4/15/25

Thought of the day

Happy Tax Day!! 
Said no one ever.
Do you know anyone excited about April 15? 
In honor of tax day, here's a blast from the past:

April 14, 2005

Yesterday (which would have been Wednesday) was rough. Mrs. Shife and I are still struggling to pay off our taxes, so I wrote her a check to cover the bill, expecting she’d wait until Friday to cash it.
I thought I had everything timed perfectly so we could just scrape by until my next paycheck.

Just as I was feeling ahead of the game, we got hit with a $500 doctor’s bill—turns out Sarah’s health insurance doesn’t cover vision. That stung, but I figured we’d manage since I get paid Friday.

But then Mrs. Shife cashed the check early, thinking it was fine. It would have been—until the eye exam bill landed. Now, we’re at risk of bouncing a check. 

We got home and argued about it, both of us frustrated and upset.

To top it all off, as I was lying in bed, I tried to let out a fart and ended up sharting instead. 

So, I ended the day by literally crapping my pants.
Perfect ending to a perfect day.

Besides accidentally redecorating my underwear, here are some other notable events from April 14, 2005:

• WWE Championship: John Cena debuted the spinner version of the WWE Championship on this day.
• United States: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced the arrest of 10,340 fugitives in Operation Falcon between April 4-10.
• India: Indian police arrested 16 people in a case involving fraudulent transfers from Citibank accounts.
• Pan American Day: Observed by Presidential Proclamation in the United States.
• Moon Phase: The Moon was in a Waxing Crescent phase, according to Moongiant.
• Ecuador: Riot police clashed with protestors in Quito who were demonstrating against the government.
• Zimbabwe: Two British journalists were acquitted after being charged with covering parliamentary elections without permission.
• Baseball: The Washington Nationals played their first Major League Baseball game in Washington, D.C. since 1971, defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks.
• During a Yankees/Red Sox game, a fan hit Yankees right fielder Gary Sheffield in the face.
• Cricket: New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka in the second Test at Wellington, winning the series 1-0
• Microsoft launched a user-editable version of its Encarta encyclopedia.
• Oil for Food Scandal: Indictments were issued against several individuals, including South Korean Tongsun Park, for bribery in connection with the oil for food scandal.
• Fake Paper: Students at MIT successfully submitted a computer-generated paper to a conference.

Meme dump

I will persevere.

I will keep moving forward.

I will be the stream.