Saturday, February 10, 2024

Tax Time

 Things sure have changed over the past couple of decades.  Taxes hasn't.   But the process sure has!

When I was young, in the 70s and 80s I did my own taxes.  By hand.  On paper!  Then along came computers, and actually doing taxes has become pretty easy if you don't have complicated issues.  And I don't. 

But as the years go by, using my desktop computer, well its become obsolete!  We all do everything on our phones, or maybe a table or laptop.  

This year, I bought my tax program and there wasn't a CD, it was all download.  Ok, I'm good with that.  But it became very clear that what was once almost automatic for me to grab a download and get things running on the desktop .... it's not as automatic any more!  Much easier to jump on the Playstore app and get what you need.

Everything changes. And faster as I get older!  Youngsters are much more able to grasp all the changes better than us!  Because its what they know, their minds aren't cluttered with what used to be.

So off I go now, time to start loading preliminary data into the tax program and see where things stand!!

Thursday, February 8, 2024

Make It

Today, the theme on the radio was "make it" day.

Make coffee.

Make art.

Make a memory.

Make a difference.

What will you make today?

For me, it was a work day, but I made an effort to be cheery to coworkers.  If I'm honest, some days it's difficult being cheerful at work.  It was also rainy with a chilly wind.  I was happy to get home and relax.  Where I made some art, and hopefully made a difference for someone today!

Bless you all!