I lost my Dad two years ago, but I suspect he’s looking down on me right now and saying something like this: Pepe (that was his nickname for me), don’t waste your time honoring me. Life’s short. Go out and have some fun. That was his attitude in a nutshell. And I think I understand [...]
There once was a chap from Hawaii Who said he wouldn’t tax high ye. He spent like a drunk, The bottom line shrunk, Now he taxes ye tan and ye Pepsi Bookmark & Share:
Tax his land, tax his wage, Tax his bed in which he lays. Tax his tractor, tax his mule, Teach him taxes are the rule. Tax his cow, tax his goat, Tax his pants, tax his coat. Tax his ties, tax his shirts, Tax his work, tax his dirt. Tax his chew, tax his smoke, Teach him [...]
Michael Lost in a world unchosen – Alien, afraid, alone. Burned by a childhood frozen – Wrong hair, wrong skin, wrong bone. Fifty Junes will not suffice – They seemed just twenty two. Always “The One” had a price – A you that wasn’t really you? Lesser Kings have felt it too - No brave new stage to rule. When all depart who worship you - Sans applause you feel the Fool. Freed by a death unchosen – High and bright [...]
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I’m in Wichita today celebrating my nephew Kyle’s high school graduation. These eighteen years have flown by and it got me to thinking about what’s truly important in life. Here’s a famous Robert Frost poem that sums it up better than I ever could. I dedicate it to the best nephew an Uncle ever had: The Road Not [...]
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The economy sucks; you’ve lost your job; the value of your investments has declined more than 50%; you’re no longer the richest guy in your neighborhood. Well, if you think wealth is everything, this poem is for you: Richard Cory by Edwin Arlington Robinson, 1869-1935 Whenever Richard Cory went down town, We people on [...]
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I need a break from tax talk now and then and I know of no better way to do it then to read great literature. Here are 20 of my all time favorite English language poems: Dulce Et Decorum Est – Wilfred Owen – If you like war now, you won’t after you read this [...]
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