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[cosjobs]

My father is certain he has a long term care policy. He cannot remember who it was with and i can find no trace of it in his file cabinets or bank records. Is there any way i can find out if he actually has a policy and with whom it might be? We don't need it now, but I'd sure feel a better if I could verify its existence

 

[General Malaise]

Sage Steele - hi!

 

[bentley]

My father is certain he has a long term care policy. He cannot remember who it was with and i can find no trace of it in his file cabinets or bank records. Is there any way i can find out if he actually has a policy and with whom it might be? We don't need it now, but I'd sure feel a better if I could verify its existence

Here in Texas? I would start with the Texas Department of Insurance.

 

[cosjobs]

My father is certain he has a long term care policy. He cannot remember who it was with and i can find no trace of it in his file cabinets or bank records. Is there any way i can find out if he actually has a policy and with whom it might be? We don't need it now, but I'd sure feel a better if I could verify its existence

Here in Texas? I would start with the Texas Department of Insurance.

He's been here 8 years, but i imagine he purchased it when in new Mexico. But that's a great starting point, thanks gb.

 

[bentley]

My father is certain he has a long term care policy. He cannot remember who it was with and i can find no trace of it in his file cabinets or bank records. Is there any way i can find out if he actually has a policy and with whom it might be? We don't need it now, but I'd sure feel a better if I could verify its existence

Here in Texas? I would start with the Texas Department of Insurance.

He's been here 8 years, but i imagine he purchased it when in new Mexico. But that's a great starting point, thanks gb.

No prob. I would definitely get on it now. And I thought LTC insurance was something you paid on an annual basis like homeowners or auto so no bank records would be a red flag for me.

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

Some good news.

After a Cold War lasting approximately 3 months, during which time he managed to miss track meets (including Districts) and baseball games, my 14 year old finally caved in and sat down to talk to my wife and me about why he acted like such a jerk for so long. We had told him he didn't have to apologize, but he had to be willing to really talk (giving monosyllabic answers doesn't count) and that he couldn't clam up as soon as there was a question he didn't like.

We talked for about 45 minutes this morning and he went from being a grudging participant to saying that he felt stupid for letting this go on for so long. He even offered an unsolicited (and genuine) apology to his step mom, as well as to me.

He even managed to make it to the first of his two baseball tournament games today.

So that's the good news. The bad news is my 12 year old daughter is still a hold out, though she is now going it alone. We'll see how long that lasts...

Nice work.The girl won't be able to hold out alone for long.

Yeah, girls never hold grudges.

Considering that she is chock full of my ex-wife's DNA, this could be a problem.

 

[facook]

My father is certain he has a long term care policy. He cannot remember who it was with and i can find no trace of it in his file cabinets or bank records. Is there any way i can find out if he actually has a policy and with whom it might be? We don't need it now, but I'd sure feel a better if I could verify its existence

Here in Texas? I would start with the Texas Department of Insurance.

He's been here 8 years, but i imagine he purchased it when in new Mexico. But that's a great starting point, thanks gb.

No prob. I would definitely get on it now. And I thought LTC insurance was something you paid on an annual basis like homeowners or auto so no bank records would be a red flag for me.

Could be annual, semi, quarterly, or monthly just like most insurance. Bentley is right though first piece of evidence in favor would be record of payment.

 

[Abraham]

Chatted with Scott Ian of Anthrax at LAX today.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Chatted with Scott Ian of Anthrax at LAX today.

How's he doing?

 

[General Malaise]

Chatted with Scott Ian of Anthrax at LAX today.

How's he doing?

Bringing the noise?

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Chatted with Scott Ian of Anthrax at LAX today.

How's he doing?

Bringing the noise?

I really don't care. I'm was just being nice. Anthrax sucks grundle.

 

[Abraham]

Chatted with Scott Ian of Anthrax at LAX today.

How's he doing?

Seemed to be good. Was genuinely surprised to be recognized. Talked a lot of #### about Bakersfield, which made me think of you.

 

[General Malaise]

Chatted with Scott Ian of Anthrax at LAX today.

How's he doing?

Bringing the noise?

I really don't care. I'm was just being nice. Anthrax sucks grundle.

Agreed, but I kinda liked the song they did with Pubic Enemy when I was a younger man.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Chatted with Scott Ian of Anthrax at LAX today.

How's he doing?

Seemed to be good. Was genuinely surprised to be recognized. Talked a lot of #### about Bakersfield, which made me think of you.

Pfffftttt....he probably loves this town. Still a lot of metaltards wearing Antrax shirts around here.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Chatted with Scott Ian of Anthrax at LAX today.

How's he doing?

Seemed to be good. Was genuinely surprised to be recognized. Talked a lot of #### about Bakersfield, which made me think of you.

Pfffftttt....he probably loves this town. Still a lot of metaltards wearing Antrax shirts around here.

This does not surprise me.

 

[El Floppo]

Chatted with Scott Ian of Anthrax at LAX today.

First off, How's he doing?

 

[5-ish Finkle]

Does Ian still have the raccoon striped beard, or does he take that off when he's in public?

