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Seasonal Pain

So I go to my home page (just one of those colorfully stupid, custom personal portal sites that are neither much in the way of a portal, nor all that customizable) when I see a column banner claiming that Tax Season is now upon us. Wha? Tax Season? When exactly did Spring get replaced by Tax Season? And what exactly is a Tax Season supposed to be like anyway? Is it when W-2s start to bud from tree branches? If Punksutawney Phil fails to see his shadow, does that mean we all get to file with a 1040-EZ form? Say a hurricane hits during Tax Season — do we switch over to a flat tax?