* Great weekend in the Commonwealth. Stopped by Smokin Pat's (now Smokin Lisa's -- her daughter), lunch with BBdK, got blasted at Joe's Older than Dirt, and crushed the most Joe's Older than Dirt chick ever, Blue Stallion beers and Masters with the Schems, dinner with Euge/Black Mike/my parents, and then back home. Nice little rando visit.
* Quade Green just wasn't the same after his injury, and I think he'll make an outstanding sophomore.
* Fatrick is awful, but I'm glad he got his major. He's earned it. I appreciate the fact that he's not afraid to speak his mind, and love his Ryder Cup mojo, but he's a bitch.
http://www.golf.com/knockdown/2018/04/08/masters-patrick-reed-estranged-family-complex-mix-emotions
Good article on his weird relationship with his family.
* Not an accountant by any means, but something that people seem to frequently misunderstand about taxes....
....earning extra income doesn't push your entire salary into a new tax bracket.
The United States has a progressive income tax. This means there are higher tax rates for higher income levels. These are called “marginal tax rates” – they do not apply to total income, but only to the income within a specific range.
These ranges are called brackets. Income falling within a specific bracket is taxed at the rate for that bracket. The table below shows the tax brackets for the federal income tax.
https://smartasset.com/taxes/income-taxes
* Shohei Ohtani has been unhittable on the mound, and a beast in the batter's box. What a start to that Jap. Went 6 2/3 perfect yesterday.
* Just mailed off wcc's wedding invite RSVP. That gd thing had like 9 pieces of documents. RSVP, wedding announcement, pictures, cocktail reception invite, thin piece of cute blank paper that seemingly does nothing, Save the Date, hotel accomodations, weekend itinerary....
Affecting climate change AND leaving a gigatic carbon footprint, all in the name of marital vanity. Ugh.
* Wrestlemania yesterday set a Superdome record of > $14 million in ticket sales. The previous high was $10. Good lord, rednecks (including the attending WILDMAN).