Carl Harry Carlson

In the City of Detroit, the city now prohibits speakers to be taken into Belle Isle park on flatbed trucks and large trailers. Apparently there are some pretty big speakers being used to battle for the loudest jam on Belle Isle in the summer. Actor Bruce Willis tells a story about the house he'd like to have in Hollywood. He says he'd like his neighbor to come over to admire his newly built back yard and ask if those are his-and-her cabana houses by the pool. He says he wants to be able to say, "No man, those are the SPEAKERS!"

Fear nothing; you have the power and strength to prevail, and you have the power of all of us who are always with you.

Any friend of yours is a friend of mine, Bluecat. Please tell George that there are people rooting for him. All of those bad-sounding maladies can be treated. Not good to have more than one at a time, though . . . what is IBS ? Over here that's the name of a corporation. Sounds bad.

Wow, Pete, nice piece. Thank you.

Hi Rev. Phil, What those guys said seems exactly on point to me. In my non-expert view, you only need an EIN, and to obtain 501 C3 (charitable organization) status from the IRS, if you form a church as a separate organization other than yourself, and the church is going to receive contributions which contributors want to deduct from their taxes as charitable contributions. Then the church can receive donations which are deductable by the donor, and the church does not have to pay tax on the donations as if they were income. That money cannot be used for your personal benefit. Once a church or charitable organization pays you, then you are responsible for paying taxes on that income. But to keep it simple, usually someone will just pay you directly for your services and that money is taxable income.

Yeh, where's the birthday posting person when you need them? It's my birthday today, too!