mountains

I'm spending the week in Rocky Mountains, which is a pleasant break from the oppressive heat of Missouri! I'd almost forgotten that it could get so cold, and I love it. It feels so good to be outside and almost wish for a heavy coat or womens boots. Of course, I know that come winter, I'll grow tired of it quickly- but for now I'm just soaking it up as much as I can!

life insurance

All the new hubbub about health care is so irritating. As far as I'm concerned, nothing has changed. I have a preexisting condition and, in spite of being healthier than countless of non-preexisting-condition people, I'm "uninsurable". I qualify for high risk coverage at $400 to $500 a month. I don't even spend that much on health care in a YEAR, so it's easier for me to just be uninsured. Seriously- from looking at life insurance online quotes, I know that strictly speaking, it is more profitable for me to be DEAD than to have health insurance. What a world!

I actually still have one more vacation this summer, but I think I am all vacationed out! I'm not even tempted to go to the mountains or to the ocean or to branson lake homes or any of it! It's been tons of fun but I'm exhausted from all the driving and the information overload. Hopefully my next vacation will be easier!!

cellular

After another vacation to the East Coast, I am learning a lot about wifi and 3G and even wilson cellular boosters and how those relate to my cell phone. I can't wait until the wifi and so forth proliferates to the midwest so that we can also take advantage of all their benefits. But until then... at least we have 3G! It's certainly better than nothing!

announcements

Spring has come and gone, and with it the season of graduation announcements. I actually escaped rather unscathed- not too many announcements, which means I didn't have to buy too many gifts. Now we're heading into the season of fall weddings, so we'll see how many invites for those I get. None of my close friends are getting married, so I'm sure that any invites I get will be the ones from people I've only met once or twice, who are desperately trying to get as many gifts as possible.