I'm Here

Things have been busy lately. All the Christmas festivities and visits are keeping me quite social and occupied. I've been with family, knitting circle, and other friends, and it's still going on. I'm going to dinner and play games with friends tonight and did last night with other ones. Figuring out which Medicare Advantage plan to sign up for took a long time. My doctor decided not to take the one I was on and let us know at the last minute! Yikes!

I'll be back in touch tomorrow and will catch up on blog reading and writing. Haven't been on the computer much lately but checked email on the Blackberry.

What are y'all doing tonight?

Here's Johnny Trivia

Johnny Carson delivered 4,531 opening monologues during his 30 years as host of The Tonight Show.

Holidaze

Hope you had a good Christmas! See you on here soon.

Merry Christmas!

Our family will be at Mother's this evening to open gifts and enjoy being with each other. Brian, Melissa, Brendan, and I will spend the night at Mother's and enjoy a relaxing day tomorrow. Saturday I'm going to my daughter Kathy's for a few days. Her children are 16, 14, and 11, and Brian's son is 6. We always play games and watch movies while I'm there.

I hope all of you have a wonderful Christmas with the people you love and want to be with! That's what it's about, isn't it?

Split

I'm sad about the break-up of Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins after 23 years. I thought they would be together for the duration. Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell need to stay with each other and not do this!

Yes, I am 12.

Yes, Curt, my humor can be very immature. I blame teaching teenagers for almost 40 years for it. That and my habit of running things into the ground can be quite irritating to others. Most of my family and friends ignore me and move on, but I know they heard me and smick to myself. Yes, "smick" is one of them, too. I got it from Tommy's saying, "Just you smick, Dirkie Smothers!"


There are some things I say that I never get tired of and always find amusing. Is this some kind of disorder? Probably. The main thing I like to do is call those plastic wrappers around newspapers "newspaper condoms" and usually just leave it at that but sometimes mutter "for safe reading" afterward. I still think that's funny but probably need to save it for new audiences because I've exceeded my limit with several friends.

I had to retire "it must be free" when the price is not on items in shops. Salespeople never thought that was funny except for maybe two of them. They always corrected me which takes away all the jokiness in a situation when others take the statement seriously. This also happens sometimes when I say Norwegia and Canadia. You just have to let them think you're a dithering dumbass because if you have to explain a joke, it's not worth it. Right?

Maybe I Can Remember to Start Noticing This

The fingernails grow faster on the hand you favor. If you are right-handed, your right fingernails will grow faster, and vice versa. The middle fingernail grows faster than any other nail.

Rough Riders

Theodore Roosevelt also led the Rough Riders, which was comprised of football players, cowboys, and Eastern polo players.


Interesting site HERE.

PR7

The previews of Season 7 of Project Runway sound promising. Check it out here on Project Rungay. Last season was a disappointment for sure. Nina and Michael are supposed to be on every episode which is a huge relief. When does it begin?

Strange Trivia (and Yuck)

One of Napoleon’s drinking cups was made from the skull of the famous Italian adventurer Cagliostro.

More Tennis Trivia

According to the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association, a tennis ball is supposed to bounce between 53 and 58 inches when it is dropped on concrete from a height of 100 inches. The concrete surface should be 4 inches thick.

Comment

Did you see that comment on the CSN post that just might have been from Graham Nash? Wow! How cool is that!!!!

O Trivia

The brain comprises about 2 percent of a person’s total body weight. Yet it requires 25 percent of all oxygen used by the body, as opposed to the 12 percent used by the kidneys and the 7 percent used by the heart.

Jeopardy Material

The belly scales on a snake are called scutes.

Einstein Quote

A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.

Taste Trivia

Pigs, dogs, and some other animals can taste water, but people cannot. Humans don’t actually taste water or even Perrier; they taste the chemicals and impurities in the water.

CSN Trivia

When David Crosby, Graham Nash, and Stephen Stills first started singing together, they were called the Frozen Noses in honor of unique harmonies and rumored drug habits.

Dog Safety

More than 100,000 family dogs are killed each year in car accidents. As a result, a manufacturer in the eastern United States has developed a car restraint designed specifically for dogs riding in the car.

Snow No!

David has this map on his blog, so I stole it and copied it on here. This is a lot of snow some of you will have! Let us know what happens where you are and how you're doing. Look how clever David is! This is his title: "The Snowpocalypse Is Coming! SnOMG!!!"

A little snow with no accumulation is predicted for us, but that eastern part of TN is in for several inches. That's where the Smokey Mountains are and where that picture on my blog header was taken.

Medicare & Other Headaches

The doctors' association here decided not to take the Medicare Advantage Plan I'm on (Health Spring), so Paige and I started doing research for another one that wasn't an HMO or PPO but a PFFS. Doncha just love all the initials? We got a letter, but my internist had already told me about it. I told Paige, and she did most of the research. Then we got another letter letting us know that DMA and HealthSpring had reached an understanding, so I quit thinking about it and was glad to have that settled. Well, I got a letter from my doctor letting me know that he decided not to take HealthSpring but that he will participate with traditional Medicare and all Medicare Private Fee for Service Advantage Plans. Back to the drawing board for me! The time for changing plans is from November 15 - December 31 every year. Yikes!

I think I've decided what to do after spending lots of time online comparing plans. Paige is fine because her doctor and all the others here are still taking HealthSpring. Just not mine, and I like him and have broken him in and don't want to change. Fortunately for me, I haven't been in the hospital and mostly need it for regular doctor visits and meds. I'll try to keep it that way and get healthier and in better shape, so I don't need to use many of their services. Just thought I'd let you know what you have to look forward to even though some of you might be familiar with Medicare because of your parents.