Category Archives: Work (WORK!!?!??!)

Maynard G. Krebs is frightened

I write for myself and strangers

Posted on July 17, 2002 by Marchbanks

“Give me a copper coin and I will tell you a golden tale!” has ever been the storyteller’s cry, and to discover I am repaid in base metal revolts me. Continue reading →

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Tube-driven existence

Posted on July 4, 2002 by Marchbanks

Nonetheless, I’m still being furloughed next Wednesday, as are all but the twenty most senior clerks in the section. Continue reading →

Posted in Infernal Revenue, Waring Stuph, Work (WORK!!?!??!) | 1 Comment

And it is now demi-official

Posted on June 26, 2002 by Marchbanks

Barring unexpected last-minute reordering, my last work day at IRS is July 10th. Continue reading →

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And again . . . I still have a job

Posted on May 29, 2002 by Marchbanks

I’m employed through mid-June for certain. Continue reading →

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I still have a job

Posted on May 15, 2002 by Marchbanks

My release-recall number is 128, which means I’ll be there through the end of May. Continue reading →

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Mostly about half dead

Posted on May 4, 2002 by Marchbanks

Those are remarkable production numbers for a new-hire, and more like the work expected of a second or third-year returnee. Continue reading →

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The floodgates have opened (as expected)

Posted on April 28, 2002 by Marchbanks

This is not a life.  It’s merely an existence. Continue reading →

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Dada guesses the candy

Posted on March 29, 2002 by Marchbanks

Theo asked “Is this a metaphor?”  Mom said, “No, this is a fish.” Continue reading →

Posted in Foolishness, Infernal Revenue, Work (WORK!!?!??!) | 4 Comments

It’s mostly that I can’t talk about it

Posted on March 4, 2002 by Marchbanks

I think I can say, without releasing confidential information, that Murphy must be up to his elbows in tax return preparation. Continue reading →

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The taxes are outta here

Posted on February 18, 2002 by Marchbanks

TurboTax and I got most of it done last night. Continue reading →

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