Gar, that sucks. Has anybody noticed that our health care system has problems, or is it all hookers and blow lollipops and handjobs for the rest of you?

smonster! You have been a productive whirlwind.

I am back from doing six loads of laundry. Must go shopping, collect the boo, trim her hair, make dinner, go separate shopping with Emmett and watch more xmas specials.

Hmmm. We haven't watched The Ref yet this year.

I had a bourbon vanilla creme brulee donut. I think this may be one of the best things I've ever eaten.

Bonny, I am so very sorry for your loss. Bartleby was a lucky pup to have you as his family. Thinking of you and sending all kinds of warm thoughts your way.

OMG Typo Boy. Insane. Does this mean your costs will go up?

Well my health insurance costs will go up, because health insurance is the only benefit I will get from my Chamber membership, so I will count that as part of my insurance cost. However even worse is that I will no longer be able to see any of my current doctors. Hello all new primary care physcian, all new oncologist, all new physical therapist, all new optometrist. If I'm very lucky I may be able to keep my current dentist. Other than that not one of my current health care providers will be covered. I'm so glad we don't have single payer health, because then a third party might stand between me and my choices of doctors.

Yeah, Typo, you wouldn't want you health decisions made by a bunch of bureaucrats.

My health insurance went up $50 a month for next year. I couldn't afford it before. It's not like I can shop for health insurance. Like Gar, I'm uninsurable outside of a pool.

The stuff I sent via Amazon to my family got there! I didn't spring for wrapping so they'll just open the box.

We're going to Skype - Mom said I'll have a place on the couch and she'll make sure I can see all the presents.

She told me I have to get up early Xmas morning and have Skype ready because she's going to try and be waiting for Evander to come down the stairs and see the tree.

Last year he was so cute - he went and saw the tree and saw his tricycle and sat on it for the whole day. Not just for presents, he watched videos from the comfort of the tricycle seat.

The insurance stuff sucks and it's complicated and so much of the current system deals with what people claim will happen if we change the system.

The insurance stuff sucks and it's complicated and so much of the current system deals with what people claim will happen if we change the system.

But at least it's the most expensive system available without being commensurately effective. So we can rest assured were paying top dollar for mediocre outcomes. Yay.

Bonny -so sorry for your loss . I had to go find the furry boys who were busy wrestling and didn't want snorgles from their soggy mom

So we can rest assured were paying top dollar for mediocre outcomes.

It's sort of like shopping at Best Buy.