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Face book tests my patience with Tech graduates. Maybe there is a reason that I didn't form long lasting relationships with "friends" I attended Tech with. I can't say how many people I was initially glad to come in contact with only to become disappointed. Family is all that matters. Tech family counts!
Am I the only one who thinks Emmy Lou Harris has aged very well?
i'm guessing yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.theboot.c...1254845985.jpg
Yeah, that's a long way from this:Quote:
Originally Posted by arkansasbob
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Nothing like pulling a bad picture -Quote:
Originally Posted by arkansasbob
http://media.philly.com/images/emmylou-harris_l.jpg
It is what it is DFM!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden
I think it's the white hair that turns him on.
Haters....
Well, then, yes, I agree that this heavily edited and airbrushed photo makes it seem as though Emmy Lou has aged well. This effect is enhanced by the fact that when I quoted your post, it cut off her head, highlighting other assets.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden
I had surgery on my wrist to repair a torn ligament. They just scoped it. I'm looking forward to being able to play golf again. Before the surgery, I was very clear in asking what I was going to have to pay. The surgery center was pretty clear that I would only owe $780. They set it up with three payments of $260. Sweet.
I got a letter in the mail last week. "Total due for services: $26,027." That's the kind of number that will change your day. The letter had my account line by line. It showed two payments of $260 and then three charges of $8,849. I called immediately. The lady who works with my account wasn't there, but I got someone to look at my account. No kidding, here is an actual quote from this conversation, "That's just what we bill. That's not actually what we expect to receive." I asked her if she could confirm I would only owe the $780.
"I think so."
"Aren't you looking at my account?"
"Yes."
"So, is all I owe the $780?"
"I think so."
Think? How can someone who works in billing not know while looking at my account? This same day, I received an "explanation of benefits" from my insurance company. Let me assure you, it was anything but an explanation. The insurance company was billed two charges, one of $5,400 and one of $5,800. Both had a substantial discount. As near as I can tell, the surgery center will only receive about $1,000 total. So I called back and talked to billing again. This time, the "lady who works with my account" was available. She confirmed I would get a "zero balance" letter after I paid the next payment of $260.
It seems to me that they agreed to do the surgery for $780 plus whatever my insurance would be willing to pay. Medical billing is stupid.
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Originally Posted by Abominable Gorilla
Wait till you have a kid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Abominable Gorilla
Not confusing at all.
Yeah, we are due in May and it has been a total nightmare. Our first child, they allowed us to pay each bill after we got the EOB in the mail. Now they want us to pay out the total of our deductible in installments. They still haven't used all the money from last year and we have a credit at the OBGYN office. They still want us to continue paying them even though they have money they haven't used yet. Crazy!!Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
No wonder people want health care reform. I still don't think giving everyone insurance will fix the problem, but there must be a way to fix the stupidity of billing.
you think it's bad now...Quote:
Originally Posted by Abominable Gorilla
No kidding. Maybe we need to start up the Medical Insurance Restaurant. That sandwich will be $5,400. You get a $3,600 discount which brings the billdown to $1,800. Of that, $1,600 is disallowed. We expect you to pay $15. Congratulations, you saved 58%.
...go ahead and pay us $500 up front and we'll send you a bill if you owe more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Abominable Gorilla
And if it turns out you owe less, well, call us up and wait on hold for three or four days and talk to five or six people and maybe eventually we'll somehow get some of what you overpaid back to you.Quote:
Originally Posted by arkansasbob
Some before/after images from the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan last year.
http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2...-after/100251/
New DW companion announced: Jenna-Louise Coleman.
http://media.mademan.com/chickipedia...b_585x795.jpeg
Joins DW in the Christmas special
Very nice, DogsWin! WTG!Quote:
Originally Posted by JuBru
I've always been a bit of a bird watcher. I've had several folks tell me over the years that Orioles like hummingbird feeders. Over the past few days I've had a male and female eating up my hummingbird feed. Pretty cool!
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Originally Posted by maddawg
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...fPKG-bM-jHaa0k
I always liked this thead and I'm happy to know it will go back to the top for a moment as soon as I press [ENTER]
Having a little problem with the merger talks and conference talks. I will see "SBC" and have to stop and think if they mean "Sun Belch Conference" or "Shreveport/Bossier City"
This may deserve its own thread.
