A friend of mine, while on leave from work, accidentally forgot to pay his monthly premiums (or premia, as Megan McArdle would say) and had his workplace-based insurance cancelled. Apparently, there’s no way to reinstate it til January. Also the 60 day grace period for COBRA has already elapsed. Does anyone have any advice on …
Bleg
Mystery achievement
I have a book bleg. I’m going on a trip where I’ll be flying a lot and will generally have a lot of free time. I’d like to read a book rather than play Bejeweled. My favorite airplane books are Chandler and Hammet but I’ve read all of their books, twice in most cases. What …
I keep forgetting
The other day I was talking to my sister about how we were both always afraid someone we knew would get killed by a bee sting, because there was a book we had to read when we were kids where someone dies from getting stung by a bee. We couldn’t remember the name of the …
Wednesday Morning Open Thread: Tikkun Olam
(via Washington Post) . Dan Perkins, aka “Tom Tomorrow”, got nominated for a Pulitizer this year. He didn’t win, but as the Washington Post‘s Michael Cavna explains, just getting the nom is a BFD: … Since cartooning finalists began being named in 1980, the list of non-staff and/or alternative artists has included Feiffer, Trudeau, Henry …
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Friday Morning Open Thread: Readership Capture
Final Grateful Dead shows to be offered via pay-per-view http://t.co/SNgwnKw3nw pic.twitter.com/zRYtF01sf2 — The New York Times (@nytimes) April 24, 2015 … “Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of Grateful Dead,” the summer concerts billed as the jam band’s final performances, will be broadcast live via pay-per-view from Soldier Field in Chicago, July 3 through July 5, …
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Missing Person – San Francisco
Because Ha’s friend, commentor Major Major Major Major, asked: SOMA resident and Metromile iOS developer, Dan Ha, went missing last Friday. Since his disappearance his friends and family have organized a “Find Dan Ha” search party group in hopes to spread the word about the missing East Coast native. The 26-year old Asian male is …
Anybody Got A Recommendation for An Upright Freezer?
The Spousal Unit just came up from the basement and announced that our twenty-year-old Kenmore has expired. Since much of our at-home menu relies upon pre-cooked meals, and our kitchen frig/freezer is an undersized ‘apartment’ model (crappy 1950s kitchen configuration), we need to get a new one delivered ASAP. Any advice on what to look …
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