Today I learned where my tax dollars go down to the dime. I should say last night because I was up late getting them wrapped up so I could get out to work in the yard this weekend while the weather is nice. I should also say death really has nothing to do with this essay other than a reference to the idiom oft attributed to Benjamin Franklin[^1]
Today I learned the origins of the word sardonic1. I got a text comment recently saying "they both suck" where I was jokingly debating and comparing the personalities of Alan Jackson and Travis Tritt. It started because I published a video that had a cover of a Travis Tritt song It's a Great Day to Be Alive2, to which my wife and I started debating the artist. Regardless, I'll skip the trivial details of the debate and focus on the heart of the matter.