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Blog Prompt – My 10 favorite movies

All this month, TCM has been running nothing but Oscar nominated movies.  I love this every year and try to find a new movie I haven’t seen or watch an oldie but a goodie.  This year I recorded Citizen’s Kane and Casablanca.  I have only seen bits and pieces of Casablanca and none Citizen’s Kane.

I have a gadget in the right column that shows what movies are showing during the day on TCM this month.

My top 10 favorite movies are:

1. Gone with the Wind (Rhett Butler, just the name makes me swoon)
2. Wizard of Oz (every childs fantasy)
3.  Steel Magnolias (girlfriends)
4.  Cinderella Man (struggles of life)
5.  The Godfather (you gotta love Italian men)
6.  Rear Window (actually I love many of Hitchcock’s movies)
7.  Bonnie and Clyde – 1967
8.  Jaws (“I think we need a bigger boat” – one of my favorite lines ever said on the screen)
9.  The Last of the Mohicans (the soundtrack is worth watching the movie)
10. I love any disaster movie – Earthquake, Independence Day, Armageddon, Airport,   Deep Impact, The Day After Tomorrow, Outbreak, Twister, The Towering Inferno, Backdraft and Ladder 49.  Cloverfield is the newest one on my list here and I can’t wait to see the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still

I would love to know your favorites.

Here is a short clip of, I consider, one of the best kisses ever on screen between Rhett and Scarlett.

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We finally finished our taxes this weekend and I sent them efile.  I’ve never used that for myself personally, but have heard other people say their refunds came quickly.  We will see!  The do charge about $20.00 to efile state taxes using Turbo Tax.

I don’t know if any of you use Turbo Tax, but we have been using it for years and I love it.  It’s so easy to use and even though our Federal return is over 40 pages long, its still much cheaper than an accountant.

I hope someday congress will pass a much simpler form of doing taxes or getting rid of it all together.  I am an advocate for the Fair Tax system and feel that its the fairest way for Americans to keep their full payroll check and just pay a bit higher on purchases.  You also receive a prebate for the neccessaties of life every month.  More money in your pocket and you don’t ever have to worry about the IRS again.  Please read up on it and contact your representative and senator to support H.R. 25 which is already on the floor in congress.  We need more supporters for this bill.

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I found the neatest little quiz to find out what your “word” is. Mine is hope, and it describes me well. There are only about 5 questions and then you can post your answer on your blog. I hope you enjoy.

Your Word is “Hope”

You see life as an opportunity for learning, growth, and bringing out the best in others. No matter how bad things get, you always have at least a glimmer of optimism. You are accepting and forgiving. You encourage those who have wronged you to turn over a new leaf. And while there is a lot of ugliness in the world, you believe that almost no one is beyond redemption.

Have a beautiful day,

Tags: Fair Tax, movies by Tammy
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Since it’s Income Tax day, I give you permission to rant or In 1955, the first McDonalds opened it doors. How do you feel about fast food?

I will talk about both.

I feel very strongly about the Fair Tax. My husband and I hate the IRS and I’m sure you do to!! Why do we have to give the government money that we have earned. It should stay in your pockets, not theirs.

For those of you who don’t know about this, its a tax reform where you don’t pay income taxes any more!!! You would pay a flat tax rate on NEW items you buy, no taxes taken out of your payroll check, you don’t have to worry about April 15th anymore. This will be a Federal consumer sales tax on items you purchase, rather than your income. This insures that everyone pays taxes, but not just the working class. Again, based on your consumption of items.

Ladies, I implore you to please check out this system. Look at your payroll check, your husbands payroll check and think about all that money coming back into your house for you and your family.

There are 2 books about this system out called The FairTax Book: Saying Goodbye to the Income Tax and the IRS and FairTax: The Truth: Answering the Critics. These books are outstanding at explaining the Fair Tax system.

Please check out the website and sign the petition if you also believe in the Fair Tax.

Now then, to a more mouth watering subject. FOOD!!!!!!! My favorite subject. Who doesn’t love fast food. Nice juicy cheeseburger with all the fixins and fries!!!!!!!! But, I know ladies, its not good for us or our children so we must eat is sparingly. I would love to know what your favorite fast food is.

I propose that we make sure our dreaded taxes are in the mail today and then everyone go to McDonald’s!!!!!!!!!!
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Word Art Challenge

credits – Pale Spring by retrodiva

Come and join us for my Word Art Challenge at retrodiva’s designs. The subject is SPRING this month and for participating you will receive the quick page I am showing above. Come and enjoy here.

Tags: Fair Tax, McDonad's, retrodiva designs, Word Art Challenge by Tammy
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