The Guide to Bad Sports Rhetoric
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The most useful of all patterns, the emotional tautology may be applied in combination with any of the lesser devices listed in this volume. Most importantly, it should be used to tell the allied fanbase you are addressing precisely what they want to hear, or to tell the opposing fanbase the thing which most enrages them.
Conversation behind me at yesterday's baseball game:
[Guy is talking about a documentary he was watching on the Discovery channel] "They mixed snake venom with human blood so you could see. You should have seen what happened..." :::girl interrupts::: "It caught fire??"
The world her brain lives in is a nightmare.
Orioles eating all the HB feed and keeping the HBs runnoftQuote:
Originally Posted by ChipDog
When Obama called Micheal Phelps, do you think he asked for one of his gold medals to help out his campaign? After all, he has asked supporters for birthday/wedding cash and the same amount it would take to buy a drink for a friend.
The winnings are worth more than the medals (in value), but likely asked for the remaining $83,286 left after taxes from his $130,000 in winnings.Quote:
Originally Posted by atobulldog
I have a pilot log with one hour of flight time in it. Woot!
I was supposed to start last Wednesday, but this happened. That's slightly intimidating and I pray the best for all involved.
Caught about 10 largemouth bass yesterday on an old devil horse. Top water baits are the best and fishing is cheaper than getting my pilot's license. Yet, I do so love aerobatics!
Someone shoot me if I ever take my family to the beach and then get the urge to have our picture taken while we are all wearing white (especially if I post it on facebook)....
Just put me out of my misery....
But DFM, squinty eyed, hair blown, all in white linen pictures at the beach are the best part of the vacation!!! I feel your pain though, I ask why we have to do that as well.
Mom made us do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by techman05
It's the price of staying at her timeshare, and it's non-negotiable.
yeah, same boat with my parents. "must have family pic for Christmas card."Quote:
Originally Posted by Champ967
That's the ONLY acceptable excuse...Quote:
Originally Posted by Champ967
Rule #1 - Mom rules
Rule #2 - If any doubt see Rule #1
Attachment 9629Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden
I'm talking MOM not wife...
Exactly, doesn't matter how big or how old you get, she can still put a whippin on you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden
They are the best in psychological warfare out there....Quote:
Originally Posted by techman05
48 years old here and still, all mamma has to do is give me "that" look...and I know she disapproves. Funny how you never outgrow it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden
My two year old daughter has a toy duck who is named Quack-Quack the Dinner Roll.
I'm not sure if that is actually his name or just a title, like "Duke of Malborough" but she almost always refers to him by the whole thing. It's never just "Quack-Quack."
I landed an airplane.Quote:
Originally Posted by Abominable Gorilla
Being a CFI has to be the most terrifying job in the world.
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Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden
Now are y'all talking wife or mom? :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by ChuckK3
Give it a few years. Somebody will start a new trend and we all will jump on that bandwagon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden
The wind is blowing like crazy here in West Monroe. Not sure what it means, but the birds are very active. The humming birds are the most active I've seen them in weeks.
Has anyone ever used the phrase "not to be pedantic, but. . ." and not followed it with pedantry?
And it's not just nerds - insert "racist" or "a wet blanket" or "y'all, I don't mean to be ugly, but. . ."
Why do we do this to ourselves? If someone begins a conversation with "not to be rude," everybody knows what's coming, right? It's counter-effective at this point. We're on to it.
So why don't we just say what we're going to say, and if it needs to be defended, defend it directly and specifically (or don't say it)?
Sweet potato fries freaking rule.
Not to be pedantic or disablist, but monorchids seem like they're not all there.Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
Oooh -- double entendre!Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian96
Too cute!
Some of the folks complaining the loudest after a 2-0 start are some of the same who seemed content with a loss against TCU.
Very insightful, mad. That actually might warrant its own thread!Quote:
Originally Posted by maddawg
Heard this on NPR and it brought back memories. I think we pulled two all-nighters in a row working on our Sr. project.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/201...otein-smoothie
those were the days. i can't believe we actually finished that project. i don't think there was anything left but conditioned nerve responses to get me to class that morning.Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
Buffalo is now SUNY Buffalo. SUNY = State University of New York? Why the change in ID? Is this the first year for it?
