A political conversation with an undecided independent - my wife
We live in Middlesex County, New Jersey and our mail-in ballots arrived today.My wife is a perpetually undecided and independent voter. Not because she has no core principles or beliefs but because she...
View ArticleHe's lying.
I'm going to document two conversations I had last night in this diary. Both were on the subject of the debate. The first conversation was with my wife. The second with a close friend. Both are...
View ArticleIt's about competence
A colleague at work (male, mid 30s, grad school, asian-american) mailed in his vote for Obama before the debate and now regrets it. We spoke over lunch about this and his thoughts, in a nutshell, are...
View ArticleRestore our Future advertising in New Jersey?
I just saw this ad on channel 4. I'm in Middlesex county (NYC media market).http://youtu.be/...I'm surprised they're wasting their money here!
View ArticleOpen Enrollment - some observations
I work for a Fortune 200 corporation in the financial services industry. It's Open Enrollment time and there are some major changes! Long story short, I'll be switching my family from a 90/70 to a High...
View ArticleHealthcare.gov saga continues. What do I do now?
Background: I'm helping my mom with her healthcare.gov application. Her account works and we were at the screen where we get a list of plans with prices as of a month or so ago.Problem: The site...
View ArticleEnrolled! Healthcare.gov saga ends. /fingers crossed
This is a followup to my previous diary on this subject.Brief background: A healthcare.gov account created in the first half of October had $0 subsidy amounts as opposed to the expected $550/month. The...
View ArticleHorizon Blue Cross of New Jersey called! Enrollment is complete and insurance...
This diary is an update to my previous diary. Horizon called. They got her enrollment information and her card is on the way!Don't know what I'm talking about? Here's a brief summary.My mom had...
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