Her handmade cards have become the HIGHLIGHT of every ‘holiday’. She has been treating us with these for many, many years. Her speciality & she is very particular & proud of her work.
Click to ENLARGE. Ice-outs this century. From an Excel spreadsheet I maintain. 2016 record highlighted & as is the last time it was on the 96th day. Notice below ‘100’ the last 4 years.
I take LEAP YEARS into account. This year was NOT a LEAP YEAR. So, April 7 this year, in terms of days since Jan. 1, is day # 96. If it had been a Leap Year it would have been day #97. {Get that. Leap years make a difference}
One day earlier than last year. But, BOTH on Fridays. {Kind of neat.}
What is noteworthy is that the last 4 years have all been early April. Prior to that we had 3 months when it was later in April — & that was after the near record 2016
Not bad. Kind of middle of the road. Nothing to really get that excited about.
The ice-outs days really don’t tell us anything about Global Warming per se! Temperature is obviously the key factor — BUT winds play a HUGE role too. Once the temps get up past say 36F or 38F the winds start breaking & grinding up the ice. Just sharing that with you.
I think most of us strive to be wonderful human beings. To be told that, online, by a stranger, in this day & age, is rather nice & gratifying. This comment, which I saw during my last week’s trip to the ‘Bold Coast‘ made my day. I am so happy to have been of help. Service above self!
This very simple worksheet sure seems to be popular — & people find it useful. That is so nice. I initially dashed it off my own use, last year, just to check my math. I have always been puzzled why we don’t have SIMPLE spreadsheets like this online to help with taxes. Yes, of course, there are some very fancy ones — but some of us, as these hits & comments testify, just want a quick & simple solution. That was the goal. Just plug in what you need.
Well, I am GLAD I am helping all these folks. I made one for Social Security benefits too.
I am surprised, humbled BUT delighted. Wow. Glad it is of some use to some. Yes, if you check the COMMENTS you will see that a couple contacted me to tell me that they found it useful. That is always so gratifying.
I posted it because I had it & I like to share this stuff. I never thought so many people will check it out.
Always amazed me that there are SIMPLE IRS 1040 tax worksheets on the Web. Well, I am doing my part — & we now have two, one for ‘Capital Gains‘ & the some for ‘Social Security Benefits‘. Yes, of course, there are some very FANCY ones out there — but there are those, like I, who just want a quick & easy. Just in & out. Just enter the bare essential data. Doesn’t want to know your inside leg measurements. No messing about.
This is NOT sophisticated or fancy. It is very SIMPLE & BASIC.
I do my taxes by hand. SMILE. Have done so for years. I enjoy doing it by hand. Sure beats all the DUMB & inane questions you have to answer with the likes of ‘TurboTax’ & ‘H&R Block’. If you know your way around the 1040 it is easy enough to just go in & fill the forms directly.
The only problem is that you have to do the worksheets. Again, that doesn’t bother me overly. SMILE. I do know my way around a calculator too.
PLEASE check my math on the Excel. It is very, very basic. I had looked around for a spreadsheet like this. SIMPLE. Not complicated. Check the formulas. Make sure I haven’t screwed up.
I haven’t done my taxes as yet. So, I have NOT used this 2022 version of the Excel. OK?
My recommendation on how to use this. 1/ First do a paper one by hand using a pencil & calculator. 2/ THEN check your math using this Excel.
Then you should be all set. Got that. Double check. Double check. Triple check.
Yes, I looked at ‘Excel1040‘. It was OVERKILL for my needs. I just needed to check my math.
So, IF you have a similar need, give this a spin. It is SAFE. No macros. Just the simplest of formulas. But, check my math. SMILE.
What it looks like INSIDE. Check it. Change it. Whatever. It is YOURS.
The Excel worksheet I posted last year has proved to be unexpectedly popular — & I have even had a few people thanking me for it.
So, I updated it for Tax Year 2022 (i.e., for those filing in 2023). Got that. 2022 Tax Year — & what has changed are the Status-based allowances in lines 6 & 13, e.g., $83,350 if married filing jointly.
This is NOT sophisticated or fancy. It is very SIMPLE & BASIC.
I do my taxes by hand. SMILE. Have done so for years. I enjoy doing it by hand. Sure beats all the DUMB & inane questions you have to answer with the likes of ‘TurboTax’ & ‘H&R Block’. If you know your way around the 1040 it is easy enough to just go in & fill the forms directly.
