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Have you ever seen one of those guys walking down the aisle at Wal-Mart, cell phone in hand, checking a picture, looking for something on the shelf? That’s probably me…
I found out earlier this week that your favourite friendly neighbourhood accountant (that's me) was voted a Platinum Winner in this year's Toronto Star Readers Choice Awards. Doesn't come with a fancy statue or a chunk of money (I wish) but it is the second time I've won (last time was in 2020; I sat out the 2021 awards). I think it's cool. Thank you to everyone who voted for me!
“Oh damn! The lightbulb on my sewing machine’s burnt out!” she said. “Uh, OK”, I said, “So what’s the problem?” “No light, no sewing. We need a new one.” “New bulb or new machine?” That’s when I got hit with the full force of the famous SpousalOverunit StinkEye™.
Stories. Do you love them? I do. (Who doesn’t?) I’ve been told that they’re our oldest form of teaching and communicating. This is a story about Laura Belgray, the Queen…
A couple of centuries ago when we were newly married, we returned from our honeymoon, and a few days later celebrated Rosh Hashana (the Jewish New Year). One of the iconic foods during this season is honey cake and Gail baked her first one for us. It was great, but not quite like my mother’s.
I don’t think my son knows who Crosby Stills and Nash are. I’m pretty sure that he wouldn’t recognize the opening lines of Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (yes, it’s playing while I write) but they were running through my mind the other day.
I was doing yard work a couple of weeks ago. There I was in the backyard, slathered in sunscreen, on my knees, pulling the weeds under the deck and in…
I was a bit taken aback when Thomas Wu asked me that question on his Koyoti Small Business Podcast (KSBP) a couple of weeks ago. Thomas and I talked about THAT, along with our shared passion for fountain pens (and why I love using them), his love-hate relationship with my website, and why I don’t prepare taxes (not even my own). (Oh and yes, I did answer his question, but you’ll have to tune into the podcast to hear it!)
2:30pm. Thursday March 31st, 2022. I was outside, beret on my head, sunglasses on my face and my spring coat on for that surprise, warm sprinter* day. I was leaning up against my car, looking up towards the sun and soaking up the warmth and the rays like the flowers in my garden.
“I owe HOW much in HST? You’ve got to be kidding – I don’t have that in the bank”. My client stared at the report in shock. We had finally straightened out his past-due federal Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) return. Now that he knew what he owed – he needed to figure out how he was going to pay it–since he’d already spent the money he’d collected. Oops.
I’m not a a fan of SPAM (including the stuff that comes in the can); I will keep your email address between the two of us. I will not share it, sell it or rent it.
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