- March 20, 2006Spring sprang violently in Central Texas last night. Classic thunderstorms rolled through the area, bringing heavy rain, lots of lightning,…
- March 19, 2006"Big Love" is getting a lot of attention. Naturally, TV critics are always looking for the next HBO breakout show…
- March 17, 2006Time. An artificial construct. A futile attempt by humans to control yet another immutable piece of the universe. What…
- March 13, 2006Baseball has been very, very good to Barry Bonds, but it seems that wasn't quite good enough for the San…
- March 12, 2006This weekend, Austin's premier annual event, the South by Southwest Festival began. So what did we do? Left town. Last…
- March 10, 2006Do you want your friends, neighbors and family to know you're a tax deadbeat? Some fear that such disclosures could…
- March 7, 2006So you think the mortgage interest deduction helps make homeownership possible for most Americans? Think again, says Roger Lowenstein. In…
- February 28, 2006I use coupons. I have since I graduated from college, moved into an apartment of my own and suddenly had…
- February 19, 2006Searching for warmth and tax savings
- February 16, 2006I live in the 45th most livable state. Think I can get a foam finger with that on it? Personally,…
- February 15, 2006The Tax Gap, that is. This is the difference between the amount of taxes that Americans owed and what they…
- February 14, 2006… and taxes. Granted, the world's most romantic three words aren't "Internal Revenue Service." But when you look at the…
- February 12, 2006No, I'm not talking about outrunning overweight lawmen like Sheriff Buford T. Justice or Boss Hogg (OK, he wasn't a…
- February 9, 2006I am so happy for them! Those two kids belong together and I'm glad they finally realized it. Lance and…
- February 2, 2006Bet on it: The IRS will not collect on most of the Super Bowl wagers.
- January 26, 2006Deadbeat or ID theft victim?
- January 16, 2006Today is the 20th national celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. ...Perhaps it’s a testament to how far we’ve…
- January 13, 2006It's Friday the 13th. I can hear Count Floyd now: “Oooohhhh. Scary.” It certainly is scary for some celebrities who…
- January 12, 2006The IRS is offering filers a MSRP for getting their taxes done.
- January 5, 2006Hey! I made a top 10 list! In the Top 10 Tax Stories of 2005, Paul Caron, University of Cincinnati…
- December 13, 2005He wanted a red coat. I don’t know his name. He didn’t say. In fact, he didn’t say a lot,…
- December 8, 2005Ran across an article over breakfast and I can't resist commenting. The New York Times reports that House Speaker Dennis…
- December 7, 2005Here in Austin, we are in the midst of the coldest weather of the season. It's 27 degrees right now…
- November 30, 2005OK, maybe that's not exactly the lyric to the Dire Straits ("I want my MTV") song, but it's what Mark…
- November 15, 2005As I type, the 27th tropical system of the year is meandering south of Puerto Rico. Twenty-seven … an amazing,…
- November 14, 2005You, being a normal human, probably think it's holiday time. Thanksgiving is just around the corner and Christmas is bearing…