Turning Your Hobby Into a Business You’ve loved dogs all your life so you decide to start a dog training business. Turning your hobby into a business can provide tax benefits if you do it right. But it can create a big tax headache if you do it wrong. One of the main benefits of… Read More
At Bourke Accounting, we’re allowed to have personal items on our desks. Pictures of family, funky bits of art, flowers – as long as it’s not offensive, it’s permitted. However, we are not allowed clutter; if a worker’s “World’s Best Mom” mug collection is stacked three deep on her desk with more on the floor,… Read More
I wouldn’t say that we’re over-the-top, dedicated health enthusiasts at Bourke Accounting, but we try to stay active and eat sensibly. In the break room, bottled water and granola bars share space with cookies and chips; we follow the old “everything in moderation” credo. During our staff lunch meetings, no one gorges themselves and no… Read More
I love putting spices in things. For example, when I make spaghetti sauce, I cackle, spin around and add dashes of oregano, basil (fresh), garlic (both powdered and fresh) and my super-secret ingredient (maybe, someday, I’ll tell you the super-secret – no, it’s not Soylent Green). Then, when it’s simmering good and proper, I repeatedly… Read More
It was a beautiful day when I got home from Bourke Accounting yesterday. I let the puppies out, sat on the deck and watched the birds. There were Cardinals and Cowbirds and Grackles – my favorite – and a ton of pugnacious Doves at my bird feeders. The puppies were rolling over each other, playing… Read More
At Bourke Accounting, we don’t look down upon body modification. It would be hypocritical if we did: Bill has tattoos, Bookkeeper Christina has tattoos, I have many tattoos (and 6 or 7 hoops in one of my ears). And all of us, with reasonable clothing, can cover our accoutrements. Tattoos have become fairly accepted in… Read More
When I first moved to Louisville – before Bourke Accounting had the pleasure of meeting me – I watched a National Geographic documentary. It was called “Know Your State” or something like that. When the commentator discussed Kentucky, he extolled the virtues of bluegrass, rich traditions, etc. Almost as an aside, he mentioned that Kentucky’s… Read More
“I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, did you?” ― Stephen King, The Body Friendships are weird because there are just so many different variations when you get right down to it. For example, I like seeing my Bourke Accounting co-workers; I’m curious about what they did… Read More
It is now 7:59 AM (this will be kind of important later). It has occurred to me that I have made writing blogs harder than it should be. You don’t want to know about the second guessing and the endless editing (I’m surprised that there are any words left when I’m done!). So. I have… Read More
So, I pitched my Beach Blanket Bingo – Antarctica Edition! teambuilding vacation idea to Bill. He looked at me with an expression that said: did I really hire you? Then, he shook his head slowly, left, right and then left again. He walked away to do something else. Something that didn’t necessitate Annette Funicello, beaches… Read More