hooray for tax time! at least I hope it turns out to be a hooray. hopefully the interest paid on the house will help.

what the tax preparation companies don't want you to know: if you made less than $52k last year you can e-file your federal return for free. this will be the second time I've done so with h and r block. you'll notice, however, that nowhere on block's website do they have a link to free filing--you gotta sneak in the back door. for a complete list of said back doors, looka here.

phrase I hate: "jimmy hat." please don't say it around me. ever.

can't believe we actually had a little snow last week. for a few shining hours I thought we might actually have a shot at a real winter.