Friday Fragments

So time to join Mrs. 4444 with Friday Fragments.



I'm just not feeling the blog thing today so short and sweet.

I wish I pinned funny ecards and I could post them but I don't.

I signed up for another cooking challenge. I really want to try new things. I've been printing out recipes so now I just need to cook something.

I need to decide a paint color for the utility room or the bedroom so I can get my paint. I'm in a new campaign which I will write about where I get one gallon of paint free. But now I have to use it by the end of November. Yikes, talk about pressure.

We all got our absentee ballots and my return envelope was different. Come to find out they coded me wrong "needs assistance". I don't need any assistance thank you very much. New envelope is on its way.

This will be the first time I've voted absentee since the very first time I voted for President and was away at college. And this will be the first time Whitney gets to vote for President...absentee since she is away at college. Do you sense a trend here?

Does anyone really know why we have to keep voting to keep judges on the bench? Oklahoma is so weird. Nobody knows these people. How do I know if I should keep them on the bench? Geez.

Another thing Oklahoma has is the multitude of state questions. This year only 6. But our state constitution is so big (the original writers decided to put everything in it instead of vagueness) that we have to vote on everything. Nobody understands these things. The most confusing one this time is about taxing intangible property. Should we or shouldn't we. At least I think that's what is about.

This is what it says:
This measure amends Section 6A of Article 10 of the Oklahoma Constitution. At present that section exempts some intangible personal property from ad valorem property taxation. This measure would exempt all intangible personal property from ad valorem property taxation.

An ad valorem property tax is a tax imposed upon the value of property.

Intangible Personal Property is property whose value is not derived from its physical attributes, but rather from what it represents or evidences.

Intangible Personal Property which is still currently taxed but would not be taxed if the measure is adopted, includes items such as:

o patents, inventions, formulas, designs, and trade secrets;
o licenses, franchise, and contracts;
o land leases, mineral interests, and insurance policies;
o custom computer software; and
o trademarks, trade names and brand names.

OK, so maybe this wasn't as short as I thought it was going to be. :)

Friday Fragments

I'm joining Mrs. 4444 for the weekly Friday Fragments. A great way to blog when nothing is inspirational to you.



It is fall break all around except for those of us WORKING for a university. I'm still trudging along. But the good news is Whitney comes home for her break for a few days. She's got a lineup of doctor and haircut appointments plus we have to get some clothes shopping done. So far all she's asked for food wise is spaghetti and sweet potato fries. And game day food for the football game Saturday.

The cooler weather has meant the windows are open at night. Great to save on the electric bill there.

We tried to do a new chicken recipe this week only to find our bacon had gone bad. So we pulled out our standard "fried" chicken recipe (it is baked) and boy was it tasty. Great to have a standby that tastes so good.

Dan got a new phone this week. He decided to do the same thing as me and get an exact replica replacement as mine. Now they only make them in red. I have a red phone. So now we have two phones that look exactly alike. I forsee many switched phone incidents. At least our ringtones are different. Unless he calls me, then they are the same since I assigned a ringtone to him and it is his normal one. Confusing, yes?

This is the closest I'll come to fall leaves this year. My fake ones on my file cabinet.

No stupid criminals this week of interest. I'm sure there were stupid ones, I just didn't hear about any.

My absentee ballot arrived this week. I need to get it filled out and mailed back. They won't accept me dropping it off at the election board. And they don't tell you how much in postage it needs. Wouldn't you think that would be important? I'm sure it is more than one stamp, but how many? I hate having to drive to the post office to ask how much since I have stamps at home. That's why I bought my stamps online...to avoid the post office.

The study sessions have started for my certification test in December. There are three of us at the university taking it so we are getting together to compare answers and bring our individual knowledge. After one session I realized I know more than most people simply because my job requires me to do a little of everything instead of being on just one side of the process. I think that will do me well on the test.

It is going to rain a lot this weekend here (hopefully). If it helps bring up the water level in the lake, I'll take it raining every day.

Have a great weekend everyone!