(editor's note: Shiloh over at "Sometimes you feel like a nut " posted a cartoon that dealt with gas prices. That got me thinking about doing a blog entry on gas prices.)

OK, with gas prices predicted to top $3 a gallon over the summer, and many areas in the country well on their way there, I have a quick poll to ask:

1. How high are gas prices currently where you live?
2. How high high do you predict they will get in your city during the summer?
3. And, optional question here, what long-term policy or plan of action do you think the government will take/should take for an energy policy?

A slick way to outfigure a person is to get him figuring you figure he's figuring you're figuring he'll figure you aren't really figuring what you want him to figure you figure.

I just finished my taxes and sent them off to the good old IRS – couple days before the deadline (being the procrastinator I am.)

Since we’re talking about taxes, I thought I’d take a few minutes and dicuss Tax Freedom Day.

This year, that day comes on April 26. What that basically means, according to the Tax Foundation, is that in 2006, Americans will work 77 days to afford their federal taxes and 39 more days to afford state and local taxes. That makes taxation a bigger financial burden than housing and household operation (62 days), health and medical care (52 days), food (30 days), transportation (30 days), recreation (22 days), or clothing and accessories (14 days).

Here are some charts from the foundation:
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Anyway, just thought you’d like to know it’s almost tax day, and you haven’t even finished paying this year’s tax burden yet.

Happy taxes!

Donuts, this one is for you

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adult joke coming............
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