I had the treadmill cranked up to 6 mph yesterday. It was great, it was going for 20 minutes and I didn't even break a sweat. Then Melissa informed me that I had to be on it for it to work. Not next to it sitting and watching TV.

Nowhere in the manual does it say that the benefits of treading only happen if you are on it, not adjacent to it.

In the interest of helping people with their taxes, I thought I would point out an Actual Tax Fact I found while doing mine. TurboTax directed me to IRS Tax Publication 529 to look at what deductible expenses are allowed. We moved Melissa to a new school this year and paid to rent a truck. I was curious if it was deductible (it does not appear to be).

Anyway, back to the point. On page 14 of Publication 529 (2006), it provides a List of Nondeductible Expenses. Partway down the list is the following entry:

Illegal bribes and kickbacks—see Bribes and kickbacks in chapter 11 of Publication 535.

So remember, it is ILLEGAL to try and deduct your bribes and kickbacks. Another tax service provided free of charge to the readers of this blog.

Melissa and I got back from vacation this weekend. I am in the process of going through over 1,400 pictures for posting on the website. We took about 850, and the rest were taken by Melissa's parents. Digital cameras are great, but they sure do encourage an over-abundance of pictures to go through.

I am not revealing the destination, but here is a hint: