The T3sk3y Defenestrator

I have no idea how this all started – or what this person has been trying to sell (if anything).

The link:

http://tinyurl.com/2r6ouj

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As I’ve recapped on every Tax Day for a third consecutive year.. I’ve got one and only one rule on the Defenestrator.

Thou shalt not talk about politics.

So, as to not talk about politics and to keep my own rule, I’m going to let others echo my sentiments about the day. Some are wise, some not so wise, some are just plain colorful – but I agree with all of them on this particular topic.

We use our tax dollars to pay some bureaucrat to kill a mountain lion, dig a hole and bury this precious beast. No one gets to eat it, nobody gets to buy licenses, fees and taxes themselves. And that’s only after a mountain lion has killed somebody! Oh my God! And the Osbournes are still No. 1! – Ted Nugent

The trick is to stop thinking of it as ‘your’ money. -Revenue Auditor

Your federal government needs your money so that it can perform vital services for you that you would not think up yourself in a million years. – Dave Barry (US columnist)

If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don’t get wet you can keep. ~Will Rogers

America is a land of taxation that was founded to avoid taxation. ~Laurence J. Peter

Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents? ~Peg Bracken

Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages. ~H.L. Mencken

The nation should have a tax system that looks like someone designed it on purpose. ~William Simon

Did you ever notice that when you put the words “The” and “IRS” together, it spells “THEIRS?” ~Author Unknown

And finally.. to close out this tax day – on which you will still be working for the government for another month – a couple from Ronald Reagan:

We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. -Ronald Reagan

Millions of individuals making their own decisions in the marketplace will always allocate resources better than any centralized government planning process. -Ronald Reagan

Happy Tax Day, everyone..

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I recently switched the backend hosting for the t3sk3y.com domain to Google Hosted apps.� This includes the Gmail app to check my t3sk3y.com e-mail.

Gmail gives you some small 1-liner ads on the side as part of the ‘free service’ deal – but it’s really unobtrusive.� The funny part is that it tries to suggest links that match what you are reading in your e-mail.� My favorite part is when I clean out the Spam folder.� Gmail makes a point of suggesting things related to Spam – in this case, links to Spam recipes.

With no further adieu, here is a list of the scrumptious morsels that Gmail has suggested that I add to my culinary repertoire:

• Spam Imperial Tortilla Sandwiches
• Spam Veggie Pita Pockets
• Vineyard Spam Salad
• Ginger Spam Salad
• Spam Confetti Pasta
• Spam Hashbrown Bake
• Creamy Spam Broccoli Casserole

Yum.� How long until lunch?

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Apparently, somebody has been granted a patent for a small phone that docks inside a PDA.� It’s a great idea – except that it would have been really useful about five years ago.� Now that Smartphones are out, this is sort of past it’s prime.� Still, it would be really nice to have a very small phone when all I want is a phone – and the entire enchilada when I’m in power user mode.

Here’s the catch.� The reason I think it’s a great idea is that I’m going to throw modesty to the wind and take full credit for this one.� I thought of this in about 2000 and failed to act on it back then.

This isn’t the first.� Let’s recap the list of “million dollar ideas” that later turned out to be real products:

1. Caffeinated water – Thought of this in ’91 – by ’93, Water Joe was on the shelves
2. Movie theaters that have double wide ‘cuddle seats’ (also useful for people that enjoy a bit too many jumbo popcorns with extra butter).� Check – most stadium style theaters have some of these.
3. Docking cell phone / PDAs.� Check!

Ah, I just need to act on some of my ideas.� Here is the link to the full story:� Link

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