Property taxes due in Lake County Illinois today.  "What!"  "Oh no!"  Usually I am pretty good about paying my property tax on time, I generally pay my property taxes on time, my remittance is usually in the mail several days before due date.  This year I saw the warnings...my  Quicken and Outlook software all told me that the first installment is due soon.  Since I was busy, I put it off.

So I quickly grabbed the bill, envelope, stamp, and a check, and started to write a check to the Lake County Collector.  Then I ran down to my local post office.  I did not put it in the outside post box, but went in to use the inside depository, foolishly thinking that the check would get there faster.  Maybe even on time!

I was starting to think less of my self, I mean the taxes are for my good, indeed the public good.  I was a slacker, a complete disgrace to the community.  Most of the bill goes towards education, and while my family no lounger needs the benefits of a fine educational system, I still feel that it is my duty to support education.

As I was leaving I saw many other rushing in to the post office with the familiar light green envelope that the country collector provides for tax remittances.  I at least feel that I am not the only one, all the other people that were late in mailing their property tax.  The other slackers looked like fine upstanding citizens.  So maybe I am a slacker, but, I'm not the only one.  I'll pay my tax on time when the second installment is due, I need to to remove the slacker stigma.