Prices aren’t coming down, the rate of inflation is slowing so they won’t rise as fast. Not very many items will ever be cheaper except seasonal crops.

My wife has an Apple iPhone 14 and it is incredible for photos. She is not technical, but has a good eye, and sense of balance and design in her photos. She never has to edit and never prints, although the quality is there, she is more interested in posting her adventures online with her friends and family. I have a number of quality cameras she could use but prefers to have her phone in her purse or pocket instead of an heavy weight around the neck. . It doesn’t hurt that she takes me places where we can stand in front of interesting stuff.

Get a hobby.

Rather sad really.

They must be pretty bored at the IRS if they can chase after some guy who makes a couple bucks doing something his friend offers to pay for. Don’t tell the neighbor kid that mows a couple yards each week to save up for his first car. Will I have to hire an accountant to keep track of what I pay him? What is the minimum amount, paid in cash, to generate the necessary records and reports. My friend is coming over with his log splitter to help with a log pile waiting to go into the woodshed. My wife will feed him breakfast and lunch, should she give him a 1099? I’ll pay him for the use of his machine and a few bucks for his labor. Now do I need a 1099? There are mountains and there are mole hills. Don’t confuse the two for fear of the government.

Crowds? Are they kissing? There is a video of a guy going over Palouse in a kayak. At 200’ +/- it would be a thrilling way to set some sort of record. Also, if you can go to Soap Lake. Wind brings what look like soap suds on the surface. Some say it’s therapeutic although most are skeptical of that claim.

Relax—- these things take time. Let your Attorney do the worrying.

They are useful i***ts. Their knowledge is based upon the Hamas playbook. Professors are giving extra credit for attending protests and the Jewish kids can’t attend classes. We are in very troubled times.

Probably not much parking in Juneau since you can’t go there except by plane or boat.

Go talk to an attorney or two. Won’t cost you anything and you will know after the initial consultation if you want to hire one. Attorneys of take cases on a contingency basis. They get a piece of the settlement by you will probably come out with a more reasonable settlement. A very good attorney will charge the same as a crappy one. Choose the best. Advertising doesn’t make the attorney better. If you have someone whose judgment you trust. Good luck and speedy recovery.

The anti war prostrate during Viet Nam cost the Soviets about $50 million a year. More non students arrested than students. Wonder how much this is costing and who is paying the bill.

Better yet, show a photo of a kid shooting a gun. That’ll light the hair on fire.

The pittance I would earn on my overpayment isn’t worth worrying about. Coming up with $ is aggravating given the ineptitude of govt. What we did was file single, no dependents to pay in the max contribution then file jointly listing all the dependents for the max refund. The size of the refund determined the nature of the family vacation. Small refund camping on the beach, a bigger one stay in a resort or whatever. I know that’s economically unsound but the interest I didn’t earn isn’t as bad as the vacations were good.

Would you do that? Would you do that to a friend who owned a business or just strangers?

The back you describe is in a FilmPack that Kodak prepared for 4x5 cameras. There are roll film backs for 120 (2 1/4”) and also a Polaroid back in addition to the film holder for 2 shots as well as a Polaroid back. One of the significant prints I have displayed was taken on a Crown Graphic by Bernice Abbott. It is of the Flatiron building in NYC. She wrote an excellent article in “The Graflex Camera” The shot is an illustration in one of the editions of the book.