Author Archives: Jorge Costales

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About Jorge Costales

- Cuban Exile [veni] - Raised in Miami [vidi] - American Citizen [vici]

AMT – 2008 Tax Law changes

December 27, 2007 IRS: Tax Fix Delays Refunds By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 3 million people will have to wait until February to get their tax refunds because of Congress’ late fix to the alternative minimum … Continue reading

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Elephant Man by Gabriela Costales

Nov 2007 This movie is not one of my favorite ones because it is very sad and the black and white feature makes it scary. John Merrick, or as known by everyone else in the world, the Elephant Man, due … Continue reading

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Zulu Pigeon

A transponder, either directly hit or affected by nearby lightning, exploded with a flash and loud bang and sent debris flying at least 30 feet. A pigeon who had been on the line, flew up, hovered for about 5 seconds … Continue reading

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Christopher Buckley

From the book, Thank You for Smoking: Tobacco company executive addressing his cowed sales team: People, what is going on out there? I look down this table, all I see are white flags. Our numbers are down all across the … Continue reading

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Surf’s Up by Daniel Costales — # 41486

This movie was about a penguin named Cody Maverick who was the only surfer in his town. He had a brother and a mom. When he was young he met a legend name big Z. He was the one who … Continue reading

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Indiana Jones 4 by Nicole Galego

This past weekend, my family and I went to the movies to see Indiana Jones. As anyone else would, I had high expectations for the film due to the prior success of the famous Indiana Jones trilogy. I was excited … Continue reading

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Words That Work by Frank Luntz

I was listening to an audio book [Words That Work] by Frank Luntz. He is known for his political work, but much of his insights are applicable outside the political arena. His main point is summarized in the following sentence; … Continue reading

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January 2008 – Business and tax reminders

01/01 – Federal [Bank] Holiday 01/07 – IRA reminder – eligible to make IRA contributions up until April 15th 01/15 – All employers – payroll taxes due for monthly deposit filers 01/15 – Individuals. Make a payment of your estimated … Continue reading

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When to Depart The Departed

We are out there among you. We represent an outwardly unidentifiable sub-culture of intense movie fans that regard casual movie fans as unconscionable dilettantes. Outside the movie theaters, we can’t even tell who our fellow members are until someone goes … Continue reading

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Degenerate Sports Fan – Sample Citation

Sample citation and shameless appeal exhibits – names redacted to protect the inconsiderate: Letter #1     ____________________ From: Jorge Costales Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 Subject: DSF Citation Dear [redacted]: We regret to inform you that you have been issued a … Continue reading

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