Comments on: Under the influence. http://www.taxgirl.com/under-the-influence/ Paying taxes is painful... but reading about them shouldn't be. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:31:29 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Abreu Gets an Award http://www.taxgirl.com/under-the-influence/comment-page-1/#comment-3171 Abreu Gets an Award Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:55:14 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/under-the-influence/#comment-3171 [...] Abreu, one of my favorite law school professors, is the well-served recipient of the 2007 Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching at Temple [...] [...] Abreu, one of my favorite law school professors, is the well-served recipient of the 2007 Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching at Temple [...]

]]> By: Are You August? Follow-up http://www.taxgirl.com/under-the-influence/comment-page-1/#comment-3164 Are You August? Follow-up Sun, 05 Aug 2007 03:57:12 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/under-the-influence/#comment-3164 [...] about people who have influenced her life. Here is a snippet for you to enjoy, from her post Under the Influence: Kay Williams: my AG teacher in middle school. When she first went to Topsail (my elementary [...] [...] about people who have influenced her life. Here is a snippet for you to enjoy, from her post Under the Influence: Kay Williams: my AG teacher in middle school. When she first went to Topsail (my elementary [...]

]]> By: Darlene http://www.taxgirl.com/under-the-influence/comment-page-1/#comment-3163 Darlene Sun, 05 Aug 2007 03:35:38 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/under-the-influence/#comment-3163 Great stories Kelly. Check out Interveiw Chatter when you get a moment, as I mentioned I will be highlighting your post! It was great! Great stories Kelly. Check out Interveiw Chatter when you get a moment, as I mentioned I will be highlighting your post! It was great!

]]> By: Kelly http://www.taxgirl.com/under-the-influence/comment-page-1/#comment-3162 Kelly Sun, 05 Aug 2007 02:07:53 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/under-the-influence/#comment-3162 Eek. Now blushing. Eek. Now blushing.

]]> By: Wayne Phillips http://www.taxgirl.com/under-the-influence/comment-page-1/#comment-3165 Wayne Phillips Sat, 04 Aug 2007 13:11:23 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/under-the-influence/#comment-3165 It is so wondeful to know, as a father, that my influence on my daughter had a lasting affect. I hope there was much more than a good work ethic that I passed on to my children. And to be considered "august" is very meaning to a parent, especially when many parents never heard good things from their children, especially in a printed public forum. (August is also my birthday too!). This has to be the best of my daughter's blogs, not because she included me and her mother (her brothers also contributed to a well rounded family), but that she included, with accolades, the folks that have had a great influence on her life's dream. One story I must tell. When Kelly was about six, or thereabouts, I asked her what did she want to do when she got older. "Be a lawyer", was aprompt reply. I was surprised she even knew what a lawyer was. No Matlock in my house. So I promptly asked "Why?". "They make lots of money", was her reply, quickly followed by, "then I can be a poet". Her real dream. To write, and be creative with words, and artist with vocabulary. I have saved her earliest stories, and when life gets heavy, I recall her version of how a turtle got his shell!! A proud father, Dad It is so wondeful to know, as a father, that my influence on my daughter had a lasting affect. I hope there was much more than a good work ethic that I passed on to my children. And to be considered “august” is very meaning to a parent, especially when many parents never heard good things from their children, especially in a printed public forum. (August is also my birthday too!).
This has to be the best of my daughter’s blogs, not because she included me and her mother (her brothers also contributed to a well rounded family), but that she included, with accolades, the folks that have had a great influence on her life’s dream.
One story I must tell. When Kelly was about six, or thereabouts, I asked her what did she want to do when she got older.
“Be a lawyer”, was aprompt reply. I was surprised she even knew what a lawyer was. No Matlock in my house. So I promptly asked “Why?”.
“They make lots of money”, was her reply, quickly followed by, “then I can be a poet”. Her real dream. To write, and be creative with words, and artist with vocabulary. I have saved her earliest stories, and when life gets heavy, I recall her version of how a turtle got his shell!!
A proud father, Dad

]]> By: Business Channel Theme Day: Being “August” http://www.taxgirl.com/under-the-influence/comment-page-1/#comment-3166 Business Channel Theme Day: Being “August” Sat, 04 Aug 2007 01:07:02 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/under-the-influence/#comment-3166 [...] Kelly Phillips Erb at Tax Girl: "Under the Influence" [...] [...] Kelly Phillips Erb at Tax Girl: "Under the Influence" [...]