That's always been their official name. At least, that's how I've always seen it written out (I knew a bunch of kids from Japan that went there). If I transfer a record to them, that's how I have to search for their code (in the government database).Quote:
Originally Posted by maddawg
Okay thanks. This is the first year I've noticed Vegas listing them that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
I'm going to start a line of clothing and accessories for marathon runners. The slogans will be things like, "Every Step Sucked" and "I wish I hadn't started, but I didn't give up" and "Holy F***." Each one will have a 26.2 logo underneath.
That way there can be at least one honest marathon shirt/sticker out there. Training is the worst.
Take your concept on Shark Tank and get FUBU founder, Damion, to back you!Quote:
Originally Posted by Abominable Gorilla
+1000Quote:
Originally Posted by Abominable Gorilla
Getting my passport for the first time has a small sense of accomplishment attached to it.
Kapernick is very good.
That comment is so 2010.Quote:
Originally Posted by maddawg
SanFran was not the team the nfl wanted in the SB. Poor TG.
There are words that directly convey the attitude of our administration toward all things "athletics" that should never be in our vocabulary, and it drives me crazy.
1. apathy
2. contentment
3. satisfied
anyone else got one they want to add???
Savannah Guthrie is my new weekday mernin boo.
http://xfinity.comcast.net/blogs/tv/...0/savannah.jpg
I didnt think I would ever move on when Katie C left my morning routine. But Savannah has made me forget all about her.
Dragging this thread up from page 5 to say that we put our 12 year old family dog down today. Sad, but he was sick and hurting in the end. When I petted him and his tail didn't wag I knew it was time.
Sad. Sorry to read this.Quote:
Originally Posted by maddawg
Our oldest is an 11 yr old Rat Terrier, she has gray hair but is in good health overall. We rescued her after her previous owner threw her out a moving car when she was 1. Broke her hip and today she has a metal rod. Couldn't board a plane! Our other is another rescue, a part Brittany and something else...she too was abandoned by her previous owner, left along side the highway as a pup. My wife tells me if we win the Lottery....get ready... cuz we're going to be owning a lot of abandoned dogs! (that's okay, I have soft spot for abandoned dogs...)
All the way back to page 3. I just stepped out the back door and saw an Oriole feeding on my humming bird feeder...almost 1 year later.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChipDog
My wife made "home made milky way ice cream" on the 4th. We only use skim milk in our house so she purchased 1/2 gallon of whole milk to use in the ice cream making process.
We ran out of skim milk yesterday so I drank some of the whole milk. It was WONDERFUL!
My daughter is 14 months old and has finally decided she can walk without furniture as a safety net. Now we have 2 to chase and will never catch up. Life is awesome!!
It will take all of one or two weeks of this and she'll be using the furniture again - to climb on.Quote:
Originally Posted by techman05
My son is 16 months and thinks every bookshelf is a ladder, every chair is a step stool, and every bed is a diving board.
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Originally Posted by inudesu
She actually dove off a chair last night and tries to break the tile floor with her head.
Yeah, I was about 20 mos when my parents found me on top of the refrigerator, having used the drawers as stairs to get on the counter. Silly mommy, thinking she could hide the cookies up there.Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
Saw a tigger fan today in a really classy shirt. Caption read "Teabag the Tide". If you understand the term then you know what the picture was.
There is a very real difference between off-brand crayons and Crayola crayons. I wouldn't have thought so, but it's very noticeable. Off-brand ones are awful.
Off brands hold up better in the washer and dryer. Put 'em to the test.Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
It's stickers we always end up washing. :icon_mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by maddawg
I wonder if there is a difference in taste? I haven't noticed any marked preference by the son between the off-brand and Crayola.
Not going to be testing that myself.
I know (and share) the overall view of the Federal Government of many on this board. But once in a while they get one right. I really, really, really got shown some grace today. Very appreciative to some anonymous adjudicating officers at USCIS
I hope our opponents have to stand on the student side of The Joe, now that we are in C-USA. Not sure if there is a rule.
