Post Vacation Gifting

When you go on vacation why is it obligatory to buy something for every person in your office, whether you like them or know them or not, that is dumb and less than a dollar (or the value of such in some foreign currency)? Whatever joker started this must be laughing their fucking head off.

My vacation spoils so far, and remember I'm knew to my current boat of corporate crazies, are a mini rubber cow and a Hawaiian pencil. Yay. My life is now complete.

It's just one more layer of bullshit, like the forced "Oh how are you?" someone asks while speeding past you hoping you don't want to actually answer. Wouldn't words and actions and mini rubber cows mean a little more if we really wanted them to?

When I go on vacation, I'm bringing something back for my boss (maybe) and for my editor friend here that I adore and love to talk to every day. That's it. And it's gonna be something cool (not from my vacation spot's 99 cent only store) and everyone else can go shove their brand new Hawaiian pencils up their butts. :-)

Felons, Cousins and Radicals Beware!

I spent the better part of my morning proofreading a new version of the 2007 health insurance coverage policy. We all get these when we start new jobs, but do we ever read the fine print? Well, it's my job now to read ALL fine print and, to my surprise, there was actually some vital and mildy entertaining information about health insurance coverage that most of us probably don't realize.

Did you know that the following are not covered?

1.) If you hurt yourself while parachuting or flying an "aerial vehicle"

2.) If you hurt yoursef while committing a felony or participating in a "riotous insurrection"

3.) If you hurt yourself and are the supposed spouse or domestic partner of the insured individual, when in actuality, you are a blood relative and involved in an incestuous relationship with the insured individual


Assuming that most coverage policies have similar guidelines, please be mindful folks and check to see whether you can parachute, rob an ice cream truck or storm the Bastille with a little peace of mind that your own medical coverage is intact.