Post Earth Day

Yesterday was Earth Day.
I guess that means to care for the earth.
I care.
Now I have to pay the rent.

God's earth

So I compromise, and instead of all vending machines,
I am adding Donation boxes.
People can add donations to my preferred charities,
and get gum or mints.
Granted, it's an honor system. There's a caring in that, no?
I don't have any earth charities.
All my charities are for the care and comfort of critters.
Btw and fyi, my intent and will is for my teeny-tiny estate to
do just that. I'll leave it there for  now.
So have a good Monday, love God, and pay the rent.

Happy Monday!

Well, it's another Monday, and for a change, there's no holiday; tax season is done, (except for those extensions!), no real gossip, at least on this end, and I don't service my route until next month, so no new news there, so I thought I'd add a survey I received today from BestFriends.
I don't know if it is a permanent or temporary survey, so am adding the URL as a temporary Post here.

Click Here: Best Friends Survey

Check it out and take the survey for Critters'.
Btw, I don't know the agenda of many of these places, and altho I can guess, I hope for the best. Most of them do good things from a good place. I'm sure they have their share of mistakes, but if they truly care about critters, that's what I pray for.
Now back to business... :-)

Tax Season Is Upon Us..!

Greetings, 
 The info below is copy/pasted from IRS.gov. 
Should I ever make enuf to pay taxes, I promise to include fun and profitable tax shelters here. Thanks!

Businesses and Self Employed

Credits & Deductions for Businesses

Businesses and Self Employed


Manufacturers' Energy Efficient Appliance Credit

Act Section 305 - Modifications of Energy Efficient Appliance Credit for Appliances Produced After 2007


Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Credit (IRC 30D)
Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Credit (IRC 30D) - Internal Revenue Code Section 30D provides a credit for Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicles including passenger vehicles and light trucks.


Research Credit
Guidelines and audit technique guide are provided for field examiners on the examination of Research Credit cases.


Deducting Business Expenses
Find out what qualifies as a deductible business expense, including depreciation.


***Abusive Tax Shelters and Transactions***
The Internal Revenue Service has a comprehensive strategy in place to combat abusive tax shelters and transactions. This strategy includes guidance on abusive transactions, regulations governing tax shelters, a hotline for taxpayers to use to report abusive technical transactions, and enforcement activity against abusive tax shelter promoters and investors. 

PART II: 

For Individuals:
What Is a Tax Credit?



Subtract tax credits from the amount of tax you owe. There are two types of tax credits:
• A nonrefundable tax credit means you get a refund only up to the amount you owe.
• A refundable tax credit means you get a refund, even if it's more than what you owe.
What Is a Tax Deduction?
Subtract tax deductions from your income before you figure the amount of tax you owe.
Credits for Individuals
• Family and Dependent Credits
• Income and Savings Credits
• Homeowner Credits
• Health Care Credits
• Education Credits


Deductions for Individuals
• Work Related Deductions
• Itemized Deductions
• Education Deductions
• Health Care Deductions
• Investment Related Deductions

Post Easter Services

3 Easter Eggs

Hope everyone had a safe and joyous Easter weekend,
which happened to fall on April Fool's Day this year.
Not sure what to make of that?
Lots of candy and bubblegum, pastels and secular things.
Check out my Halloween blog page for a few creative
bubblegum ideas;
https://www.funhalloweenpartyideas.com/blog/
And remember a few thoughts and prayers all year long;
'God does not have favorites, but the Cowboys fan does',
'Turn thoughts to prayers',
'Pray for others what u want for yourself'.

Prayer, the best wireless connection

March 4 Eternal Life

Spring has Sprung!
Have an awesome holidays

Small Palm Frond

March 4 Eternal Life 

Bubblegum Trivia Challenge Answers

Answer Key
1. How many sticks of gum does the average American chew in a year? 
Answer: B. 300

2. How many tons of gum are chewed every year? 
Answer: C. 100,000

3. If all the five-chunk packs of Bubble Yum ever chewed in the U.S. since it's introduction in 1975 were laid end-to-end, how many times would it circle the earth at the equator? 
Answer: C. 7 (and a little more!)

