February 14, 2015

Valentine's Day drink Bloody Mary, and Godiva Truffles, accompanied by La Bourgeoisie Croissant and Pain Au Chocolat.



Great Bread, crowded at 9am.



Corona for the All-Star game.



Finally received the message I wanted: "Your return has been processed. A direct deposit of your refund is scheduled to be issued on (FEBRUARY 23, 2015). If your refund is not credited to your account within 15 days of this date, check with your bank to find out if it has been received."

February 11, 2015

Don't know why my NYS refund is being held up but just received a new message: We received your return and it's in the final stage of processing. While most returns are completed within 2 weeks, it may take up to 4 weeks. This is frustrating, the return had no curve balls and I received the Fed refund in eight days.

Now the message is: "We are almost finished processing your return. Once your refund is approved, the issue date will be available." Sounds better than the last one.



Lincoln's Birthday tomorrow. Time to visit the JP Morgan Library and Museum for Lincoln Speaks: Words That Transformed a Nation. $18 to get in, ouch ! It is near Grand Central, so a lunch visit to the Oyster Bar is in order.