The Mango Payoff
Today is Tax Day in the USA. I wait patiently every year as this date creeps up closer and closer. I have worked with the same Tax guy for almost 30 years who has helped me file my taxes. For a fee of course. I consider him a friend but there are sometimes when he drives me crazy. Except for our actual tax appointment, he’s very busy and hardly ever responds when I call or send a text. And then after our tax appointment, he’ll send my filing for review. If I have a question or correction, he’ll respond, but usually days later. I’ve gotten used to it but in that last month before April 15 I am always on edge until I get that email confirmation that my taxes have been filed and accepted. It’s also Songkran festival in Thailand which is the new year celebration in Thailand. Everyone throws water at each other as if you are part of a great big water balloon or squirt-gun water fight, all in good fun. But honestly, I’m not that exci...