing this at 10:33pm. Not a good start.