I wonder if I should go back to having my hair profssionally cut. Except for the wig stylist at th opera, who they flew in from NY and cut my hair dry, with a razor, I have never really been happy with any professional cut I have ever had

You should probably find another stylist on Yelp that's good with a razor. Sounds like your hair responds well to a razor cut. It's pretty thick, right?

I ran out of internet. That hasn't happened in a long time.

Amy, there's always [link] ETA: Hmmmm, that's not the site I used to spend all night reading. But I don't think it was the Smoking Gun? And now I shall spend working hours trying to track down my rabbit hole site.

ETA: I think this is the site. Hours wasted here, man. [link]

I'm going to guess the Tru TV site?

Ha! x-post! YEP!

Complain, minor in comparison to what others are going through - but I had a minor operation recently. Because of deductible my main insurance did not cover it (applied deductible). However I have dental insurance which provides some coverage. Lab who did biopsy billed main insurance. They refuse to bill dental insurance. They claim "ethical reason". That would be "double billing". I said how is it double billing - First insurance did not pay a dime. Lab said "applied to your deductible so you have less deductible left, so applying to your deductible is giving you something of value, and collecting from your dental insurance is thus "overcollecting". I asked how much of the applying the deductible they are going to apply to reduce my bill since is was "of value". I'll end up paying it and sending directly to my dental insurance. But as an excuse for not billing an insurance company, it is the biggest bullshit I've ever encountered. If someone has two insurances and the first does not pay billing to the second is routine. And both insurances were submitted by my dental surgeon when the lab tests were ordered.

Yep, no problems with paying for healthcare in this country. None whatsoever.

But if we did not have a system based upon private insurance, we might have to deal with red tape and bureaucracy.

Which reminds me--my PCP suggested I get a gastric bypass to deal with my diabetes. Since it's being prescribed for a medical condition and not "just" for weight loss, he thinks the insurance will pay for it.

That said, I'm wondering about living with the bypass. I know you only have to eat a few bites to get full, but how soon are you hungry again? Would I need to be eating every hour? If you get to a place you're happy with and get it undone, do you have to rely on willpower to stay there? I am familiar with my willpower, and a chocoholic at the Godiva plant is similar.

This is the first stage of my mulling, so I'm gathering information while I may.

...And that would be WRONG, Typo! @@