I thought about you and some of the younger posters with young children this weekend. I was cleaning out some stuff and ran across some sidewalk chalk and bubbles. Seems like my kiddos had the most fun with inexpensive stuff like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
This is not the best home-made ice cream recipe I've made, but it's probably the easiest.
Mix a quart of chocolate milk with a can of condensed milk and throw it in the maker. Boom. Wendy's frostees.
http://shine.yahoo.com/shine-food/we...GVzdAM-;_ylv=3
We are big fans of both.Quote:
Originally Posted by maddawg
in a monroe, la newspaper, the director of media affairs for a Ouachita Parish college was quoted as saying, “The traffic is kind of a little much,” referring to people leaving a football game with a local HBC/FCS school. Question: is this a reflection of the lack of language skills by the media in general or just the qualifications of the individual at hand? It's like a high school principal I once heard declare, "this unnecessary noise is not necessary".
Thank you to anyone who waits tables or works in fast food service and has a personality and sense of humor. The girl that took our order tonight was very patient as my young son requested his own meal like a big boy. She was excellent as others in town have been as he is taking care of his order. Again thank you.
I remembered way back before we scheduled to travel to Virginia to play them in football. BVDV told me how he/they tracked big teams and tried to project when they would be down because of graduations and even possible coaching changes and said if they were right it would pay off big with a big check and a win - he got several of those right for us. I remember it seemed like trying to handicap racehorses with a time dimension. I was just thinking about that and thought it worth posting somewhere. He did a pretty good job for us moving in the background behind DD, but nothing stays the same. I hope he left his notes on that subject.
I knew him pretty well and am sure this or other such good ideas were NOT original to BVDV.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChipDog
It's startling how effective this world is of finding new and unforeseen ways to hurt us.
Equally startling is God's grace.
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Originally Posted by inudesu
True, thanks for that
It is hard to put in words the feelings you experience knowing you were one of the last few voices of a loved one a person hears before they die. The hardest to get over is the feeling you didn't do enough to make sure they knew how much you loved them.
Three years and three months. Now I need an accountability team to get rid of the weight I've gained. I figured if I could make it through the last two weeks of December and New Years day I'd have a head start. Trying to limit calories to 2000ish per day and 30 minutes of exercise. Anybody else in?Quote:
Originally Posted by maddawg
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Originally Posted by Brian96
Brian I still think about these two posts three years later. Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian96
Now gimme some mental stuff to get rid of several lbs..
Screw that.Quote:
Originally Posted by maddawg
Something's gonna kill ya .... I'd just as soon eat well till then.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2-MCPa_3rUQuote:
Originally Posted by maddawg
Liberals are so accepting, flexible, and open minded.......until you disagree with them.
Great stuff. Just happen to be watching it and Andy Griffith and the same time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian96
On a more comprehensive note, I've found myfitnesspal.com to be a great tool for setting and keeping on track with all sorts of fitness goals. I lost about 15 lbs with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by maddawg
But, yeah, running wouldn't hurt, either. :icon_wink:
i really knew i was in a fancy joint when they brought out the ketchup...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3755/...e6580fef9b.jpg
So for Christmas we got my not quite 2 year old son a copy of a book that he had really liked when we randomly checked it out of the library earlier this year. Easily his favorite book to have read to him. It's called BOY + BOT. He was really happy to see it on Christmas morning (we read it at least twice as soon as we opened it - and this is with a pile of brand new toys nearby). He is a big fan of "bo-bots" right now.
So after the break I decided I'd email or tweet the author just to let her know that we like her book. I really wasn't trying to get anything out of her or expecting a response other than maybe a "thanks, I like to hear that."
But when I sent her a tweet, she responded by telling me that if I sent her an address by private message she'd send us some goodies. And yesterday we got a package in the mail with swag for both of my kids from both of this lady's books. Stickers, bracelets, mini-frisbees, bookmarks, etc. Also, a nice personal letter to them saying that she heard they liked her book and how that made her feel.
Let's just say Mom and Dad are impressed. If we weren't already fans, we certainly would be now.
Anyway, the author is Ame Dyckman and the books are BOY + BOT (which we love) and Tea Party Rules (which we actually haven't read yet, but have ordered from our library). If you have young children, it's worth checking them out.