progress?

I'd like to report some progress in what might be called the Solitaire Wars if I were so inclined to think of it that way. Which, since I've just written it, I suppose I am.

And I suppose I can report that progress, even though I haven't stopped playing. Twice already today, in fact. But (a) I didn't even start it until after I'd already done some work (sent out three statements and two reminder emails) and (b) I'm beginning to have some discipline around how much I play each time. So, yeah, progress, of sorts.

Today, I have to work on my taxes, since I'm seeing my accountant tomorrow morning. The ever-wonderful Mathew was here last night, helping me get everything prepared, now I just have to go through Turbotax and see how it all shakes out. I'm spending way too much for the accountant, but she comes highly recommended by my previous accountant, who has retired. And I don't expect to need an accountant again for a couple of years--I hope. But, if I do, I'll shop around.

The other thing I need to do today is write a note of condolence. I found a suitable sympathy card amidst my greeting card stash. But I really must write something to go with it. And I need to donate some money in memory of the dear man who passed away. Damn, I can't think about his passing without feeling such deep, deep sadness. There's hardly a positive adjective that one can apply to a human being that doesn't describe him.