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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

In the Dark

The crazy winds on Sunday knocked out our power at about 7 pm. Actually, on our street only about 8 houses have no power. So we are a low priority. Last word was maybe we'd get power back on Friday.

As you can see Gibson is unaffected....

Gibby in the Dark

Friday, September 12, 2008

Will they cover the concussion i give myself by banging my head against the desk?

So, the yearly email goes out that we have to take a "Health Assessment" in order to qualify for the "Choice Plan" for our health insurance. (Yeah...i don't know what that means either) BUT...this year we also have to "do 2 Healthy Lifestyle Activities" and find some way to prove that we have done them, or be dropped from the "Choice Plan". What? Sounds kind of scary right? If i do the wrong thing am i going to lose my health insurance? The only instructions we were given other than how to access the health assessment, was to email the Benefits department directly with any questions. So in a slight panic, i send as brief and, more importantly, simple request. Please explain what this means and what i need to do. What do i get back? A vague and useless explanation? (What i was expecting) A repeat of the original email? (Also very likely)

Nope...I got this....