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So I caught a cold and am spending even less time on the blog than last week.

Quick hits:

• I totally failed on my wheat challenge. I had Cheddar SunChips and multigrain didn’t even cross my mind. Also, I had granola that contained wheat. I guess that is what I get for not being vigilant.
• I am up to 95 badges on Treehouse. It’s cool to see how much I have learned and to put it into practice. If you need a website let me know. I am your man.
• It’s very cool to know how people in your life care about you and to see that little kindnesses over time do add up to very big payoffs.
• I am super blessed.

Okay, it’s not really an employee of the month but it’s the quickest way to explain it and what I am feeling inside.

We have this thing at work called the Path to SUCCESS. Once a quarter a few people win or are told they meet all these characteristics that embody what we represent as a company. But there are prizes and $200 bucks and an exciting getaway at the end of the year.

Ok. True story.

Once upon a time I was in my backyard saw a bird chirping some distance away. I called out to the bird. He flew to my finger and chirped and flew off.

Amazing right? This only happens in fairy tales where Snow White has a pure heart.

I was going to write about something else this week but I started throwing stuff away in my garage and came across these discs of pictures. Most of the pics were from around 2003ish at the height of my karaoke days.

While I feel that the phase of life I am currently at I get the most enjoyment out of, the times I spent at karaoke were some of the funnest.

So this isn’t really about taxes, it just starts out that way.

My taxes have been crazy for the last few years.

I was in real estate investing and in the big picture, it was an amazing thing my wife and I did. I worked from home for a few years and could go on vacation on a whim.

This last Friday I was walking back to the office and saw a fortune from a fortune cookie laying on the sidewalk. What it said shook me to my core.

Fate has been poking at me for a while and this time it kind of slapped me in the face.

My blog would be a total failure if I didn’t mention my love of Star Wars.

Star Wars has been a huge part of my life since before I had memories. Most of my clothes have Star Wars on them. My cubical at work is decorated with Star Wars figurines. I have a framed picture of a Mon Calamari (it’s not Admiral Ackbar, just one of his crew) that says “If I were any better, I would be twins.” I had a Star Wars-a-thon on my tumblr.