foods for thought

What kind of lunch can you prepare for 2 dollars? That's the name of the game this week. Tonight I tossed a Stouffer's frozen lasagna in the oven; it was huge. And also heated up a can of corn on the stove. That's my lunch for tomorrow. It's all part of a renewed endeavor/experiment with preparing food in bulk and then parsing it out throughout the week(s). The lasagna ($12) claims to serve twelve, but I'll be happy with 10 servings. That's lasagna M-F for two weeks!

It's not the best lasagna ever, which was documented back in 2008, but it should do the trick...

Photo of the Week

This just came in today. My personal copy of the tax code, all 15lbs of it. Below is the textbook for business law.

study spot of the week

the annex of the law school library

how to choose between studying and serving

Well there's not much to say, except that these paragraphs really supplied me today. One week into grad school; it's already pretty rigorous. There's a lot more pressure than I expected. So this afternoon I dropped into the sofa and was considering how to allocate my time between recruiting events, classes, meetings, etc. But I was reminded of this chapter, and reading it again it was very helpful to me. There was something like Isaiah 40 taking place. Anyway, I don't usually post large block quotes, but I couldn't let this one escape. Please enjoy...

All Music Considered

It's pretty obvious that this blog is similar to the book of Psalms, which captured many of the "natural sentiments" of the psalmists. And that may just be a flattering way of saying, well, I'm really stuck on this new song by R.E.M. (They're from Athens). A preview was featured by NPR's All Things Considered. As Bob Boilen would say, take a listen...

Today in MAcc (pt.1)

This web log was originally created as a repository for trivial and insignificant things that I stumble upon. So in keeping with that principle, I'm going to start throwing up things that I am covering in class. This may help me recall important code topics down the road.


In corp tax we covered the control requirements under §351 for deferring losses and gains upon incorporation. There are three important factors that come into play when you want to defer the loss or gain. Here's an overview:

Okay, I can't resist....

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Art of the Week

This portrait is a memorial to the friendly birds of Ladera Ranch, CA. In particular, the birds that attacked me as I was walking into Starbucks. The story is to graphic for me to recount in it's entirety; psychological damages are still being assessed. 

Special thanks to the artist, the commissioner, and agent who worked tediously to produce this sketch.

Warren Buffet on Tax Policy

This week the WSJ reports on Warren Buffet's tax policy recommendations. And there has been a flurry of response; nearly 1600 comments following the post. His proposals are well-intended but untenable, and if you can follow the article you'll have some talking points for that upcoming cocktail party. Enjoy...

quote from jane eyre

Maybe my aunt's house is boring, but she just sat there on the sofa, moping about and complaining. I couldn't help but think about that paragraph in Jane Eyre. It's one of those paragraphs that jumps out and slaps you in the face, and this was the perfect opportunity...

Georgiana, when not unburdening her heart to me, spent most of her time in lying on the sofa, fretting about the dulness of the house, and wishing over and over again that her aunt Gibson would send her an invitation up to town...One day, however, as she put away her account-book and unfolded her embroidery, she suddenly took her up thus -

"Georgiana, a more vain and absurd animal than you was certainly never allowed to cumber the earth. You had no right to be born, for you make no use of life. Instead of living for, in, and with yourself, as a reasonable being ought, you seek only to fasten your feebleness on some other person's strength: if no one can be found willing to burden her or himself with such a fat, weak, puffy, useless thing, you cry out that you are ill-treated, neglected, miserable. Then, too, existence for you must be a scene of continual change and excitement, or else the world is a dungeon: you must be admired, you must be courted, you must be flattered - you must have music, dancing, and society - or you languish, you die away..."

I read it slowly, letting each word drop carefully like a well placed arrow. She promptly left the sofa and quickly became occupied with something more meaningful. 


Today is my sister's birthday. Happy birthday Sarah!