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They Say It’s Your Birthday…

29 September 2009

It’s my birthday, too, yeah. So, in honor of the day, in the tradition of bloggers everywhere, I present ten things you may not know about me…
1, I share a birthday with actress Jill Whelan. She and I have much in common: she starred in one of my favorite movies, Airplane!, and [...]

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Commissioner Shulman, I’m Ready for My Close-Up…

22 September 2009

I just got word that “An Inconvenient Tax” has been finished and the new trailer is out:

An Inconvenient Tax – Official Trailer from Life Is My Movie Entertainment on Vimeo.

If that name rings a bell, it’s because I was interviewed for the movie a bit back. I’m excited to see the final product… I’ll [...]

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Happy Feast of St. Matthew, Patron Saint of Tax Geeks

21 September 2009

It’s been quite a streak of religious holidays! Rosh Hashanah and Eid were both celebrated over the weekend and now… It’s the Feast of St. Matthew!

Okay, many of you may not be familiar with the significance of the Feast of St. Matthew (I’ll admit that I was not) so here’s the scoop:
Matthew is one [...]

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Jon Stewart Takes on ACORN: The Audacity of Hos

18 September 2009

As the story surrounding ACORN continues to swirl, late night TV is finding something to laugh about. Here’s what Jon Stewart had to say:

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
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The Audacity of Hos

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(Hat Tip: Donny – thanks! And if you see something [...]

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Back to School Giveaway #8

11 September 2009

UPDATED: We have our winners! Congratulations to Bobby, Bob, Dee and My Journey! I will be in touch!

You can win one of four unlimited one year subscriptions to the online backup service Mozy.
Many students will be getting new computers and laptops for the school year and come September those hard drives [...]

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Back to School Giveaway #7

11 September 2009

UPDATED: We have our winners! Congratulations to Bobby, Rebecca and Diana! I will be in touch!

You can win Mighty Putty and Mighty Mendit, two products made popular by the late Billy Mays. Both can help students and their parents conquer any task, big or small.
Mighty Putty is a powerful bonding epoxy [...]

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Back to School Giveaway #6

10 September 2009

UPDATED: We have a winner! Congratulations to Bobby! I will be in touch!

You can win three assessments and one month of free digital tutoring from 30 Minute A. The program is aimed at middle school through college age. The program is currently available in English, Spanish and Korean.
With the assessments, [...]

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Back to School Giveaway #5

10 September 2009

UPDATED: We have a winner! Congratulations to Brittney! I will be in touch!

You can win a copy of TuneUp Utilities 2009. TuneUp Utilities is designed to help both novice and advanced PC users keep their system healthy and running fast. TuneUp Utilities 2009 let’s you solve PC problems, free up [...]

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Back to School Giveaway #4

10 September 2009

UPDATED: We have a winner! Congratulations to Gilbert! I will be in touch!

You can win a nifty graphing calculator from Texas Instruments, the TI-Nspire. The TI-Nspire can be used from middle school through college, is allowed on many standardized tests and college entrance exams and comes with lots of perks like [...]

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Back to School Giveaway #3

9 September 2009

UPDATED: We have a winner! Congratulations to Amelia! I will be in touch!

You can win a copy of Corel Home Office. Corel Home Office is a brand new office suite aimed at families and features the tools parents and kids use most. So whether you’re doing the family budget, completing school work, [...]

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