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Michael Gray, CPA
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Direct response promotional writer (copywriter).

CPA 3/17/1977

CA RE Broker DRE # 01269331, Mortgage consultant NMLS # 309676
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Underpromised and overdelivered. www.profitadvisors.com/business-bui...
Underpromised and Overdelivered - Michael Gray's Business Building Blog
We left about the time they originally said they would start to look at the car.
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February 12, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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Banana slug at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton, California on February 8, 2026. My wife and I usually don't see them. Our granddaughter found five.
February 11, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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We Are The World by U.S.A. for Africa
(A lot of familiar faces!)
Released March 7, 1985
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U.S.A. For Africa - We Are the World
YouTube video by USAforAfricaVEVO
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February 7, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing
The New Seekers 1971
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The New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) - 1972
YouTube video by Polydor 1000
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January 31, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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Pelicans at Pacific Grove January 7, 2026.
January 28, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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Birds Swarming at Pacific Grove January 7, 2026.
January 28, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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Sunset at Pacific Grove January 7, 2026
January 28, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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Janet, Lane and Gail Johnston and me at the Beach House in Pacific Grove, January 6, 2026.
January 28, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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Surf was up at Pebble Beach on January 8, 2026.
January 28, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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We didn't see many Monarch butterflies at Pacific Grove on January 5, 2026, but we did see red wing hawks.
January 28, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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Janet, Lane and Gail Johnston and me with the Lone Cypress Tree at Pebble Beach, California on January 9, 2026.
January 28, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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My grandson, Clive Baker, played violin as a member of the Marin Youth Symphony Orchestra in the Bay Area Youth Symphony Orchestra Festival at Davies Hall in San Francisco.
January 28, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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Make your Section 83(b) election online www.michaelgraycpa.com/posts/make-y...
Make your Section 83(b) election online | Michael Gray, CPA's Blog
The IRS also (quietly) allows Form 15620 to be submitted online using its idME portal.
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January 26, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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Try a Little Kindness
Glenn Campbell 1970
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An Evening with Glen Campbell (1977) - Try a Little Kindness
YouTube video by Glen Campbell and Much Much More
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January 25, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand) by Diana Ross
First released April, 1970
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Diana Ross - Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand) (Live from Central Park '83)
YouTube video by Iconic Music
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January 18, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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He Was My Brother By Simon & Garfunkel 1963 www.youtube.com/watch?v=daPp...
He Was My Brother
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January 10, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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Take mailed estimated tax payments to a USPS retail counter www.michaelgraycpa.com/posts/take-m...
Take mailed estimated tax payments to a USPS retail counter | Michael Gray, CPA's Blog
When you're mailing a tax form, such as the next estimated tax payment due on January 15, 2026, or sending a mail-in ballot close to the deadline, take the item to a USPS retail counter and request a ...
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January 10, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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Freedom by Beyonce', Kendrick Lamar, 2016

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BEYONCÉ - FREEDOM [LYRIC VIDEO]
YouTube video by LYRIC VIDEO
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January 3, 2026 at 11:48 PM
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They Killed Him - Kris Kristofferson 1986
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Kris Kristofferson - They Killed Him
YouTube video by KKristoffersonVEVO
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December 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Very high-income taxpayers should probably accelerate donations to 2025

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Very high-income taxpayers should probably accelerate donations to 2025 | Michael Gray, CPA's Blog
Effective for tax years beginning after 2025, under Section 70425 of the Act, the charitable contributions tax deduction for individuals is reduced by 0.5% of the taxpayer's contribution base for the ...
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December 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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The Ballad of Ira Hayes by Johnny Cash, 1964 www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEwS...
Johnny Cash - The Ballad of Ira Hayes (Official Video)
YouTube video by JohnnyCashVEVO
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December 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Janet and me at Reykjavik's town square. December 7, 2025
December 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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The Christmas cat. If you don't have new clothes for Christmas, he'll eat you. December 8, 2025
December 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Solfarid (the sun voyager) December 7, 2025
December 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Halgramskirkja church dominates Reykjavik's skyline. December 7, 2025
December 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM