Another beautiful but very cold day and I opted for doing the stairwell, twice, instead of heading into the great outdoors. Ten stories in the building and at each landing there is a window, so it was rather fun to see how my view improved with each landing. I stopped a few times to water some plants that are on the fourth and seventh floor landing. They were as dry as a bone, and yet there are big jugs of water on the floor near the window where they are sitting. I’m not sure if they are there for the taking or if someone really is supposed to be watching over them. If they are there when we get back from vacation, they are mine.
Every other floor landing has a small door over the garbage chute. I’ve used it a few times when we have had very little garbage since the chute is very small. What I noticed today is that a few people just leave their garbage there, it being too big to fit, so I guess they assume the Green Guys will take it. It made for a malodorous few floors. I did find a perfectly good computer bag that was thrown on the heap and it is now clean, bright and ready for me to use or give away.
Today was dedicated to doing taxes and my oh my, is that a job I really dislike. The new Turbo Tax for Mac does a better job each year, and it is great to not have to enter all the data from scratch each year. This year we will need the advice of a good international tax man since the rules and regulations for living and working outside the USA are cumbersome and require lots of finesse.
Speaking of finesse and the complete lack thereof, we were very saddened to see the ever so predictable response by the government of Bahrain. These were peaceful men, women and children who wanted certain basic civil rights. They were not calling for the overthrow of the government or the toppling of the King, and yet they were brutally attacked resulting it at least five dead and hundreds beaten and gassed. I’m afraid the King has awakened a sleeping dragon and he will not be happy until he has severed its head.
Dinner last night was a traditional baked chicken with carrots, potatoes and onions all roasted in the same pan. Just for variety I made a special sour cream and truffle gravy, which really made things taste wonderful. Cindy had been craving vanilla ice cream but all we could find was rather expensive Movenpick and even they didn’t have just plain vanilla. I finally found some local ice cream that is packaged like a big roll of cookie dough; you just slice off what you want and the rest goes back in the freezer, which in this case is the door to the balcony outside our bedroom.
OK, back to the taxes. Ciao, Cindy and Wm
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