Bag of Randomness

  • Dang it, dang it, dang it . . . I missed a golden opportunity to capture a great time-lapse video.  BibleScholarGeorge had a group of friends over at the house he is totally remodeling and we all helped load a dumpster that was parked in front of the house.
  • It’s amazing how those dumpsters a loaded an unloaded.
  • I find it amazing that Harper Lee, the author of To Kill A Mockingbird, has not given an interview since 1964, even after getting a medal a few years ago from the White House.  Heck, it may be even more amazing that after penning that book, she never wrote again because she felt she could never top that first book.
  • My favorite scene in the movie version of that book is when Atticus Finch walks out of the court after the trial and all the folks in the balcony stayed and stood in respect as he left.
  • Most people forget that Robert Duvall played the part of Boo Radley in that film.
  • When I was in high school I heard a lot of student talk about the book but I thought they were saying “Tequila Mockingbird.”  I’m sure when I saw the actual cover of the book my face was priceless.
  • I predict twenty years from now people will wonder why people blow the vuvuzela at soccer games, in particular, at World Cup matches.
  • Rats, Lance Armstrong isn’t going to place in the Tour de France.  I guess he’ll only be remembered as a failure.
  • I sure hope you know I’m kidding about that last comment.
  • Armstrong did have the best sports figure cameo in a movie ever.  Yes, even better than Kareem in Airplane!.
  • A folksy version of the Saved by the Bell song
  • Liza Minnelli remakes Lady Gaga’s Telephone video with Carole Channing – and no, this isn’t a joke
  • This cowgirl made a heck of a breakfast with this bacon weave.
  • A most impressive Simpsons voice chart
  • It’s quite clear that Jerry Jones isn’t the best actor in the world as one can tell watching in on Entourage last night, but one thing is for sure, the guy is influential and a major piece of pop-culture.
  • Abandoned Fast Food Characters – I didn’t know McDonalds phased them out
  • 10 things we still print that should be digital by now
  • A lot of you already know my age, so if you already know how old I am, please don’t answer . . . but, for those of you that really don’t know me, how old do you think I am?  This conversation came up recently and people were somewhat way off, so I leave this question up to you.  You can leave your answer as a comment, and in case you weren’t aware, you can leave a comment without having to log in or provide an email address.  This is a picture of me six weeks ago when BabyGeeding was born.
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One penny holds up insurance benefits, leukemia patient claims

La Rosa Carrington has more than enough to worry about. She’s a single mother with two teenage daughters, she’s fighting a type of leukemia that requires five days of chemo a month for four months, and she lost her job in May.

So the last thing she needed was news that her health insurance benefits would be terminated because she hadn’t paid her premium in full. The shortfall? One penny.

The problem started after Carrington, 52, lost her job as an admissions representative with Alta Colleges and COBRA kicked in. Under the federal COBRA law, people who lose their jobs under certain circumstances can temporarily keep their group health insurance from their employer, but they have to pick up a larger share of their premium — in her case, a little over $471.87 a month.

However, under the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, those who meet the eligibility requirements pay just 35 percent of the full COBRA premium. Because Carrington had not yet received a bill showing what her payment would be with the discount, she whipped out a calculator, figured out that she owed $165.15 a month and sent a check for that amount to Discovery Benefits.

But Discovery Benefits determined she owed $165.16, and last week, she received a letter from the company telling her she was short on her premium and her coverage “has not been reinstated with your insurance carrier(s).” The letter, however, did not tell her how much she owed.

She called Discovery Benefits and was aghast when she heard the amount.

“I said, ‘Are you kidding?’ How am I going to pay you a penny’”?

Carrington said she talked twice to a customer service representative, who told her it was policy that the penny be received before the benefits could be reinstated. Write a check or send a money order, Carrington said the representative told her.

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