pay up

taxes and other general business accounting is done for the year ---- with nearly a week to spare! in olden times, i was in the habit of delaying to the last minute, since i generally owed the irs money and might or might not have had it available for ready payment --- the drive-through drop-off at the decatur post office at 11:30 PM on the 15th was a ritual

i've always been glad to do it --- after all, "taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society" ---- it is very sad how many of us have forgotten that ---