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[John G.]

Three!

[Ron Pulliam]

What shall I do with today?

I have discovered a mission:  I am trying to subscribe to a health care plan for the new year.

Since retirement, I have been covered only for prescriptions. 

As a military retiree, I have VA medical coverage. My VA doctor is in Aiken SC (25 miles away) and a VA hospital is in Augusta GA (27 miles away). 

My United Health Care prescription coverage was taken out at retirement to cover initial costs I might incur before hooking up with local VA.  For five years, it has been mostly a waste, but my medical benefit from County of Alameda has covered the cost.  The County retirement plan affords me a generous allowance for medical coverage, and I have stupidly not been using it.  I only get reimbursed for what gets used, so I need to maximize usage.

I want to be able to go to non-VA hospitals.  I have been very impressed with my local VA care, but I would rather not be hospitalized there.  I want coverage that will pay for ambulance service to a hospital.  Right now, all would be out of pocket. 

That is my goal.  We are in the enrollment period right now.  My provider says I can enroll online in about 15 minutes, or I can call and take an hour or more.

I have been online for nearly two hours and still cannot make heads or tails of what I see, so I am now waiting for someone to call me to explain what it is I am looking at.

Such is life in very rural South Carolina.

[Jane]

From DR John:

I think that's her best book. I love the musical version.

I didn't know there was a musical version of Giant.  I think the book will make for a good discussion. 

[George]

I hope I can vote today.

I feel very lucky that Washington is a total mail-in-ballot state.  There can't be any voter intimidation because anyone can mail their ballot at anytime and who'd know??

[Jane]

From Ron:

On a positive note, Glynis Johns remains alive and celebrated her 99th birthday a week or so ago.

Wonderful.

[Jane]

From Ron:

Some restaurants serve it with sweet syrups to apply as you desire.

I gave my waiter a very dirty look and told him to remove them at once.

Funny.

[George]

From DR John:

I think that's her best book. I love the musical version.

I didn't know there was a musical version of Giant.  I think the book will make for a good discussion. 

This has cast info and links to purchase (if one is so inclined ):

https://castalbums.org/recordings/Giant-2013-Original-Off-Broadway-Cast/26517/

[Jane]

Sending vibes and prayers for our TCB and hoping he’ll find some relief for his carpal tunnel pain soon l

~~~SUPER DITTO!!~~~

And more vibes for Tom.

DITTO!  I am also waiting for the specialist to confirm the diagnosis.

[Jane]

Ladies and germs, the bit of photographic evidence I was waiting on -- the CARRIE band.

We just managed to cram the 7-player off-Broadway scoring (less the acoustic bass preferred on one number) into the approx. 8'x16' space formerly known as the Stage Left wings. Or, um... wing. But it worked, damn it. (Click to enbiggen.)

Nice.

[Jane]

TV news seems to be obsessing over mid-terms.  I thought we had earned some relief after the 2020 election cycle, but they have gone above and beyond.

The political ads are sickening.

The analyses of whether all will be lost to the democrats or whether the republicans will have their butts handed to them on a platter is dismally disgusting.

I HATE POLITICS!!!

I keep reading it is that all will be lost and it is depressing.

[Jane]

I hope I can vote today.

I had intended to vote as soon as the ballots arrived but we are not feeling up to it at the moment.  There is time.

[Jane]

MAJOR INSURANCE VIBES FOR DR RON!

[Jane]

I hope I can vote today.

I feel very lucky that Washington is a total mail-in-ballot state.  There can't be any voter intimidation because anyone can mail their ballot at anytime and who'd know??

I never felt more relieved to have mail-in voting as I do with this election. 

[Jane]

From DR John:

I think that's her best book. I love the musical version.

I didn't know there was a musical version of Giant.  I think the book will make for a good discussion. 

This has cast info and links to purchase (if one is so inclined ):

https://castalbums.org/recordings/Giant-2013-Original-Off-Broadway-Cast/26517/

Thanks.

[Jane]

Right now I am trying to keep my spirits up though I am very worried we will have to cancel our trip to see Freyja.  This has happened too many times since she was born

[Jane]

Likely the day before, or even the same day, we got vaccinated Keith picked up covid germs.

[Jane]

Yesterday he tested positive for covid.

[Jane]

Last night he started Paxlovid. 

[Jane]

Please, vibes I stay well and that he doesn't rebound right when we are leaving town.

[Jane]

Looking at his side effects from Paxlovid I am not sure I should take it with my issues.  I would pick up the script and decide later. 

[Jane]

If I get sick I cannot afford to lose anymore weight, another concern for me.

[Jane]

We have windows open for fresh air.  He has his office and the guest bedroom and bathroom.  We are wearing masks when going near each other.  I wish I had begun wearing a mask when we only thought he had a cold.

[John G.]

From DR John:

I think that's her best book. I love the musical version.

I didn't know there was a musical version of Giant.  I think the book will make for a good discussion. 

This has cast info and links to purchase (if one is so inclined ):

https://castalbums.org/recordings/Giant-2013-Original-Off-Broadway-Cast/26517/

It’s probably on YouTube.

[John G.]

Vibes for Keith.

[bk]

Nice band photo.

[bk]

I'm up, I'm up - almost ten hours of glorious sleep with no tummy issues.

[Jane]

Vibes for Keith.

Thank you.

[Jane]

I'm up, I'm up - almost ten hours of glorious sleep with no tummy issues.

Excellent.

[Ron Pulliam]

Dip me and fry me!!!

After FOUR HOURS on the phone trying to make sense of the medical options offered me, the licensed advisor I was talking with asked me what more I needed than what I am already covered for.

I told her I was only covered for prescriptions.

She said, NO, I am also covered for AARP Plan F.

What, I asked, is that?

She asked if I didn't have a card for Plan F.  I told her no.

She then told me Plan F covers every single thing I was looking for and pays 100%.  And, she said I've been covered since September 2017!!!

Who KNEW?  I didn't! 

She connected me with AARP and requested they send me a card and details on what Plan F covers.

And that, as they say, is THAT!

[George]

Yesterday he tested positive for covid.

Oh, no!

~~~Vibes for Keith!!~~~