Your Mom and I attended the updated version of “Wicked” at the PAC last night. I found out that people can be born with a dark green skin color with a fluorescence glow. Did you know a scorned green person can become a wicked witch with her own broomstick. I know a lot of people that are not green in color that I am sure have a flying broomstick parked in their garage.
Wisconsin is getting a double dose of consumer spending. First it was the UW Badgers going to the Rose Bowl. It resulted in the sale of lots of Jerseys and T-shirts not to mention food, booze and TV sets. Follow that with the Green Bay Packers making the Super Bowl. We are going to have lots of fat people and alcoholics.
The tax season is upon us. If you file a tax return with itemized deductions, the Federal government computers will not be properly programmed until Feb.14. So if you were looking for an early refund, it won’t happen. All affected tax filings will be put on a pile until mid-February before they will begin to process. Last week I went to the IRS office for copies of the standard 1040 tax form. The local office didn’t even have any. It was the first time I have visited the local office to be greeted by a security guard. Why would you need a security guard to protect officials? Maybe there are a lot of angry taxpayers out there.
Grasshopper No.3 had started an investment club 5-6 years ago with guys from work. I was lucky enough to get invited to join. We disbanded unofficially last summer. We did not make a lot of money but learned a lot. Guess what? Since we disbanded, the stock market is up 10-15% and we missed a significant market move. Our club name was The Wannabees (I think because we all wanted to be rich). Guess what? We all still Wannabee.
Stay warm.
Love,
Dad