Here’s a photo shared by faithful reader “cope,” who reports it was taken during a rafting trip on the Colorado River between Grand Junction, Colorado and Moab, Utah: Cope says: “For the observant, there is a formation in the cliffs in the foreground known as Scooby-Doo Rock. See him?” I don’t see him! If you …
A Holiday Public Service Announcement for Our Cat Owners
While I’m sure all of our reader, commenter, and lurker cat owners are already aware, just a quick Easter weekend cat health PSA: Easter Lilies are Deadly to Cats Lillium sp. and Hemerocallis sp. of lilies, including Easter, Asiatic, tiger, and day lilies are all incredibly toxic to cats. It is not known what causes …
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Less is less or the battle for cost control
I incidentally saw the Ellen DeGeneris “I’m Gay” Time magazine cover this afternoon on Twitter. In the top right hand corner of the cover is a header for a backlash against HMO practices story. That sent me down a rabbit hole. Cost control is hard. Cost control is predicated on either doing less or paying …
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Boom boom boom boom, gonna shoot you right down
Two crazy leaders, each in a country with a media ready to cheer on any and all military action. I hope this doesn’t end as badly as it might. I wonder how you say “morally serious” in Korean.
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The eagle flies on Friday
Which day of the week figures the most prominently in songs? It’s got to be Friday or Saturday, with Monday a close runner-up. My choice for best day of the week song is “Stormy Monday”, as done by Bobby Bland. I also have a weakness for a certain Bay City Rollers song when performed by …
Six, two, and even, they’re selling you out
This is a very good anti-Trump ad.
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The CMS rule and states impacted
As part of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rule that was released yesterday, the actuarial value bands increased from a de minimas actuarial value (AV) variation of +/-2 to an allowed variation of +2 or -4. A Silver plan can now range from 66% AV to 72% AV instead of formerly having …