How hot was it...

16:15 hrs.
14 July 14

     They say "only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun" and they are correct. The temp gauge on the truck read 30C today and I didn't see too many loose dogs running around. I didn't see too many Englishmen or anybody else running around either. Everyone is kinda laying low with the temperature being this warm and yet my buddy from Port Alberni is taking the time to drive here to give me a salmon, that as of 10 am this morning was swimming peacefully through the Alberni Inlet until some guy hooked 'em and gutted 'em. NOW THAT'S A FRIEND!

     Since everyone was a bit pecking and it was too hot to cook we all dashed of to FLUID on Cliffe. The two Couch Monkeys ordered the Bacon Mac n Cheese, my BETTER HALF had the Chicken Quesadilla while I opted for the Ahi Tuna Burger. And the verdict is...IT'S ALL GOOD!

     I have sent another set of forms to the IRS in Austin, Texas. As I may have mentioned I had to apply for an individual taxation identification number (ITIN) in order to have no withholding taxes applied to the royalties on my book. My first application was rejected because I neglected to include a letter from the holding firm requesting me to have an ITIN (which was firmly stapled to my application) and I also neglected to include my return address which is surprising since the mailed back my passport. Once I receive this number I then have to fill out another form to have my royalties sent to me. If you think our tax laws are crazy try looking up some of the IRS shit. In fact when had called to enquire as to the status if my ITIN, after obligatory SIX WEEK WAIT, I phoned down to Austin Tx just find out that the person I was talking to at the ITIN call center was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
     How friggin whacked is that?

     And he didn't even have a scanned copy of my application. All he had was a list of possible errors or omissions with no visual representation.

     WHAT A WAY TO RUN A RAILROAD!

     On a good note...the Church if England has decried that women can become bishops. Its about time.