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The Tax Man, Popeye and Spinish
Spinish is top of mind right now. Users are blogging about it quite a lot. And everyone (well at least in my generation) grew up with Popeye. I'm Popeye the sailor manPopeye the sailor manI'm strong to the finish 'cause I eats me spinach I'm Popeye the sailor man Since we might not be able to get our (inner and physical) strenght from old reliable sources such as Spinish, it might be necessary to tap new resources --- So even though we might want spinish even more these days (this usually happens when someone tells you that you can't have what you want.. ....and you know that you can't always get what you need), it is important to lean on your business partners, friends, family and Small Business associations for support. It is also important to tap government funded resources to find out what is going on. Or are you the type that doesn't believe our government sometimes? By the way. Since we should all be thinking about wrapping up our 2006 financials for our accountants, it might be worth taking a few minutes and reflecting on a discussion Popeye had with a tax man: The Tax Man: You just docked? Popeye: I has. The Tax Man: Ah ha, let's see here, that'll be 25¢ docking tax. Popeye: What for? The Tax Man: Where's your sea craft? Popeye: It ain't no sea craft, it's me dinghy and it's under the wharf. The Tax Man: Ah ha. ahh-ha. This your goods? Popeye: They is. The Tax Man: Yeah. You're new in town right? Popeye: If you call this a town, yes. The Tax Man: Well, first of all, there's 17¢ new-in-town tax, and there's 45¢ rowboat-under-the-wharf tax, and one dollar leaving-your-junk-lying-around-the-wharf tax, so all together, you owe the Commodore $1.87. Popeye: Uh, who's this Commodore? The Tax Man: Is that the nature of question? There's a nickel question tax.