Barbara J. Hamby

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Open Letter to IRS.org

Dear Spammer,

I am in my late seventies and the IRS has only once contacted me to give me back money.  They did it via an audit that nearly gave me a nervous breakdown. Actually, their intent was to extract more money from me by disallowing a deduction for an employment agency fee. I was able to prove… click here to continue

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December, 30th, 2007

Plunking the Keys

The last few days, I’ve spent a lot of time hunched over this laptop, editing web site entries. I’d like to think I’m making some headway, but in the last few years it appears I’ve written a lot of entries. It’s apparent the editing won’t be finished by the time my web master switches the site to the new… click here to continue

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December, 27th, 2007

White Christmas

For years I’ve always dreamed of a wet Christmas, because I knew the odds were that’s what we’d get. But this year we got a white Christmas--the best kind. It snowed enough to make everything look pretty and melted off before it got dangerous. It started to snow just before Noon as I left to go swimming so I got… click here to continue

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December, 25th, 2007

My Work’s Cut Out for Me

My Webmaster is preparing my website for transfer to another service provider and, in the process, a few minor glitches popped up. I’ve been using Microsoft Word to draft my blog and travel entries and some of Word’s punctuation idiosyncrasies do not transfer correctly. Therefore, I feel compelled to edit the transferred entries before we go on line with the… click here to continue

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December, 23rd, 2007

In the Swim

Yesterday afternoon I swam and exercised in chilly water, probably between 70 and 75 degrees. I moved quickly and spent only twenty minutes in the water. Today, the temperature was posted on the dressing room door: 80 degrees--more comfortable, but not balmy. I lasted for thirty minutes. I’m hoping for 85 degrees tomorrow. The best news is that the spa… click here to continue

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December, 21st, 2007

‘Tis the Week Before Christmas

Time flies even more quickly this time of year than usual, and usual is faster and faster as the years pass. I finally got most of my Christmas cards and letters mailed yesterday with a few stragglers that have to be finished when I have all the information I need.

My new all-in-one printer and I are… click here to continue

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December, 19th, 2007

Christmas Spirit

Grinding my way through signing Christmas cards, updating address labels, etc. hasn’t exactly pulled me from “Bah, Humbug,” to “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.” Having run out of blank labels and printer ink simultaneously was not helpful, especially since I didn’t have time to shop the last couple of days. Too many errands and a swim… click here to continue

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December, 15th, 2007

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