Economy, taxes, paint, sleep

I picked up three pints of paint in the colors we were planning to use on the house and tried them out yesterday. All three needed tweaking, so I'm glad I spent the money on samples.

I've cut back on Valerian root partway, suffering one really awful night of limited sleep so far (out of two.) Tonight I'll reduce it further. This is not a lot of fun, but at least I don't have anything critical going on so I can afford to be out of it for awhile. Hope excessor doesn't mind having a groggy partner.

I read up on the tax reform committee's proposals this morning. They seem poorly thought out and designed to punish high-cost, high-tax coastal regions (largely "blue states.") The more radical proposal, which purports to tilt toward a consumption tax, is somewhat better, but neither is simple enough to be worth the pain of changing the system.

( More (much more) about taxation and the economy.... )