Feb
23
@ 8:48 am

Movies and Taxes

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.

What’s Your Word?

Have a beautiful day,

8 Responses to “Movies and Taxes”

  1. I HATE disaster movies.

    Mine would include My Fair Lady, Steel Magnolias, Rain Man, Shawshank Redemption.

  2. I don’t like violent movies at all. I’ve seen some of the disaster flicks back when I was younger, like “Towering Inferno” and “Poseidon Adventure.” I even liked “Titanic,” but I’ve never been able to watch “Jaws.” I kid with my 3 older siblings about that movie, because we all had the initials “J.A.W.,” and call ourselves JAWSI, II, III, and IV, but I’ve never seen the movie!

  3. 1. The Sound of Music
    2. Dirty Dancing
    3. Love Actually
    4. Titanic
    5. Sliding Doors
    6. Bridges of Madison County
    7. Annie
    8. Out of Africa
    9. Mindwalk
    10. The Right Stuff

  4. It was so hard to pick just 10. Many on your list are some of my favorites as well. But didn’t make my list (yet, lol). My word was Think

  5. Great list! I love disaster movies too and your list brought back great memories. How could I forget the Wizard of Oz! Picking 10 was really hard.

  6. Great prompt Tammy! My “Word” from blogthings is Peace. And my daughters’ names mean Peace and Joy, my favorite 2 feelings.

  7. You and I really are alike. I love Hitchcock movies too…and my word was ‘hope’ too :)

  8. Great list. I don’t like violent or disaster movies. I like Steel Magnolias.

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