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November 3rd, 2009

Another day in tax law

In a perfect world…

Professor A: “Cleaning supplies should be deductible. Maybe in a perfect world the IRS would monitor the spic-and-span, the toilet paper, and all that crap and see if it is taxable, but they don’t.”

Words of Wisdom:

Professor A: “This is another one of my tax rules: you can’t have your cake and eat it too. If a tax scheme looks too good to be true, it is. And you and your client will get into trouble if you participate.”

Other Tax law posts:


Note: I refer to my tax professor as “Professor A” simply because “Professor T” was taken. The naming issue was really bad during my first semester when I had Contracts, Conlaw, and Civil Procedure.

November 3rd, 2009

Tuthill’s Balloon Emporium

There are “Vote Meg Tuthill” plastered all over the neighborhood. She’s running for city council and apparently the owner of Tuthill’s Balloon Emporium:

Tuthills Balloon Emporium

I thought the Balloon Emporium was abandoned when I first saw it, but it is still in business and I think it is like a Party City store.

I told Joel how appalled I was that two people on Saturday had never heard of Party City.

He nodded understandingly and then told me that he had never heard of it either. Why do so many Minnesotans not know about the “nation’s largest party retailer” according to Wikipedia? Does everyone just go to Target?

After we figure out this answer we’ll get to why I am suddenly on a Party City awareness campaign.

I expect my check in the mail. Thank you.

November 3rd, 2009

Minneapolis Wallpapers

Here are three random wallpapers that I have used in the past few weeks.

The first wallpaper is a facade of an old mill. The second wallpaper is the cheesy obligatory “it’s fall” shot. And the last wallpaper is a closeup of a spray-painted and utility box.


The wallpapers are available in 1440×900.

More wallpapers from No.634 are here.