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What did the tree say to spring once it warmed up? What a re-leaf. &nb= sp; What month is the shortest of the year? May. It has just three letters.=   Why is spring the best= time to open a flower and gift shop? Busine= ss is blooming.   =…

[I’m not a fan of spring cleaning. Let’s be honest, I’m not int= o summer, fall, or winter cleaning either.]   >Vacuuming is the chore at my ho= use that sucks the most.   >In science class we learned that nature abhors a vac= uum. I agree.   >I’ve decided…

It takes strength to be firm,It takes co= urage to be gentle. It takes strength to conquer,It takes courag= e to surrender. It takes strength to be certain,It takes courage= to have doubt. It takes strength to fit in,It takes courage to = stand out. It takes strength to feel…

[Final attempt at humor to keep you from crying over loss of yo= ur precious money]   >There are three types of accountants: Those who can count = and those who can’t.   >Some business owners considering changing careers to be= come chefs since they excel at cooking the books.…

Q: What sort of taxes do marijuana dispensaries file? A: Joint returns.   Q: Why are taxes like golf? A: Because you work hard on the green just to end up in= the hole.   Q: Why did the two CPAs divorce? A: Th= ey couldn’t reconcile their differences.  …

>IRS agents are always tired after April 15th because their = work is so taxing.   >My Moms knew I would be a CPA when I grew up. When we read= Cinderella and the pumpkin turns into a golden carriage, I asked, "Mo= m, is that ordinary income or capital…

Q: What sort of taxes are there on trash bags? A: Hefty ones, and no one is Glad about it.   Q:= There are two types of people who complain about paying their income tax. A: Men and women.   Q: What’s the definition of a go= od tax accountant?…

[How many "trillions" in new taxes am I (and my grand= children) going to pay for a socialist America?  It will get worse.&nb= sp; So might as well try to laugh about it instead of cry]   America is the land of= opportunity.  Everyone can become a taxpayer.   If…

[“Senryu” is three-line, often unrhymed Japane= se poetic form structurally like “haiku” with 5-7-5 syllables. = Haiku focuses on PHYSICAL nature and the world around us; Senryu is concern= ed with HUMAN nature and its weakness and wondering. I enjoyed reading some= on aging, retirement, and death, so thought my blog…

41. SIX OF ONE, HALF-DOZEN OF THE OTHER (about the same, so it really doesn’t matter)   42= =2E HEARD IT ON THE GRAPEVINE (unofficial go= ssip or rumor, not from telegraph or telephone line but over the backyard f= ence)   43. CAN’T MAKE A SILK PURSE OUT OF…

31. UP THE CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE (in a difficult situation, with no means to remedy it; from early British= navy in Napoleonic wars)   32. SHE HAS TOO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE (she has spread her efforts too thin, not focused on main co= ncern; from cooking on…

[ten more examples of common language of a century back, many s= till used today!] 21. OLDER THAN DIRT or OLDER THAN IOWA AND TWICE A= S CORNY (something truly old; variation from= OLDER THAN THE HILLS found in the oldest book in the Bible – Job 15:7)   22.…

[more common phrases of a hundred or more years ago] 11.= IT COST YOU NOTHING TO TAKE A LOOK (nothing= wrong with window shopping as long as you don’t go in debt)   12. CAN’= T GET BLOOD OUT OF A TURNIP (or out of a STONE) (impossible task; often…