Today my coding deficiencies were overcome and the freedom loving people of the world rejoiced! It was an Alleluia Chorus kind of moment. I walked over to the office laser printer and time slowed to a crawl. As the page began to emerge, face down, I reached for one corner and curled it upwards for a peek. MY GOD, IT LOOKS LIKE IT WORKS! I forcibly removed the page from the printer, clutched it in…
At what point does an HMO become more expensive than a PPO? My employer’s PPO plan charges co-pays for doctor’s visits and prescription drugs. They charge a percentage of contracted expenses for other medical services, up to a yearly maximum – after which they cover 100%. The HMO charges co-pays for doctor’s visits, drugs, and hospital stays. It doesn’t charge…
There once was a movie about fish that wasn’t really about fish. It was called Fish! It was the story of a fish market where people really love to work and want to tell others about it. They have fun, they are there for others, they choose their attitude, and one other thing that I can’t immediately recall. All I can say is it is a lot easier to choose your attitude when someone…
“Oh brother. Someone is suing Janet Jackson because she suffered ‘anger, outrage, and personal injury’ after watching the Super Bowl half time show.”
“Well, maybe she was watching the special ‘3-D’ presentation of the Super Bowl and lurched back when ‘shocking episode’ took place, falling off her perch and knocking herself out on an end…
Have you ever had someone approach you and say, “hey , how the heck are you! I haven’t seen you in ages. You haven’t changed a bit.” I don’t think anyone has ever said that to me. Hell, I look in the mirror and I wonder who it is on the other side. Just this evening I was gazing upon my mug wondering who the hell I am. When did my face get so thick? When did my…
Sometimes, having a window office is not all it’s cracked up to be. First, there’s the productivity problem. For those of us who are easily distracted, a window to the great outdoors can be disasterous. Then there’s the good old green house effect. You give me a window facing the sun and I’ll give you a hot office. Finally, there’s a sense of loss when you have a…
There will always be times where your roof springs a leak, your water heater lets loose an Old Testament flood, your child acts up in school, you don’t get that new job you wanted, your favorite computer dies, you can’t shake an awful cold, or Bob Villa decides your house isn’t good enough for him.
What does Bob Villa know anyway? He can take his crapy Craftsman socketless…