4. San Luis Obispo, California, USA is the home of 'Bubble Gum Alley'. What is it? 
Answer: A. An alley with brick walls covered with ABC (already-been-chewed) gum wads.

5. Richard Walker holds the record for the Chomp Title by chewing 135 sticks of gum for the longest time. How long did he chomp? 
Answer: C. 8 hours
The first person to win the 'Chomp Title' was Sue Jordan, who chewed eighty pieces of Doublemint gum for five hours and twelve minutes! Clyde Steward McGehee, of North Carolina, broke that record by chewing 105 sticks of Juicy Fruit for six hours and Richard Walker broke that record by chewing 135 sticks of gum for eight hours.

6. The Topps company holds the record for having made the largest single piece of bubble gum. How many pieces of normal-sized Bazooka did it equal? 
Answer: C. 10,000 Topps presented the gum to baseball player Willie Mays in 1974. Mays then cut it into small chunks and gave it to children in nearby hospitals.

7. The 1952 Mickey Mantle rookie card is the most valuable Topps Company card. How much did it sell for at auction? 
Answer: B. $120,000

8. What is the Official Gum of Major League Baseball? 
Answer: A. Bubble Yum

9. When was the first successful bubble gum invented? 
Answer: C. 1928
The first known bubble gum, "Blibber Blubber," appeared in 1906. It failed to catch on because it was too sticky and too brittle so it didn't hold together when it was chewed. The first successful bubble gum was invented by Walter E. Diemer in the summer
of 1928. A 23-year-old accountant who knew nothing about chemistry, Diemer created his invention in a tiny laboratory in Philadelphia. The only food coloring he had on hand was pink. "It was an accident," Mr. Diemer said in an interview with The Lancaster Intelligencer Journal in 1996. "I was doing something else and ended up with something with bubbles."

10. Susan Mont"Gum"ery Williams is the Guinness Record Holder Of the Worlds Largest Gum Bubble. How big was it? 
Answer: B. 23 Inches

Many of the facts for the questions were found at Bubble Gum Fact page at http:/ / mmwww.northville.k12.mi.us/ STUDENTS/ 2005/ dugganla/ Hpage4.htm.
T. Trimpe 2001 

Workmen Today

I need to be working and I can't get anything done today...

So I'll include Today's TEST..!

Test your knowledge of bubble gum!

____ 1. How many sticks of gum does the average American chew in a year? 

A. 200 B. 300 C. 400

____ 2. How many tons of gum are chewed every year? 

A. 50,000 B. 75,000 C. 100,000

____ 3. If all the five-chunk packs of Bubble Yum ever chewed in the U.S. since it's introduction in 1975 were laid end-to-end, how many times would it circle the earth at the equator? 

A. 2 B. 5 C. 7

____ 4. San Luis Obispo, California, is the home of 'Bubble Gum Alley'. What is it? 

A. An alley with brick walls covered with ABC (already-been-chewed) gum wads. B. The place where bubble gum was invented.

C. The home of the largest collection of bubble gum machines.

____ 5. Richard Walker holds the record for the Chomp Title by chewing 135 sticks of gum for the longest time. How long did he chomp?

A. 5 hours B. 6 hours C. 8 hours

____ 6. The Topps company holds the record for having made the largest single piece of bubble gum. How many pieces of normal-sized Bazooka did it equal?

A. 5000 B. 8000 C. 10, 000

____ 7. The 1952 Mickey Mantle rookie card is the most valuable Topps Company card. How much did it sell for at auction?

A. $75,000 B. $120,000 C. $1,000,000

____ 8. What is the Official Gum of Major League Baseball? 

A. Bubble Yum B. Bazooka C. Topps

____ 9. When was the first successful bubble gum invented? 

A. 1891 B. 1906 C. 1928

____ 10. Susan Mont"Gum"ery Williams is the Guinness Record Holder Of the Worlds Largest Gum Bubble. How big was it?

A. 19 inches B. 23 Inches C. 27 inches

Answers Next Week... 

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