take county road east from urbana about seven miles then turn north county road drive another five miles you'll land sidney illinois population from what tell sidney's main attractions include homemade soft serve shakes dairy barn depending which sign look grain elevator which really only attraction have grain sell bues accounting this last attraction trek sidney taxes done malt dairy just added bonus driving village percent size your town your taxes done i'll admit backwards after just visit bues office could never back sterile impersonal services block bues office back brick building sidney's main street front half building which have walk directly through person does something crafty from what tell accounting office open space with original pressed ceiling original wood paneling walls worn carpeting floor boxes paperwork files piled everywhere what appear leftovers from countless yard sales lunches snacks jim's desk piled high with papers framed photos brick-a-brack like clay labeled ashes problem customers clock wall next desk sounds various bird calls hour everyone coming going full cheer good humor small-town matter-of-factness this atmosphere i've learned exactly what need when told much taxes found about bues accounting time after shelling thousands dollars self-employment taxes then paying entirely block employee calculate deliver such grim news days later bemoaning this annual spring torture hair salon which worthy post salon's owner rebecca overheard told just bues sidney almost order rebecca very young edgy-tough-sweet once haircut surprisingly changes monthly could imagine rebecca block office even less than could ever believe myself when raved about accountant took notice raves about accountant after it's about common raving about dentist everyone uses told everyone turns translates young owners non-traditional businesses town like vintage clothing store music label very caffe paradiso rebecca wrote bues number small post-it note managed keep track long enough almost year later when made first appointment rebecca already warned that oddest characters ever that might come across gruff almost rude when really sweet well-meaning don't scare said like hearing advance that person going meet might challenging some only does give chance prepare strategy enjoy challenges that involve human interactions tend rise occasion even being prepared though doesn't prepare it's difficult into words which like knowing other people know we're alone that alternate universe when jason were there yesterday said gruffly went married you've gone made mess everything well there's much about you'll just have suffer through when finished writing check secretary state keep i-corp status alive another year said might well keep that checkbook that's work your butt right sign away everything you've made when asked much owed appointment said well about vacation could some extra spending money earth bues sidney illinois keep financial records order thing when -minute meeting said done wouldn't write check anything like bird call clock entire feel place doesn't first thing about money making spending gives good advice like genuinely wants make good living doing whatever that without getting trouble with brother course since time money matters inevitably come with doses pain least entertained have stories tell chocolate malt back city 