Went to a football game with Wakana tonight. Those who know me will be shocked but it does not mark a change in interests. She promised some of her students she would be there and so we were.

Saw some of my old students and got the latest news from Notre Dame... mostly bad news. Still the kids remembered me and most of them said they missed me. One even asked for a hug.

We walked two circuits of the running track around the field. It was cool but humid with a light breeze. Off in the darkness lightning occasionally lit up the otherwise invisible clouds. It was too far off to hear the thunder but the light show was incredible.

Wakana's school, Father Duenas, was playing George Washington High School's Geckos. It was a home game for the Friars but FD doesn't have an athletic field so they had to have their home game on GW's field, a home game on the opposing team's field.

The mood was festive with loads of teens wandering the grounds, ignoring the game but focusing on each other. Parents and devotees watched the game and hooted and yelled for each play.

I filed my 2009 taxes this week. Yeah, yeah, I know. April 15 was a long time ago. But I filed an extension because I didn't have all the paperwork I needed. So, I went in with the forms and the clerk suggested I file a Schedule M to increase my return. It made quite a difference. Thanks to Tax & Rev!

Of course I won't see that refund until fall of 2011, if then. Our taxes are filed here and forwarded to Washington. They process them and send the money back to Guam to run the territory. None of my taxes are used to buy bullets and bombs.

The problem with that system is that refunds take a long time. And they are paid out in the order that the taxes are filled. If you file in January you get your refund first. If you wait till the last moment, as many people do, then you get yours last, IF THERE IS ANY MONEY LEFT FOR YOU. Sometimes the island runs out of refund money and has to delay payment for another year!

Most people calculate their taxes through the year to keep refunds to a minimum or to pay a minimal amount.