Health Insurance Is A Scam. October 19, 2007
Posted by triviaguy in Rage, Rants, business.2 comments
I need to vent about something that just happened. It will require a bit of history for context. A few years ago I started working for a tiny software startup. I worked from home and didn’t get the normal corporate perks like a 401k, phone, or health insurance. So when I decided to come back to school this year for a Masters, I was REALLY excited about having health insurance again, even though it’s still costing me in the neighborhood of $2,000 for the year.
Now, I was just in the Rite-Aid on River St. in Cambridge…right next to the Whole Foods. I was buying a toothbrush. I noticed a booth near the pharmacy section where they were giving flu shots. I got in line for my shot, filled out their paperwork, and then the nurse asked if I had health insurance. Because my answer to that question has been “no” for three long years, I was VERY proud to be able to say “yes” for a change. I handed her my card and she shook her head at me.
“I’m sorry, ” she said. “You have Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. We only accept Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.”
“Wait,” I replied, “You mean to tell me that I cannot use my Massachusetts based health insurance company in Massachusetts? Where WE ARE?” At that point I had to leave because I was so pissed off. It was obviously not the nurse’s fault so I didn’t want to take it out on her but… Why am I paying so much money for insurance that I can’t use for a simple shot? Who the hell lives in MA and has insurance from NC? And why specifically NC? Am I nuts? If everyone out there has insurance from NC please tell me. WTF.
Offerman Is Bat-Sh*t-Crazy August 15, 2007
Posted by triviaguy in Rage, baseball, red sox, weird.add a comment
It would seem that yesterday Jose Offerman collected more hits than he did during his entire final season with Red Sox. He connected with both the pitcher and catcher while charging the mound and, here’s the scary part, he used his baseball bat. Details are sketchy, but it seems that Offerman hit a homerun in the 1st inning and was hit by a pitch in his next at bat. Taking offense to this, he charged the mound but didn’y drop his bat like most players. Instead, he took it with him and struck the pitcher in the hands (the pitcher was most likely in a defensive position with his hands in front of his face, I doubt that Offerman mean tto hit his hands) and got the catcher in THE HEAD! With a BAT! The article doesn’t say whether or not the catcher was wearing his mask…but don’t cathcers usually flip their masks off before they run anywhere?
The most surprising part of all this? Jose Offerman is STILL playing baseball for some reason. The guy’s a Bum!
