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Health insurance update and other hassles
United (UHC) did change me to Dr. H at Cornell, and I received the new card. That's about all that's gone smoothly ( Read more... ) -
More book reviews, in no order
Empty by K. M. Walton - I read this book through PulseIt. Anyone who thinks YA books are unrealistically sugar-coated will have a rude awakening. Life is bleak for high schooler Dell (Adele). Her father ran off with a bimbo, forcing the family (including a new baby) to move to a small apartment. Her mother works two jobs and takes refuge in ( Read more... ) -
Endless piles of books
I heard a crash. One of the piles of books already read and needing to be reviewed came tumbling down. So I'd better do a few. This barely makes a dent, and some of them are ebooks which weren't in the pile (but the people who send those books want to see a review). No particular theme; I just grabbed an assortment.
A Week with Fiona Wonder by ( Read more... ) -
Sweating the small stuff
Yesterday I wrote on social media: "The OptumRx site was updated with my new plan (something done right... fainting), but Duane Reade called to say I was inactive, when trying to fill the ear drop prescription. It worked after I gave them the info. Yay. Copay of $10 on $41.99 drug. Now let's see if this has any effect (sitting here with cotton in ( Read more... ) -
Long-winded Healthcare Update
The more I think about it, United's not letting members choose PCPs ahead of the insurance's start date, and then making them wait a month for changes to take effect, is a terrible business decision. Unless you have absolutely no preference and take whoever they give you, it effectively makes the first month of coverage meaningless, though you ( Read more... ) -
Adventures in healthcare
I had health insurance under a small group plan that a broker set up with Oxford. It was not cheap (my tax program flagged the premiums as being too large a percentage of my meager freelance income), but my longtime PCP (primary care provider) Dr. H at Cornell was in the network, and it was adequate ( Read more... ) -
Mysteries
I'm not a huge mystery fan, which is too bad, since that is the most represented genre on the laundry room bookshelf. Here are some mysteries I've read:
Saving Faith by David Baldacci - Baldacci is a popular author and I have 6 of his books (thanks to the laundry room), but this is the first one I've read. Faith is a government whistle-blower who ( Read more... ) -
More books
I must again fulfill obligations to review some books obtained from various early reader programs, so here goes:
Sister Mother Husband Dog by Delia Ephron - I received this from Penguin First to Read program, but didn't finish in time and the ebook magically disappeared from my iPad. However, all was not lost as I obtained a paper copy of the ( Read more... ) -
Lame Cyber Monday
I hate to shop. On Black Friday, I took advantage of an offer to renew MoMA membership and get an extra 6 months, but that was it. I really need new computers (my desktop and laptop are 10 years old and limping along), have no cell phone of any kind (but do love my iPad), my TiVo and non-HD TV are also about 10 years old, my winter coat has a weird ( Read more... )
