Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. If my timing is correct, then we just passed April 1…”April Fool’s Day.” Did you get pranked? Did you prank someone? Seems to be kind of a dying art these days. However, I kind of got pranked, but not in the way you might think. At work I have a Flexible Savings Account, and each year we have to sign up. I dutifully submitted my claims, but after several weeks, there were no responses, which was unusual, then I got an email notice that my claims were denied. To find out why, I had to access my website account, and par for the course, I had problems logging into my account. So, after a number of failed attempts, I had to break down and give them a call. Once there, I discovered that my denial was based on the simple fact that we were no longer using this group to manage our accounts. Oh my! I got pranked! Next day, I go talk to the Human Resources Manager and he pulled my insurance file; it showed I had signed up with the new group, and he gave me the brochure to contact them. Back to the website, and for some reason, I could not get my log-in to work (seems to be a re-occurring theme with me) and I am back on the phone. The nice lady is very patient with me and gets me logged in. Then she proceeds to tell me that there is no money in my account. Why?! Because I am not enrolled! Really? So, back to the HR office I go, where the HR manager confirmed that for some reason, I was indeed not enrolled. Pranked again! Anyway, we were well past the enrollment period, and it would be extremely difficult to try to get back in and get my contributions caught up, so we decided I just needed to stay healthy for the rest of the year. You hear that?! You crazy flu bug! Nobody home. Stay away!
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
“Being fooled does not make you a fool. You only become a fool when you continue to fall for the same thing over and over.” Dogpound Wisdom
SMILES
A highway patrolman pulled up alongside a speeding car on the freeway. As the officer peered through the driver’s window, he was astounded to find that the blonde behind the wheel was knitting. The trooper cranked down his window and yelled to the driver, “Pull over!” at the top of his lungs. “No!” the blonde yelled back, “Scarf!”
In general, the art of government consist in taking as much money as possible from one class of the citizens to give to the other. –Voltaire
Giving money and power to the government is like giving whiskey and the car keys to a teenage boy. P.J. O’Rourke
“I don’t know what people have got against the government…they’ve done nothing.” _Bob Hope
You wonder sometimes how our government manages to put its pants on in the morning. — Jon Stewart
Be thankful we are not getting all of the government that we are paying for. –Will Rogers
OK, that is a wrap. I need to go wash my hands for, like, the 25th time today. I think my fingerprints are wearing off. As always be good, do good, play safe, and remember to do your part to protect others around you.
JR
