Sick of Winter and the Tax Rant

The only redeeming thing about the end of January is the fact that the UMEA conference is held the first weekend in February. Really, what sane music teacher would pass up a professionally made excuse to spend a weekend in sunny St. George in winter? Seems like every year someone wants to move the conference somewhere more central (which always translates to Salt Lake because those Wasatch Fronters can be quite whiny about travel - really, peeps, it's just as far for me to drive there as it is for you to drive here), and every year it's voted down because the sane ones want an excuse to go to sunny St. George in winter. We don't care if we have to drive way far (8 hrs from Logan) because it's another day off work AND I get to go to SUNNY ST. GEORGE IN WINTER! Really folks, let's think this through. I'd bet that a good chunk of the attendees go because they get to go to sunny St. George in winter. That other stuff is side fluff.


So, taxes suck. Well, maybe not the taxes themselves, but the way the government uses them sucks. They think that they can spend and that they deserve so much - blah blah blah (we ain't listenin' because we know you lyin' anyhow). Now they're talkin' 'bout raisin' taxes so we can pay to for this and that and more verbal vomit whatever whatever. Really? More taxes? YOU ALREADY GET MORE OF MY INCOME THAN GOD! WHAT MAKES YOU MORE IMPORTANT THAT HIM!?!? Sheesh. Fire 'em all. Let's start over. Maybe with some people who've actually worked for a living and don't think the common American eats arugula on a regular basis. Did I mention that I'm excited because I get to go to sunny St. George in winter?