Another 900+ day

[altivo]

Door count, that is. It broke 900 yesterday and again today. People were coming in asking for tax forms as late as five or six pm. I don't know whether they were getting the form to file for an extension or actually still doing their stuff tonight. Of course, if you're filing a short form it doesn't take that long, so...

Spring is back. Clear and beautifully warm. Hope it stays this time.

New horsey quote I need to stick into my quote box:

"The very name of the horse has been given to the highest mood and moment of the man, so that we might almost say that the handsomest compliment to a man is to call him a horse."
—G. K. Chesterton, in The Everlasting Man.

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[hgryphon.livejournal.com]

It's over 900!

I did that masochistic self-torture session known as taxes in February. I wonder what compels people to wait so long? I mean, if I had waited to the last minute and then had the problems I had filing mine, it wouldn't have got done on time. People are taking a huge risk!

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Really, I've never understood why people get so bent out of shape over it. It's a minor irritation as such things go.

[baphnedia.livejournal.com]

Wow. I have NEVER seen G.K. Chesterton get a quote. O.o

[altivo.livejournal.com]

"Age beyond age on British land,
Aeons on aeons gone,
Was peace and war in western hills,
And the White Horse looked on."
&mdashG. K. Chesterton, in The Ballad of the White Horse, 1911

;D

[soanos.livejournal.com]

Beautiful quote. 'tis very true, you are a handsome horse indeed. :)

Some other quotes...

I find this one very touching because it is also true.

Where in this wide world can man find nobility without pride,
Friendship without envy,
Or beauty without vanity?
Here, where grace is served with muscle
And strength by gentleness confined
He serves without servility; he has fought without enmity.
There is nothing so powerful, nothing less violent.
There is nothing so quick, nothing more patient.
England's past has been borne on his back.
All our history is in his industry.
We are his heirs, he our inheritance.
~Ronald Duncan, "The Horse," 1954

And of course, this one is quite famous I think.

Wherever man has left his footprint in the long ascent from barbarism to civilization we will find the hoofprint of the horse beside it. ~John Moore

Arabians knew a lot, too...

The Wind of Heaven is that which blows between a Horse's ears... (Arabian proberb)

Not sure where this is from, but...

"There is something about the outside of a Horse that is good for the inside of a Man."

Also, a quote from "Looking For Group" Comic:

It is time now, my friends, to take a stand, to proudly proclaim what it is that you are fighting for. Join with us, in the bonds of fellowship and proudly yell:

For Love. For Peace. For Honor.
For None of the Above.

For Pony.

(That is why I use "FOR PONY!!!!!" as my war cry. ^.^)

[schnee.livejournal.com]

For truth! Justice! Freedom! Reasonably-priced love! And a hard-boiled egg!

[altivo.livejournal.com]

The Moore quote is another of my favorites. Did you know his middle name was "Trotwood"?

An Arab proverb:

"The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears."

From the anonymously written Anglo-Saxon poem, "The Wanderer":

"Where is the horse gone? Where the rider?
Where the giver of treasure?
Where are the seats at the feast?
Where are the revels in the hall?
Alas for the bright cup!
Alas for the mailed warrior!
Alas for the splendour of the prince!
How that time has passed away,
dark under the cover of night,
as if it had never been!"

And then there's the one from the Koran:

"And Thou fly without wings and conquer without sword, O Horse!"

[soanos.livejournal.com]

"When God created the horse he said to the magnificent creature:
I have made thee as no other.
All the treasures of the earth lie between thy eyes.
Thou shalt carry my friends upon thy back.
Thy saddle shall be the seat of prayers to me.
And thou fly without wings, and conquer without any sword. Oh, horse."

~ Quote of unknown source (often incorrectly attributed to the Koran)

I found a list of a few here: http://psychjourney_blogs.typepad.com/horses_healing_warriors/ :)

[soanos.livejournal.com]

And I did put the Arabian proverb there ;)

*scritches between your ears and smiles*

[schnee.livejournal.com]

The very name of the horse has been given to the highest mood and moment of the man [...]

Hmm? I'm honestly not sure I understand this part...

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Here's a longer quote that puts it in context. That might help.

[schnee.livejournal.com]

Ah, thanks. Interesting.

[soanos.livejournal.com]

"Small friend, from you we learn
that a horse without a rider is always a horse,
but a rider without a horse is only a man."

~ Hans Heinrich Isenbart

[saythename.livejournal.com]

Ah the perils of Librarians!

^_^

And you seem a Chesterton sort actually.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

In some respects, yes. Chesterton was all about the triumph of civilization and the educated mind over the barbaric rabble of instinct and uncontrolled urges. But he was also about a strident insistence not only that Christianity had the only truth, but ultimately that the Roman Catholic church was the only true Christianity. On those points, no, I have no support for Chesterton.

In spite of that, I'll say he was one hell of a poet and a damned good writer of prose too.

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

Taxes aren't such a nasty thing here for the average people. Basically if you get your taxes in early you can get a refund in 2 weeks especially if you lodge online. It always seems so complicated when I hear a USAian explain how it works.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

The US income tax rules are so complex that even tax accountants and IRS officials don't always agree on how to interpret them. That's part of what puts some people off, especially since it's been exaggerated and played out in the media for decades. The truth is, though, that for the majority of people it's pretty straightforward and requires only a half hour or so to complete the filing.

The other factor is "fear of math" which runs so high in the US now that it is exceeded only by "fear of reading." Since you might have to read the instructions in order to get the math right, both are combined. So people put it off and put it off until the last day or so and then the stress of trying to get it done drives them up the walls.

Now as for filing online/electronically, I won't do it. I know too much about how the net works and how these things get processed. Mine goes in on paper every year, even though I use a computer to fill out the forms.