On this date in 1789 - Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to a friend in which he said, "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."

Sitting here all snuggled next to me, Bun Man says "Yep, and when the Repubs are in power, we face certain death; and when the Dems are in power, we face certain taxes..."

Mr. Purple chimed in "Yes, Little Buddy, that's why Ben said they were the certain things..."