Caught a sneak preview screening of The Girl Next Door on Saturday, and I was pleasantly surprised. Pretty funny, and naturally, that healthy dose of Elisha Cuthbert didn’t hurt… 😉 Charges Dropped Against Chaplain. Easily overlooked if you weren’t reading the weekend news. No apology of course, which is simply wrong considering that these jerks … …
Blow to Bush: An Ally in Spain Is Rejected by Antiwar Voters. When France and Germany balked at supporting the war on Iraq, the Spanish prime minister, José María Aznar, stood publicly by Mr. Bush at a summit meeting in the Azores a year ago this week, and just days before the war began. Now … …
Finally tried the Japanese-style cream puffs at Beard Papa’s Sweets Cafe today. Ended up waiting about half an hour in 35° weather as the line was halfway down the block. What a bunch of nuts… :-p People kept stopping to ask why we were waiting in line and if they were giving stuff away. The … …
Britain Frees 5 Citizens Sent Home From U.S. Jail. The police have freed all five Britons flown home from the jail at the American base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, raising questions about why they were held for two years, and on Thursday a lawyer for one of the men denounced their captors.
This morning shortly after 9:00, a person jumped in front of the train as it entered the Fulton St. station. The 4/5 platform was crowded when I arrived, and I parked in my usual spot to land in front of a stairwell at GCT. A few minutes later, people started to pour in our direction … …
Bummer! As of April 15, 2004, we will no longer be offering Private Payments® from American Express. Private Payments Transaction History will continue to be available until May 1, 2004. Please use this time to print any necessary information from your Private Payments Transaction History. Finally tried out Banh Mi So 1 (Broome St. near … …
Friday evening she was on the train again. “Will someone help my children?” I recognized the voice and turned around just before we pulled into the station. Determined to help, I fumbled for a dollar, but I was on the other side of a sea of bodies, and she was out the door quickly and … …
San Francisco Mayor Exults in Move on Gay Marriage. Mr. Newsom said he had no patience for a long court battle. “It was an easy argument, I imagine, between 1948 and 1967, when we all waited around for the courts of this country to recognize interracial marriages,” Mr. Newsom said. “There are certain principles in … …
Oops, I goofed as the Roth IRA income limits are much higher than I had remembered. Unless your income is very high (over $110k single or $160k joint filing), Roth is a better choice than non-deductible traditional IRA. You can have both, but the total contribution can’t exceed the annual limit ($3k in 2003-04).
I relented and bought TurboTax Deluxe 2003 over the weekend since Best Buy offered a $10 gift card, which made it effectively the same price as TaxCut Deluxe. It also helped that Intuit promised to remove the activation technology from their software. While I have read a number of negative Amazon reviews, I had no … …