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  • Je me suis irremplaçable.

  • Since I am a professional student...

    What should I do next? Right now, I'm toying with a Ph.D. in Economics or an M.A. in French...The Ph.D. in Econ would be fun, but it'd take forever and I don't really know what I'd do with it. The M.A. in French would ju…

  • A quick break from writing...

    Copy the list and then "bold" everything you've done. 1. Bought everyone in the bar a drink2. Swam with dolphins3. Climbed a mountain4. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive5. Been inside the Great Pyramid6. Held a tarantula…

  • Monday, monday...

    What to say, what to say… Some days you have to wonder if you’re on a self-destructive cycle, n’est pas? I mean; it’s not like I do anything that bad and, as some people constantly remind me, I do have a lot for which t…

  • Counting it down...

    2.5 hours till the last wedding of this season (hopefully).6 days till sitting for the MPRE.25 days till I see my parents again.194 days till I receive my doctorate.~215 days till I move back full-time to D.C.

  • "At this point, the Court does not consider whether committed same-sex couples should be allowed to marry, but only whether those couples are entitled to the same rights and benefits afforded to married heterosexual coup…

  • I am extremely dubious...

    ... of so called "business process" patents to begin with ... to tell me I can't use a tax strategy because you've somehow have patented it is 'patently' ridiculous imho:Increasing Number of Tax Strategy Patents Seen Aff…

  • Plea for assistance... Anyone looking to make a little extra money? It won't be much, but I have a publication deadline coming up that I won't be able to meet without some assistance. The subject is generally tax history…

  • For the other word mavens...

    The 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary is on sale!!!OED Set Add to Cart ISBN13: 9780195222517ISBN10: 0195222512 Hardback, 22,256 pages, In Stock Price:$1,500.00 $895.00 (06) Shipping Details Description Reviews Product…

  • I'm reposting this in full from Classical Values. I actually have some extra pre-paid tickets to a fundraiser tonight for an openly-gay Republican congressional candidate, should anyone local feel like seeing some gay Re…

  • EAs are dirrty...

    TIGTA Says Enrolled Agent Licensing Provides No Assurance of QualificationIRS's process of evaluating individuals seeking enrolled agent status is inconsistent, creating uncertainty about whether specific enrolled agents…

  • Since several people now have asked me if I'm alright, since I've gone a bit without an update: yes. I'm doing well enough, but keeping busy. The dearth of postings is a by-product of my svelt laptop being in the shop, a…

  • Life's too short, babe; time is flying. I'm looking for baggage that goes with mine.

  • Yea!

    So I have tentatively confirmed that I will be back to D.C. full-time, starting the end of May 2007. I’m pumped.

  • Hot!

    Search Ask.com for "grammar possessive: congress' or congress's?" and who's site is linked as no. 1? Oh yeah, mine! I am a grammar Nazi. Sadly, ask.com doesn't take you to the correct entry, which is found here.

  • Since I'm back in the beltway...

    While this is somewhat encouraging, I'd be a lot happier if we'd just stop spending like a drunken monkey. Federal deficit estimates are almost always wrong, though:President Bush said his administration has reached its …

  • Off to D.C. in about 3 hours...

    Sooner or laterYou're certain to meetIn the bedroom, the parlor or even the streetThere's no place on earthYou're likely to miss Her kissSooner or laterIn sunlight or gloomWhen the red candles flicker She'll walk in the…

  • TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The SurveyName:[Redacted to protect the guilty.]Birthday:September 20, 1981 [Hells Yes Virgos!]Birthplace:Central IllinoisCurrent Location:Nashville, TN; Washington, D.C.Eye Color:BrownHair Color…

  • Stewie: I want pancakes!! You people understand every language except English! Yo quiero pancakes! Donnez-moi pancakes! Click-click-bloody-click pancakes!!!

  • I’m leaving on a Jet Plane…

    Well I’m headed back to D.C. for a few days to check in with the home office and make sure all is going well. Hopefully, I’ll finalize the conversion of my job from a consulting relationship to a full-time employment p…

  • According to a recent salary report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers, salary offers are up for many grads. The average offer to accounting grads is $45,656-up 5.5 percent from last year at this tim…

  • Where have all the fun Protestants gone?

    This is a semi-serious question I've been mulling over for about a week. The vast majority of my friends growing up and in college were Protestants, most of relatively traditional flavors (Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyteri…

  • Hallelujah! CPAs Exempted from Gramm-Leach-Bliley Privacy Disclosure Provisions On Saturday, September 30, Congress passed an exemption for CPAs from the privacy disclosure provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLB),…

  • SeraphimArtsP.I.M.P extraordinaire'What will your sex business card say?' atQuizUniverse.com

  • Greetings on the morning of Yom Kippur...

    Another week down, another week yet to face. The fat Tennessee attorney talking at me is wearing a tie that looks remarkably like a candy cane. It’s truly disconcerting, and completely prevents me from listening to his …

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