The IRS is trying to shut down my small feeding program.. This despite an payment agreement I though I was fulfilling. There is no way to get anyone at the main IRS number. It's leave a number and we will get back to you in forty-eight hours. (they haven't) I am a perfect example of Peter's Principle, having risen to my level of incompetence. Went from a superb cook, to a competent chef to an incompetent businesswoman.

Were I Japanese and a bit less of a coward, it would be appropriate to schedule a seppuku (also known as hari kari)(Plus its hard to find anyone to second you.) I have even picked out a final poem.

“When I go from hence, let this be my parting word, that what I have seen is unsurpassable.

I have tasted of the hidden honey of this lotus that expands on the ocean of light, and thus I am blessed—let this be my parting word. Rabindranath Tagore

Oh well, no good deed goes unpunished, and someone has to pay the price.

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Contact your local U.S. Representative. Mine helped me with the IRS several years ago. I had fulfilled all the requirements of an agreement, but the IRS were dragging their feet, being several months behind in updating my information. A few well-placed words from my congressperson later, they were off my back. Of course, it helped that I had copies of the completed paperwork and cancelled checks to back up my arguments.

My busiest day of the year. Short handed (my trans cook had a trach shave Wed [great timing]) so I cooked 125 pounds turkey, 60 # ham, 70# mashed potatoes, stuffing, gallons of gravy, pumpkin-walnut pies all by myself. 11 hours on my feet. I did have help the last couple of hours and for service. So now I am off for my traditional Thanksgiving Dinner, a hamburger and a beer at a local dive bar. Today was fun but I am awfully glad it's over.

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Although I am one, I know not to trust do-gooders. If you don't exactly fit into their particular vision of the future, they will stab you in the back and leave you for dead. That said, I am always surprised to find a new knife in my back. I am going to miss the people I have fed for the last dozen years.

A few months ago we got into trouble w/ IRS, who threatened to shut us down. I moved heaven and earth, threw thousands of dollars out of my own pocket (which I didn't really have) to pay IRS and meet payroll. Talked to Catholic Community Services (who we work for). Told them what I was doing and asked them about their plans. They said that, while they were going to keep options open, they were happy with our services. They waited through holiday season, Thanksgiving, Christmas parties for three facilities and anniversary dinners for two. On last day of year they delivered a one paragraph letter terminating contract in sixty days and thanking us for our years of work and service.

Ah life is interesting.

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transward (imported) wrote: Sun Jan 01, 2012 8:53 pm Although I am one, I know not to trust do-gooders. If you dont exactly fit into their particular vision of the future, they will stab you in the back and leave you for dead. That said, I am always suprised to find a new knife in my back. I am going to miss th people I hav fed for the last dozen years.

A few months ago we got into trouble w/ IRS, who threatened to shut us down. I moved heaven and earth, threw thousands of dollars out of my own pocket (which I didn't really have) to pay IRS and meet payroll. Talked to Catholic Community Services (who we work for). Told them what I was doing and asked them about their plans. They said that, while they were going to keep options open, they were happy with our services. They waited through holliday season, Thanksgiving, Christmas parties for three facilities and aniversary dinners for two. On last day of year they delivered a one paragraph letter terminating contract in sixty days and thanking us for our years of work and service.

Ah life is interesting.

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Rather typical of the Catholic Church. Get me going, and I will be on a tirade of offenses to the good sense of mankind... Basically, fuck them.... I have recovered from catholocism, I hope.

transward (imported) wrote: Sun Jan 01, 2012 8:53 pm On last day of year they delivered a one paragraph letter terminating contract in sixty days and thanking us for our years of work and service.

Ah life is interesting.

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These things are signs that it is time to move on. My impression of you is that you undersand very well that the world is always full of opportunities. Maybe not to be richer than Bill Gates, maybe not where you live, but never the less opportunities to grow in different ways.

Somehow I do not feel sorry for you. What I feel is hope that the transition is not too difficult. I will look forward reading about your next role in life.

Remember what they say in Deaf Smith County, Texas (you are there when you go west from Amarillo to where there is nothing there except land that proves that Colombus was wrong - the earth is flat): chin up and tits into the wind.

Arab Nights (imported) wrote: Mon Jan 02, 2012 8:50 am These things are signs that it is time to move on. My impression of you is that you undersand very well that the world is always full of opportunities. Maybe not to be richer than Bill Gates, maybe not where you live, but never the less opportunities to grow in different ways.

Somehow I do not feel sorry for you. What I feel is hope that the transition is not too difficult. I will look forward reading about your next role in life.

Remember what they say in Deaf Smith County, Texas (you are there when you go west from Amarillo to where there is nothing there except land that proves that Colombus was wrong - the earth is flat): chin up and tits into the wind.

The Old Order Changeth,yielding Place To New,and God Fulfills Himself In Many Ways,lest One Custom Should Corrupt The World. Alfred Lord Tennyson

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http://www2.uwkc.org/cech/success.asp

If any one is interested, here is a series of interviews with three of the residents I feed at one of our locations. Damn I am going to miss these people.

Kenneth Wiley—from homeless and hopeless to poet-in-residence

In the spring of 2009, a new sanctuary opened its doors to 56 chronically homeless men on Seattle's First Hill. The Frederic Ozanam House, built on land donated by the Seattle Archdiocese and funded in part by United Way of King County's Campaign to End Chronic Homelessness, offers permanent, supportive housing. Many of its residents have struggled for years with addiction, mental illness, and physical disabilities.

The fact that they now have a safe and clean corner of the universe to call home is almost unfathomable. In addition to private rooms with a bed, refrigerator, sink and toilet, the Ozanam House offers showers on each floor and common areas with computers and a pool table. Meals are served in a main dining room, and supportive services and 24-hour staffing ensure an environment that's conducive to peace, health and stability.

One of the first to move into the Ozanam House is also the community's poet-in-residence. 58-year-old Kenneth Wiley went from living in shelters and on the streets for years to a cozy and clean corner apartment on the fifth floor with sweeping views of downtown and the Puget Sound. He's quite content and shares all the things he loves about his new home: ...

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