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

Does Ian still have the raccoon striped beard, or does he take that off when he's in public?

I hear those are very popular in the Reno metro area.

 

[5-ish Finkle]

Great. At least it has that going for it.

 

[Annyong]

Ran the Lincoln Park Zoo 5k yesterday and stayed to get day drunk with my brother. Went and got brunch at Carriage House in Wicker Park and then across the street to Bangers and Lace for like 30 beers. Was in bed by 7pm. Good times.

 

[urbanhack]

Ran the Lincoln Park Zoo 5k yesterday and stayed to get day drunk with my brother. Went and got brunch at Carriage House in Wicker Park and then across the street to Bangers and Lace for like 30 beers. Was in bed by 7pm. Good times.

You have 0 new PMs

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

Ran the Lincoln Park Zoo 5k yesterday and stayed to get day drunk with my brother. Went and got brunch at Carriage House in Wicker Park and then across the street to Bangers and Lace for like 30 beers. Was in bed by 7pm. Good times.

You have 0 new PMs

Did your company get acquired?

Hoping urbanhack options are vested and soaring in value!

 

[urbanhack]

Ran the Lincoln Park Zoo 5k yesterday and stayed to get day drunk with my brother. Went and got brunch at Carriage House in Wicker Park and then across the street to Bangers and Lace for like 30 beers. Was in bed by 7pm. Good times.

You have 0 new PMs

Did your company get acquired?

Hoping urbanhack options are vested and soaring in value!

Not an acquisition, but the company has a majority ownership stake in us now.

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

Ran the Lincoln Park Zoo 5k yesterday and stayed to get day drunk with my brother. Went and got brunch at Carriage House in Wicker Park and then across the street to Bangers and Lace for like 30 beers. Was in bed by 7pm. Good times.

You have 0 new PMs

Did your company get acquired?

Hoping urbanhack options are vested and soaring in value!

Not an acquisition, but the company has a majority ownership stake in us now.

Does that help alleviate the problems you had with the pain-in-the-### investors? Or were they already gone?

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Ran the Lincoln Park Zoo 5k yesterday and stayed to get day drunk with my brother. Went and got brunch at Carriage House in Wicker Park and then across the street to Bangers and Lace for like 30 beers. Was in bed by 7pm. Good times.

What kind of animals did you see at the zoo?

 

[urbanhack]

Ran the Lincoln Park Zoo 5k yesterday and stayed to get day drunk with my brother. Went and got brunch at Carriage House in Wicker Park and then across the street to Bangers and Lace for like 30 beers. Was in bed by 7pm. Good times.

You have 0 new PMs

Did your company get acquired?

Hoping urbanhack options are vested and soaring in value!

Not an acquisition, but the company has a majority ownership stake in us now.

Does that help alleviate the problems you had with the pain-in-the-### investors?

Yes, it alleviates the problems 100%, but they still have some ownership.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Remember when Dippin Dots were the treat of the future?

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Dogs are stupid. http://i.imgur.com/wLdqtCJ.gifv

 

[shuke]

Remember when Dippin Dots were the treat of the future?

I remember having a drunken converstation (rant) about this with a buddy about 15 years ago.

 

[shuke]

Still never had them.

 

[General Malaise]

I think they went bankrupt.

 

[shuke]

I think they went bankrupt.

Still see it sold at Great American Ballpark.

 

[urbanhack]

I think they went bankrupt.

Still see it sold at Great American Ballpark.

GET SOME!

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

I think they went bankrupt.

Still see it sold at Great American Ballpark.

They did. And they reorganized in Chapter 11 and are making another go of it.

 

[General Malaise]

I think they went bankrupt.

Still see it sold at Great American Ballpark.

Bankruptcy doesn't necessarily mean extinction, JP Morgan.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The self-proclaimed "Ice Cream of the Future" apparently will have a future after all.

Dippin' Dots filed bankruptcy to fend off attempts by Regions Bank to foreclose on $12 million in loans that Jones said the bank was unwilling to refinance. The filing listed assets of $20 million and liabilities of $13 million.

The recession, along with a protracted but unsuccessful legal battle to protect its patent tied to making the dots, pushed the company to the brink of ruin, Jones said.

In February, at the bank's insistence, the court took the reins of Dippin' Dots away from Jones and appointed a chief restructuring officer, Greg Charleston of Atlanta, to run the company until a buyer could be found or the operations could be wound down.

Earlier this month, a proposal was filed by Dippin' Dots LLC to take over the company. The new entity is being financed by private-equity firms. President of the company is Scott Fischer, whose father, Mark Fischer, is president and chief executive of Chapparal Energy, an Oklahoma City-based oil and gas company.

"I still remember the first time I tasted Dippin' Dots," Scott Fischer said. "As a kid who visited Six Flags Over Texas and Sea World, I had never tasted anything quite like Dippin' Dots, and it had me hooked from the first bite. As an adult, I still maintain an appreciation for the product, not only for its taste, but for its innovative character and unique status as a culinary invention.

