Day: December 1, 2006

2006 telephone tax refund

OK, so I generally don't post about tax stuff on this blog but I'm making an exception. If I've gotten one, I've gotten 20 phone calls or emails in the last day or so about the Telephone Tax Refund that will be on the 2006 tax returns. I actually wrote about this briefly back in … Continue reading 2006 telephone tax refund →

Friday afternoon stuff

Just some stuff: NCDC breakfast. Tomorrow morning, 8:30am, Friendly's, 5764 East Virginia Beach Boulevard. Be there! Nancy Pelosi names Reyes to lead Intelligence Committee. Whew! I'm glad that's over. She wouldn't pick Harmon because they don't get along and she couldn't pick Hastings because of his baggage. Guess we'll learn a lot about Reyes soon. … Continue reading Friday afternoon stuff →

1895 Eighth Grade Final Exam

I received the following via email. Figured I'd share! Remember when our grandparents, great-grandparents, and such stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. - - - This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina, KS, USA. It was taken from the original document on file at the … Continue reading 1895 Eighth Grade Final Exam →

Taking the oath using the Koran

A couple of nights ago, I was forwarded an American Family Association (AFA) Action Alert about the decision of Keith Ellison, a newly elected Democrat from Minnesota and the first Muslim elected to Congress, to use the Koran for his swearing-in ceremony rather than the Bible. The email reprints the entire text of an article … Continue reading Taking the oath using the Koran →