I may be getting older but the memory is still intact. Why, I can actually remember almost everything that happened to me…today. Here, let me prove it.
At 0138 I’m laying in bed and I hear my Skype ringing. It’s my future boss with the good news that my official job offer letter has arrived. He asked me to sign and scan it and email it back. And so I did. It was a little disconcerting to discover that the minuscule pay I had anticipated was actually considerably less than I recall being quoted. Oh well. It does provide SOFA status and gives me a foot in the door while I await something a little more financially rewarding. Putting the best possible spin on it, I could say that I’m now an educator, as I’ll be working in the Army Continuing Education System (ACES). Of course, my job title is not nearly so impressive: Reception and Admin Services. Told you I was going to be a greeter!
At 0800 my phone ringing forced me from the warm cocoon of my heated bed. This time it was the Chevrolet dealership advising that the parts had arrived to complete the repairs required under a recent GM ignition switch recall. Apparently, due to a manufacturing defect you could be driving along and have the ignition turn off. This would cause both the steering wheel to lock and also deactivate the airbags. As you might imagine that proved to be a fatal combination in several instances. So I was more than willing to get the free repair completed. I scheduled for 11:00 and was told I could anticipate a two hour wait while the work was done. I walked over to a nearby Wendy’s and had an unsatisfactory hamburger and then a pleasant phone conversation with the wife. I returned to the dealership at noon and was welcomed with the news that my vehicle was ready to roll. Woo Hoo!
Being out and about at a relatively early time of day, I rolled on over to my credit union to deposit some checks from my Blue Cross Health Plan and withdraw some Ben Franklin’s to carry with me to Korea next week. I’m pretty pissed at Blue Cross right now. The checks were small reimbursements for doctor visits and prescriptions. But so far they have declined to pay for the big ticket item–my $1300+ comprehensive physical exam. Yesterday I spent the better part of an hour arguing with three different Blue Cross jackals who asserted I needed to submit additional medical justification for the services rendered. I pointed out that the whole concept of bi-annual physical was to detect potential problems before they become a major illness. The documents I submitted showed the tests performed (colonoscopy, endoscopy, ultrasound, heart imaging, etc) and the cost of each of those tests. They are insisting on medical records showing why these tests were necessary. Which is bullshit. Anyway, I’ll have to go see the hilarious Dr. Yu when I get back to see what he can provide.
Having completed my banking my next target was Target to shop for something a child may enjoy on Christmas morning to bring to the Toys for Tots charity dart tourney tomorrow. I bought two, a truck and doll. They don’t give extra points for creativity after all.
I arrived home and took a short nap. Later in the evening I drove into downtown Columbia to (what else) play darts at Publick House. This sign greeted me at the door:
My day had been a little of both so of course I drank some beer…
And the day has now ended with the completion of this post. As far as I can recall.