2022

Beverly Moran, Professor Emerita of Law, Vanderbilt University Mon, January 31, 2022, 8:00 AM Doing taxes in the U.S. is notoriously complicated and costly. And it gets even worse when there are delays and backlogs, making it especially hard to reach the Internal Revenue Service for assistance. The U.S. system is 10 times more expensive than tax systems in 36 other countries…

Read More The IRS already has all your income tax data – so why do Americans still have to file their taxes?

By Elizabeth A. Harris and Alexandra Alter Jan. 30, 2022 Parents, activists, school board officials and lawmakers around the country are challenging books at a pace not seen in decades. The American Library Association said in a preliminary report that it received an “unprecedented” 330 reports of book challenges, each of which can include multiple books, last fall. Jack…

Read More Book Ban Efforts Spread Across the U.S.

Microsoft identified this as the main reason some devices aren’t achieving a ‘fully up-to-date’ state. By Matthew Humphries January 31, 2022 In a post on the Microsoft Tech Community website, via BleepingComputer, David Guyer, Program Manager for Windows Updates in Endpoint Manager, explains how a device running Windows needs two periods of time connected to the internet (and Windows Update) to successfully…

Read More Windows Requires a Minimum of 8 Hours Online to Update Successfully

Ingredients 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 1/2 pounds trimmed, skinless, bone-in chicken thighs Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 large onion, thinly sliced 3 large garlic cloves, minced One 28-ounce can diced tomatoes 2 canned chipotles in adobo, coarsely chopped 1 cup chicken broth 24 corn tortillas 2 ounces Cotija…

Read More Chicken Tinga Tacos (from Food and Wine)

Although the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) generally requires that employers pay workers a minimum wage of $7.25/hour (see 29 U.S.C. § 206(a)), the law permits employers of tipped employees to take a “tip credit,” only paying employees who customarily receive at least $30/month in tips from customers a cash wage as little as $2.13/hour,…

Read More Go Out to Eat? Know the Facts

By Jeff Somers Your chances of customer service success increase dramatically when you get a human being on the line. The automated options often aren’t flexible enough to cover your specific need, and they seem to be designed to stop all but the hardiest souls from actually reaching a customer service rep (CSR). And they are.  Try a service like GetHuman. Type…

Read More Secret Ways to Reach an Actual Person in Customer Service

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Jobs working on homes  When Covid sent the world home to work, Americans looked around and came to a near-universal conclusion: Their living spaces needed help. Whether it was the lack of a dedicated office, stained or outdated carpets, or kitchens and baths in need of a remodel, working at home has spurred a national trend…

SideHusl researches, reviews and rates more than 450 online platforms that allow you to make money on the side. " class="entry-more-link">Read More Looking For Work? SideHusl researches, reviews and rates more than 450 online platforms that allow you to make money on the side. 

To access important tax documents, you’ll need to upload facial-recognition scans to third-party verifier ID.me. We’ll explain how to do it. Peter Butler, Clifford Colby Jan. 20, 2022 9:16 a.m. PT If you’re filing your 2021 taxes online, you’ll soon be required to submit a selfie to the Internal Revenue Service to verify your identity before accessing…

Read More Doing your taxes? The IRS will soon require a video selfie to access your account

By Nashia Baker Research has backed the theory that people begin losing their sense of smell at the age of 55. However, scientists are now finding that it’s not an all-encompassing loss. According to a new study published in the journal Food Quality and Preference by University of Copenhagen researchers, people can still sense the smells of specific foods as…

Read More Your Sense of Smell Declines as You Age, But Scientists Say Identifying a Sweet Scent Is Always the Easiest

Here are some of my favorite winter pies (I love pie) Homemade Apple Pie Recipe With a Caramelized Filling and Flaky Pie Crust  Southern pecan pie (I use Lyle’s Golden Syrup or King Syrup) Single-Serving Pear Cobbler Sweet Potato Pie Custard Pie Key Lime Pie Cherry Pie Blueberry Pie Lemon Meringue Pie Banana Cream Pie Chocolate…

Read More Today is National Pie Day