The only problem is that you have to do the worksheets. Again, that doesn’t bother me overly. SMILE. I do know my way around a calculator too.
Last year I DASHED off this quick Excel to CHECK MY MATH on the ‘Qualified Dividends And Capital Gain Tax Worksheet‘. I updated it for 2022 — which is what you have here.
But, PLEASE check my math on the Excel. It is very, very basic. I had looked around for a spreadsheet like this. SIMPLE. Not complicated. Check the formulas. Make sure I haven’t screwed up.
I haven’t done my taxes as yet. So, I have NOT used this 2022 version of the Excel. OK?
My recommendation on how to use this. 1/ First do a paper one by hand using a pencil & calculator. 2/ THEN check your math using this Excel.
Then you should be all set. Got that. Double check. Double check. Triple check.
Yes, I looked at ‘Excel1040‘. It was OVERKILL for my needs. I just needed to check my math.
So, IF you have a similar need, give this a spin. It is SAFE. No macros. Just the simplest of formulas. But, check my math. SMILE.
I was never into Pez so had no idea that Pez dispensers are a billion dollar business & that there are legions of committed & RICH Pez collectors who will pay $3,000 for a single dispenser. WOW.
The movie, is a HOOT. A riot — though ironically the protagonist, the Pez Outlaw, ‘Steve Glew’ has serious, self-confessed mental issues including depression, anxiety, etc.
It was quite the eye opener & the production is very slick. It moves along nicely.
As someone who has a better than average understanding of patents, copyright, trademarks etc., there were parts in this movie that made no sense at all, at all to I.
The part that I have still been UNABLE to get an answer to is how was he able to get Pez factories in Eastern Europe to make dispensers for him — based on his designs. Yes, I get it that he paid $500,000 for the first order of these & that these factories ‘needed the money’. Lot of detail MISSING. Were these factories OWNED by Pez?
Did the colorful dispensers he had made have ‘Pez’ on them. That would be illegal. A clear trademark violation. The movie conveniently glossed over these issues. That was frustrating.
But I still enjoyed it. I really would like to know more about how he skirted or violated the legal boundaries.
Click to ENLARGE. View from my seat, BEFORE the show. (I ADHERE to the rules.)
I already RAVED enough about this in my Dec. 29, 2022 post (i.e., the day after I attended). So, I won’t reiterate all of that again, bar saying it was outstandingly good.
This short (i.e., 1.23 min) video produced by them does a very nice job of capturing the highlights. I have watched it many, many times already & I will confess I love ‘The Sussex Mummers Carol‘ (the last song they performed) — which is used as the soundtrack.
This show, with its ‘Ellis Island’ theme was the MOST topical & POLITICAL Revels I ever remember seeing & I have seen more than 25 Revels going back at least 25 years.
This show addressed: immigration, (new) immigration laws, Jewish assimilation, Mexican appreciation AND the ‘unintended consequences of giving power to a person who lacks a conscious’!
‘Cambridge Revels’, the mothership of Revels, just puts so much thought, planning, production & planning into it, each year. They are, & they know it, a class a part.
There is Revels & then there is ‘Cambridge Revels’.
The 2022 production, the “Tales from Ellis Island“, — which I was privileged to see yesterday (i.e., December 28) was no exception. It was brilliant. Immaculately produced. Wow. And the talent.
Prior to the show, an 80-year old usher, an ex-linguistic professor, who had been involved with ‘Cambridge Revels’ since 1978, happened to tell me that ‘they’ felt a moral obligation to convey a message of ‘social responsibility’ in addition to entertaining the audience. And WOW did they do that with this performance!
This show, with its ‘Ellis Island’ theme was the MOST topical & POLITICAL Revels I ever remember seeing & I have seen more than 25 Revels going back at least 25 years.
This show addressed: immigration, (new) immigration laws, Jewish assimilation, Mexican appreciation AND the ‘unintended consequences of giving power to a person who lacks a conscious’!
Wow. It was bit like a segment from the ‘January 6 Hearings‘.
Good job that there are no Republicans within a 50-mile radius of Cambridge.
It was all very well done. Bravo.
Nearly all the performers, on stage, wore masks.
Keeping COVID under check was still a big challenge. I appreciate. Having performers in masks was a downer. But, they did good.
The Sword Dance that involved some sword SKIPPING was outstanding.
The ‘Horn Dance’ & “Mummer’s Play” was a bit subdued. I suspect they have had issues getting folks given COVID.
But, in the end, it was a RESOUNDING SUCCESS. Kudos & Bravo.
