What a way to start the day! I was on I-35, on schedule to be in the office by 8 for an 8:30 meeting, and someone crashes into the back of my car! I had slowed quickly because the car in front of me slowed quickly -- you know the kind of thing. We pulled off to the side, took a look, just paint chips on the flexible bumpers (both cars are Civics ( Read more... )

I called to activate COBRA while I was at cvirtue's house. Nothing has happened. So I called yet again today, and after digging through reels of red tape, we have discovered that the request to activate COBRA had not actually made it into my file. HUGE SIGH. But, as of now, it's activated, and as of the 24th I should get a whopping bill for the last two ( Read more... )

Actually, it's grumping at the new Insurance Prescription Benefit system.

If I use their Mail refill, I get automated refills, 3 month supply at once, and (best of all!) 10% additional off my copay. Every little bit helps ( Read more... )

I signed up for insurance yesterday. I'm in the amusing position of signing up for 7 weeks of coverage, and having open enrollment start in 2 weeks so I have to go sign up again then for coverage from August 1 on ( Read more... )

Did you know that in California there is a program called Cal-COBRA, where you are entitled to an additional 18 months of insurance past the federally mandated 18 months ( Read more... )

So, the Brazilian actress who played Inarra Sara on Firefly/Serenity is Vala's daughter Adria/The Ori Big Bad on Stargate SG-1. It's an interesting change of pace for the story line, which I had lost some interest in before this season -- not enough to ignore it, but sufficient to not care if I caught every episode first time out ( Read more... )

I can see the computer perfectly without my computer glasses. In face, to work on it here in my chair in my living room I have to take the glasses off because the screen is too close. (however, the wrist position is perfect, as my elbows, wrists and hands are on a flat plane with one another. My repetitive motion symptoms just don't kick in unless ( Read more... )

Last night Jen and Bryan were in a really severe car accident ( Read more... )