Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Tax Day Blues and a Night Out

The annual agony of computing and filing my income taxes is history, and I'm so pleased to do my part to help Obama bail out his Chicago buddies and European banks. If there was a law that every American must figure and file their own income taxes, including politicians, you can bet the tax code would change overnight.

We celebrated by going out to eat at Pop's cafe. Every Tuesday night, they serve a tasty hamburger, fries and a drink for a special price of $3.95, which is cheap compared to the local competition. They even offer entertainment in the form of an older couple who sing along to tape recorded country music. They sing reasonably well and create a comfortable small town Texas atmosphere for the motley collection of farmers, ranchers and laborers that frequent Pop's. When you hear songs like Luckenbach, TX, He Stopped Loving Her Today, and Four Walls sung with a strong East Texas drawl, you can't help but feel there is still hope for this country.

No matter what happens in the years to come, I hope that part of Americana never goes away.

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