Random thoughts from the moose cave.

I occasionally audit hospital bills. Same treatments/different places.

It is crazy-making how different the costs are.

Monday I will go over to mr vw's and park my tuckus where I have solid phone signal, and call the clinic. I will have to wait an eternity on hold, but my payment window goes up on the 13th, and I would like an answer before that...

Ah, American health care.

We, the people with really sore wazoos, ... .

Muttering many dirty words. I know you wouldn't have had the test if you knew you had to pay. Isn't there any recourse for this? Someplace you can complain? Appeal? Something??

Mad as hell.

Pay with a credit card and just for your convenience, they might helpfully charge your next visit, too. Don't know if medical people are onto this hustle or not, but it seems a common practice when publishers need to renew subscriptions. My common practice is to cancel the subscription and demand a credit.

Aw what a bugger, Rocky!
Terrible.
You will query the people at the clinic about this, yes?

I kinda don't believe in credit cards, roger. I gave them up about the time I got clear of the wife.

Good for you.

I went to a makeup party today. WAY too much makeup on - came home and washed me face. Feel much better now.

what makes one decide to attend one of those? do they teach you clown tricks, too. like how to fit a bunch of you in a little car???

I am in the middle of an e-mail conversation with my client in afghanistan. (wonder what time it is there...)

he is re-sending the check that went missing. pronto with extra postage, I think. and including extra money for the gasoline heater he says he wants...

by the end of next week, things could resemble normalish.

got the 4x4 back to drive and work on some more. brakes are going awry now...

Well...I went because I was asked. Mary Kay. I think it made my face break out. Frankly, I think learning how to fit a bunch of folks into a little car would be more useful.

Glad to hear about the check. How did you come to get a client that lives in Afghanistan?

he didn't choose to live there, silly. he accidentally got deployed there.

He voted for Hawaii...

his 64 beetle stayed with me while he went to see if he could ride a camel.

Gotcha.

Yeah....I would have too.

he sits behind some guy with several stars. he's most likely safe. just stuck in a god forsaken desert...

anyways, I like him a lot better when his checks come on time.

gonna go light a little fire for bubba, and see about getting the grill outta the 4x4. it gets a new A/C condenser while it is here...

Well sure you do. Have fun tinkering on your cars.

you gonna go drink and yell at your kids some more?

one of these times they're gonna take a picture.

you better fix your hair...

You are a jack ass.

My hair looks nice all messed up. Well - it looks normal anyway.
And anyway - I don't yell at my kids when I drink. They don't bother me a'tall when I have the "warm fuzzies" thank you very much. You don't know anything.

I figured you for ice tea or water, for the record...

you better have another. you're not verra fuzzy yet, fozzie.

Best think I ever learned at a Mary Kay party was to heat up moist facecloths in the microwave.

Usually good adult beverages there.

Really? I had to shuck the wives before I could even get the first one.

yeah...I have heard you call me a tippler before. I don't think one can tipple with tea or water.



You dish it out, I can take it.