]]> By: Neena http://www.taxgirl.com/under-the-influence/comment-page-1/#comment-3169 Neena Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:03:53 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/under-the-influence/#comment-3169 As a fellow tax professional and blogger, your blog really fits my interests. I have tagged you and hope that you will participate. :) As a fellow tax professional and blogger, your blog really fits my interests. I have tagged you and hope that you will participate. :)

]]> By: Being August - b5media Business Channel Theme Day http://www.taxgirl.com/under-the-influence/comment-page-1/#comment-3170 Being August - b5media Business Channel Theme Day Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:02:49 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/under-the-influence/#comment-3170 [...] over at TaxGirl talks about being under the influence… and wonders what (and who) inspires [...] [...] over at TaxGirl talks about being under the influence… and wonders what (and who) inspires [...]

]]> By: Laura Bennett http://www.taxgirl.com/under-the-influence/comment-page-1/#comment-3168 Laura Bennett Fri, 03 Aug 2007 03:10:52 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/under-the-influence/#comment-3168 I could endlessly go on about what inspires me about my job but instead of that, I wanted to share my favorite teacher and my worst teacher who both inspired me in their own ways. My favorite teacher was Mrs. MacDonnell (god forbid you called her Mrs MacDonald) who was my math teacher in 3rd to 5th form in England. She was very large and very sharp and you never showed up without your work done (even if you'd been off for 2 weeks sick). She told me once that the smartest students were lazy people who were driven to find the short cuts - that was me. My worse teacher was my 12th grade math teacher in my first year in my new school in Canada. I've completely blocked out her name as she was a mean spirited young woman who completely dragged me down in that class. Despite her lack of faith in me, I went to university and ended up graduating with a pure math degree. My younger sister told me that when she told the math b***h what I was up to, she laughed out loud and wondered how long I'd last. I'm sure I only passed because of the anger I felt about that. I showed her (of course, she has no idea what happened to me and I totall feel for all those others who's math talents died at her hands but that's for another day's discussion) Motivation can come from all places. Laura I could endlessly go on about what inspires me about my job but instead of that, I wanted to share my favorite teacher and my worst teacher who both inspired me in their own ways.

My favorite teacher was Mrs. MacDonnell (god forbid you called her Mrs MacDonald) who was my math teacher in 3rd to 5th form in England. She was very large and very sharp and you never showed up without your work done (even if you’d been off for 2 weeks sick). She told me once that the smartest students were lazy people who were driven to find the short cuts – that was me.

My worse teacher was my 12th grade math teacher in my first year in my new school in Canada. I’ve completely blocked out her name as she was a mean spirited young woman who completely dragged me down in that class. Despite her lack of faith in me, I went to university and ended up graduating with a pure math degree. My younger sister told me that when she told the math b***h what I was up to, she laughed out loud and wondered how long I’d last. I’m sure I only passed because of the anger I felt about that. I showed her (of course, she has no idea what happened to me and I totall feel for all those others who’s math talents died at her hands but that’s for another day’s discussion)

Motivation can come from all places.

Laura

]]> By: Darlene http://www.taxgirl.com/under-the-influence/comment-page-1/#comment-3167 Darlene Fri, 03 Aug 2007 01:28:11 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/under-the-influence/#comment-3167 GREAT STUFF!!! Yippee! I will be writing about your post sometime this month. I had he hardest time trying to fit our theme into a blog about job interviews. I not sure I actually pulled it off, but some how in the midst of my attempt to be creative, I decided I wanted to know about people who are August, hence my post title, Are you August? You have people who you see as August in your post!! I love it!! Thank you for your AWESOME post!! It helps me know I am not crazy and that there are regular ordinary people who are August, not just "famous" people. Regular people like you and me! I think I found a tax attorney who is August!! :) GREAT STUFF!!! Yippee! I will be writing about your post sometime this month. I had he hardest time trying to fit our theme into a blog about job interviews. I not sure I actually pulled it off, but some how in the midst of my attempt to be creative, I decided I wanted to know about people who are August, hence my post title, Are you August? You have people who you see as August in your post!! I love it!!

Thank you for your AWESOME post!! It helps me know I am not crazy and that there are regular ordinary people who are August, not just “famous” people. Regular people like you and me! I think I found a tax attorney who is August!! :)

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