I like FreeTaxUSA. It is not free (state tax filings cost), but it is pretty inexpensive. I have used H&R Block, Turbo Tax, and TaxAct in the past. TaxAct was the cheapest for years, but prices seemed to have gone up last year, so I switched to FreeTax.

If you read the directions carefully, I think FreeTaxUSA is fine.…

Man, remember when the Chicks (formerly of Dixie) were completely taken down by Country Music for saying they were ashamed of the President (W Bush)?
It is almost like that might have been fake outrage motivated by partisanship rather than any real concern for disrespecting a President...

The C128 was my first computer as well. So many good times with that thing.

“(OK, that’s the last one, I promise.)“

Ok, I’ll bite...what’s #1?

I think China Beach has this problem. I was just about the age where that show a big effect on me (both in my viewpoints of war and a crush on Dana Delaney). I have looked for it streaming a few times, but I haven’t really tried to watch it because I hear the music is not the same.

I didn’t find your post corny at all, and it was nice to have some outside validation of what I have been thinking. I had the talk with my mom a couple of days ago. I am still upset over having to make the decision not to go, but I would rather my family be safe.

My twins came home from college, and one is now home…

Happens on my iphone and ipad all the time now. I try to read comments, and the page just reloads. I have cleared cache and rebooted my device.
I am coming here less and less now as a result, and I am spending more time on Reddit.

You should definitely be proud of your son!
I am having so much guilt about Thanksgiving with my family. We’ve really only been there once during the summer and outside during this whole time. They are 3 hours away, so it can be a day trip.

I had already asked my Mom not to invite my aunts and uncles a couple of months…

Yeah, I have hidden or unfriended (depending upon the level of their craziness) the ones who say, “If it is your time, there isn’t nothing you can do about it.”

So, if you get cancer, should you do anything about it? I mean, you will only die if it is your time, right? Why waste the money on the expenses of the…

I loved that show--it was so much fun!

Yeah, it is revolting to see how little was done. Even in the 2 years that Republicans had all 3, they didn’t get much done.
I was really hoping Dems would take back the Senate, and we would see a flurry of legislation. It might still happen, but I don’t have good feelings about the Georgia runoffs.

One thing that I…

Those are great counter points, of course, and I hope similar voting rights laws can be created, but I am not sure it would happen unless the Dems have the Senate.

I completely agree with you about needing election reform, but most of that is up to states per the Constitution (and, to my understanding, this is why the Supreme Court has mostly stayed out of these things in the past few days).

But we do need some massive election reform, but that requires making in-roads on some…

It is, but the senate doesn’t appear to be flipping. It is going to be a long 2 years, and I don’t know how many republican Senate seats will be up for grabs in 2022.

That is because Roadhouse was loosely based upon the McElroy story.

I have Dawn in my shower as well. I still get poison ivy rashes, but not nearly as bad (I think I probably go over the 20-30 minute time rule for exposure).
I have always been extremely susceptible to it, however, so I am much happier with just a few small rash dots for a few days.

I would also stress that people be aware of Virginia Creeper. It has 5 leaves in a star shape pattern. About 25% of the population is allergic and react like it is poison ivy. I think it always turns red in the fall before turning brown.

I hope all the hoarders who have been jacking up prices on Ebay, Amazon, and Walmart take a bath on their remaining stock. I was waiting all summer to get one for my son—finally found a decent online bundle at GameStop a couple of months back.

I hope all the hoarders who have been jacking up prices on Ebay, Amazon, and Walmart take a bath on their remaining…

Agreed. I have friends that I want to just blow up at and ask how they feel about “her emails” now.