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February 26, 2005
Volume 3, Number 4
ISSN 1554-6330
In this issue:
1. Carpenter Country Essay |
2. Top Drawer Article |
3. Top Drawer Tips |
4. Top Drawer Book Review |
5. Top Drawer Satire |
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CARPENTER COUNTRY
What's Happening in Our Neck of the Human ExperienceIn July 2004, a Carpenter Country essay talked about the wonders of birding and asked the question: what makes us watch birds? Our answers covered a wide range of reasons and ended with - birds are simply amazing and we love watching them.
After weeks of field observation, we believe we’ve found an even better reason: People and birds behave in similar ways.
Comparable personality quirks showed up when we filled the hanging bird feeders. Finches and chickadees swarmed in from everywhere. During the frenzied swinging, swaying and wing flapping that followed, the feeders emptied like a buy-one-get-one-free sale at the supermarket.
We noted some of the seed filled a bunch of small stomachs, but most rained down on the ground. And did these eager eaters jump from their perches to clean up the mess they’d made?
No, they flew away.
Then fifteen doves, two Cardinals, five sparrows and a blue jay swooped in. Within minutes everything that was lying around was gone.
It seems that some birds, like some people, were neatniks, while others were – well, somewhat messy.
Everywhere we looked there were birds that reminded us of all the traits we have in common. There were joiners and loners. The early and the late bunch. The flocks in the birdbath behaving much the same as the crowd on the beach. We observed stay-at-homes and those who travel south in the winter and north in the summer.
Hmmm! Now that we really know what really makes us watch birds, another question comes to mind. What happens when birds of a feather flock together? Do they watch people?
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TOP DRAWER ARTICLE
Taxpayer Rights
byHL Carpenter
Yikes! A letter from the Internal Revenue Service! Do you have to respond? And if you do, what are your rights?
This information should not be considered legal, investment or tax advice. Top Drawer
Ink Corp. does not provide legal, investment or tax advice. Always
consult your legal, investment and/or tax advisor regarding your
personal situation. |
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TOP DRAWER TIPS
Topics and Tidbits
Download
a free software program to help you track your family's health history
through the generations. http://www.hhs.gov/familyhistory/.
Looking
for information on retirement planning? Wondering if you're due any money
from your former employer's defunct pension? [Broken Link Removed]
Do
you have a civil rights story to share? Are you interested in civil rights
history? [Broken Link Removed]
If
you have a tax question, the National Association of Enrolled Agents might
have an answer (http://www.naea.org/MemberPortal/),
or you could try the National Association of Tax Professionals (http://www.natptax.com/Pages/default.aspx).
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TOP DRAWER BOOK REVIEW
byHL Carpenter
Lasting Leadership
by Mukul Pandya and Robbie Shell
266 pages; hardcover; $26.95
Wharton School Publishing, New Jersey, 2005
Tired of reading about accounting scandals? Fed up with crooks in the
boardroom? Then this is the book for you.
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TOP DRAWER SATIRE
Stressing Stress
byHL Carpenter
StressVenture Unlimited, a sprawling lifecycle concern, sharply revised spending estimates for 2005 to include an increased emphasis on brand expansion. The expected result will be an upsurge in market share and broad-based global growth in patented stress-based wares.
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HL Carpenter, an experienced investor and a CPA, specializes in reader friendly financial and tax topics for individuals and small businesses, and publishes Top Drawer Ink, a newsletter that's chock full of humor and common sense information.
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