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Entries from October 2008

Death and Taxes, Parte Dos

October 29th, 2008 · 3 Comments

As previously discussed, the media as well as the estate planning community continue to monitor the presidential candidates’ views on the fate of the federal estate tax. Another interesting article on the topic appeared on October 23rd by Floyd Norris of The New York Times. The following is an interesting excerpt from that piece:
“The [...]

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Tags: Estate Planning · Estate Taxes · Law · Tax Planning

The Hoot

October 29th, 2008 · No Comments

“You are stoked. These people are stoked. I am stoked. That is stoked to the third degree.” – Rivers
 
For those on the edge of their seats, rest assured that taking part in the Weezer Hootenanny (“the Hoot,” as it was called) is now without question in my proverbial ‘top 5’ best nights of all [...]

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Tags: Ashley's Loves · Music · Silliness · Uncategorized

Hootenanny!

October 21st, 2008 · No Comments

My obsession with the band Weezer is no secret. And if you know me/were within 10 feet of me yesterday, you know I got chosen by 94.5 The Buzz to play in the “Hootenanny” during Weezer’s concert this Thursday night at Reliant Arena!
Weezer has been holding “hootenannies” all over the country over the past few [...]

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Tags: Ashley's Loves · Music · Silliness

Big Apple

October 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

In two short weeks (on Halloween, to be exact!), I’ll be headed off to an extended weekend in New York City. My husband will be running the NYC Marathon on November 2, so we are taking a Friday-through-Monday mini vacation to enjoy a couple of extra days off and soak up a little of the [...]

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Death and taxes

October 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Much of America (myself included) has been hanging on every word of the presidential debates over the last three weeks. As we all (again, myself included) in some respect are struggling to keep our heads above water in the current state of affairs, I—the eternal optimist—sincerely hope that regardless of the victor, new leadership will [...]

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Tags: Estate Planning · Estate Taxes · Law · Tax Planning