Adrian manages to find a silver lining even when there is no dark cloud! All of us are busy filing our taxes and lamenting on how much it’s eaten into our savings. Rick has promised to cut down on booze! While all these are going on, Adrian is busy making calculations. He’s expecting a refund! Now, don’t you think it’s the height of optimism? While most of us are amused, he is happily tapping away at his calculator conjuring values that will send any tax specialist squirm with disgust.

That reminds me, in my earlier post on ‘Do You File Taxes Online?’, a friend made an interesting comment. This one’s by Pattie:

“I still use snail mail when I send in my taxes. Why should I bother getting it to them any sooner. I’m not getting anything back.”

Would you like to comment on that? Are you looking forward to a refund? Share your concerns with us.

Donna is a privacy freak. She is very particular about her private life and keeps, as they say, the cards close to the chest. She was appalled to read a news item in the New York Times which reported that the National Security Agency intercepted more emails and phone calls than they were allowed by the U.S. Congress. She was very vocal about it as well, “How can they do that? Isn’t there any privacy for us anymore? Anyway we have been compromising on that for reasons of security.” Do you think she’s right on this? Do you feel your privacy is being threatened in the name of security? Have your voice heard.