"It's no exaggeration to say that Dippin' Dots played a role in my childhood, and I look forward to growing the company in the future," he said.
Jones will run the company under the revised ownership, which is one reason he stepped down during the bankruptcy case, Charleston said.

 

[Annyong]

Ran the Lincoln Park Zoo 5k yesterday and stayed to get day drunk with my brother. Went and got brunch at Carriage House in Wicker Park and then across the street to Bangers and Lace for like 30 beers. Was in bed by 7pm. Good times.

What kind of animals did you see at the zoo?

Saw a zebra and a bunch of monkeys during the run. The zebra just stood there. The monkeys were doing monkey things.

 

[General Malaise]

The fact that they can't sell them in Super Markets may be a reason for slow growth.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Ran the Lincoln Park Zoo 5k yesterday and stayed to get day drunk with my brother. Went and got brunch at Carriage House in Wicker Park and then across the street to Bangers and Lace for like 30 beers. Was in bed by 7pm. Good times.

What kind of animals did you see at the zoo?

Saw a zebra and a bunch of monkeys during the run. The zebra just stood there. The monkeys were doing monkey things.

Last time I went to Detroit Zoo a Zebra tried to kill a peacock

 

[General Malaise]

Ran the Lincoln Park Zoo 5k yesterday and stayed to get day drunk with my brother. Went and got brunch at Carriage House in Wicker Park and then across the street to Bangers and Lace for like 30 beers. Was in bed by 7pm. Good times.

What kind of animals did you see at the zoo?

Saw a zebra and a bunch of monkeys during the run. The zebra just stood there. The monkeys were doing monkey things.

Jacking off and throwing their semen at you like in Silence of the Lambs?

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

Sea lion almost drowns man during photo op

It wasn't even a Sea Leopard of Death

 

[General Malaise]

Is peacock good eating?

I had a buddy one time cook a goose. He said it was absolutely terrible. Nasty and greasy and not at all like he expected.


I've had quail and dove. Both were good. Pheasant was okay.

 

[Annyong]

Ran the Lincoln Park Zoo 5k yesterday and stayed to get day drunk with my brother. Went and got brunch at Carriage House in Wicker Park and then across the street to Bangers and Lace for like 30 beers. Was in bed by 7pm. Good times.

What kind of animals did you see at the zoo?

Saw a zebra and a bunch of monkeys during the run. The zebra just stood there. The monkeys were doing monkey things.

Jacking off and throwing their semen at you like in Silence of the Lambs?

Don't recall much semen

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

Is peacock good eating?

I had a buddy one time cook a goose. He said it was absolutely terrible. Nasty and greasy and not at all like he expected.

I've had quail and dove. Both were good. Pheasant was okay.

Goose varies depending on whether it is wild or domesticated. If it is wild it also varies depending on what kinds of stuff they have been feeding on.

Wild waterfowl that spend most of their time in really marshy habitats tend to taste fishy/swampy.

 

[General Malaise]

Ran the Lincoln Park Zoo 5k yesterday and stayed to get day drunk with my brother. Went and got brunch at Carriage House in Wicker Park and then across the street to Bangers and Lace for like 30 beers. Was in bed by 7pm. Good times.

What kind of animals did you see at the zoo?

Saw a zebra and a bunch of monkeys during the run. The zebra just stood there. The monkeys were doing monkey things.

Jacking off and throwing their semen at you like in Silence of the Lambs?

Don't recall much semen

I had to spend 3 days observing lion tailed macaques at the Jackson, MS zoo as part of a sociology class. Probably my most favorite academic project ever. There were two males and one female. The dominant male would have his way with the female anytime he wanted. When he was done, the subservient male would try to mount the female and the dominant male would race over, knock him off her and then take over like a good relief pitcher. The subservient male would then slink off to a corner, whack off in his hand and eat it. I think they found me to be curious too and would give me all sorts of sideways looks, like the 7-11 clerk that knew I was going to shoplift from him.

 

[Annyong]

I have a friend named Goose. Not sure what he tastes like though.

 

[kevzilla]

"I dunno, I just don't trust the great white ape."

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Week recap?

That little huh?

 

[El Floppo]

Week recap?

That little huh?

I just checked in today, but it seems there may have been semen. and monkeys. and lik'm sticks.

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

Week recap?

That little huh?

A few items:

*** My older son finally came to his senses, apologized and is now out of the dog house. (Unrelated note: The kid is now 5'10" and wears a size 12 shoe, at 14)

*** His sister continues to act like a mini version of my ex-wife (i.e. muy loco).

*** My wife and I are leaving for a week on various beaches of Florida tomorrow.

*** Dippin Dots declared bankruptcy a few years ago, but hasn't ceased to exist.

*** In a major surprise, Shuke has never eaten a form of Ice Cream (see Dippin Dots item above) sold at Riverfront Stadium.

*** Tanner is doing his best Mark Harmon impression (no, not the Ted Bundy role).

 

[UOFI_316]

I have a friend named Goose. Not sure what he tastes like though.

Did he ever do an inverted 4G dive?