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What gets me about this latest correspondence is the thought that maybe they do this routinely, and a hefty percentage of their (former) customers might just pay the bill. The other thing that gets me is, it takes them a month to figure out I'm no longer their customer? And bear in mind, this policy was canceled three months ago.

Debido to his ( Read more... )

I didn't know anyone actually said things like this on TV. An extraordinary attack on GOP and Dem Congressmen who have been bought and sold by the healthcare industry. Please watch this video venom from MSNBC's Keith Olbermannhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/vp/

Back in 1972, John Lennon & Yoko came out with a politically radical album, Sometime in New York City, that Rolling Stone called “artistic suicide ( Read more... )

Generally a pretty good movie! My main problems with it were ( Read more... )

I’m wrapping up day one of a three day weekend. Spent rather a lot of time online today, in a fairly idle way. Listened to Moby’s new album, “Wait for Me.” If you’re on Facebook, you can listen to it at apps.facebook.com/mobydownloads. I thought it was kinda blah, actually. I liked Moby’s “18.” This is way inferior to that ( Read more... )

I’ve been thinking a lot about July 4ths in the past tonight. The amazing thing, given that there usually are, in some form or other, fireworks and picnics or cookouts, how different my memories are. There was an absolutely sweltering one down on the boardwalk with a lady friend, a sea of sweating humanity. But great fireworks: you could just lie ( Read more... )

My parents got married seventy years ago today! I guess what really strikes me about that is I remember their fiftieth anniversary party very well. It was quite the affair, with rented hall, many guests, etc. etc. I supplied most of the music, old Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington sort of stuff. Believe it or not, I still play those tapes now and then ( Read more... )

There was this minor arts festival today that our teen group helped with, so I spent the morning mostly making popcorn, while the teens did a sidewalk chalk event, dressed up in costumes in sweltering heat, and later, did karaoke, which unfortunately I missed, as I had to be elsewhere to do my regular job ( Read more... )

It’s a truly beautiful night here in Virginia. Just got back from walking my dog Sandy, and encountered several other people out and about. This is one of the best years for fireflies in a long time, here. I'm pretty sure I heard that the city is cutting back on mosquito spraying for budget reasons. It's an ill wind that blows no good ( Read more... )