We All Pay TAXES

What’s really good people?

For the life of me what in the world is really going on with global warming here in the DMV? How do you go from 50 degree weather straight to 90 degrees outside all in a span of 48hrs? As if I do not have enough problems on my hands with the pollen outside now am going from wearing t-shirts/shorts to sweaters every other day, safe to say I can easily pass for Dave Chappelle’s “Tyrone Biggums” character right about now.

 

OK people; let me get focused…

Customary this time of year on the calendar in the US every April 15^th is commonly referred to as ""Tax Day". Unlike Nigeria where the concept of a tax and paying taxes are as frowned upon like NEPA and Jonathan’s presidency this is no small matter and best be advised that “Uncle Sam” will get that a** if you wanna get cute and not place that check in the mail. Come to think of it I read somewhere a few days back that the Obamas paid over $100k on a $600k salary now that would be a site back home to see senior Nigerian officials actually putting money back into the country rather than swindling funds to remote offshore accounts. Yahooooooooooos!

Now there are several other taxes that many of us growing up have had to pay or will be paying at some point from adolescents into adulthood. I give my man “Uncle Ricky” props for this because he is the one that schooled me to this taught a few months back and it has stuck for some reason. We were celebrating a birthday for one my brother’s god-kid and his point was there are some things that you just have to show up for no matter how tired, conflict in scheduling, sickness etc. in his words “just show up and pay your TAXES”. Yeah, when it comes to the little ones and their B-Days I am a proponent and supporter for showing up and sucking it up.

Now there are other taxes that men/women pay all the time. The most popular one for the fellas is taking a LOSS an “L” for short when your homeboy is bout to spit game at a female and you gotta play along as if you are interested in the ugly friend as the designated wing man. Boy this can be painful especially when everybody has that understanding but noooooooooo the ugly chick always wants to talk your ear off for some reason. Com’on ma you know I gotta a WIFE! Lol.

Now women are pros at this too now because the really skilled professional "jersey chasers" who know how to play the game have a way to make a dumb a** show-off type dude agree to foolishness such as buying several rounds of shots/drinks for a whole party of females just to try to get at the headliner who is the leader of the pack. This is what I call TRICKIN – the act of acquiring material possessions at all cost to in hopes of winning a female over and her affection.

The one thing that I know about taxes is this; you gonna pay and you best pay the piper sooner than later. So in order to avoid a penalty or possible fees always take control of the situation by attacking it head-on. So go to that kid’s B-Day party and get there early before you start receiving them angry text messages, go ahead and get a couple of shots in you and make that ugly girl feel good about herself and take her on the dance floor and show her a good time because the two of you are stuck together until your mates figure out if they have a match or not. And oh yes; the next time a female pressures you to buy all of her of friends a round of shots, play it cool and just act like its no big deal. Just pretend you have to use the bathroom, track down the server and remind her that you are with the big mouth life of the party big shot guy in the club and she should put the bill on his tab.

See you all next April 15^th.