biking

16 mile bike ride this morning, and then waffles. :) Ow, goddamn it. My back is fucked up in a new and different way now; there is a spasming muscle in my *middle* back, which makes it hurt to breathe deeply or hiccup or twist. I’m pretty sure the basic problem at this point is that I am in SUCH lousy shape that almost anything will screw me up. Blah.

ARRRRGH

ARRRRRRRGH. HR says that I have my W4 filled out as: married, claimed one allowance and an additional $50. Your prior W-4, you marked married, claimed one allowance and an additional $25. If she is correct in this, then WHY are they now withholding my taxes at a higher single rate? Ok, I just got email from the higher-up person at APCS who says that “The most recent form….processed by ADVP….does, indeed, indicate “Married, but withhold at higher single rate”. So my HR person apparently can’t find her ass with…

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gnaaaaah!

Gnaaaaaaah, what a morning. Erica came over last night, and while we started to bring her home at a fairly reasonable hour, on the way home she mentioned a Fantastic Business Opportunity that’s come up for her, and while I think that her husband Joel is right and that she’s already made up her mind to do it, she’s in a (quite reasonable) panic and uncertainty stage, and wants to talk to people, use them as sounding boards, and get some reassurance. So we ended up talking until a quarter…

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