So we just got a flyer from our current health insurance company delivered to my place of work. This flyer contains the “changes” that can be made to the contract at any time. Try this gem on for size:

Employers with fewer than 20 Employees (Effective July 1, 2010)
If you (or your spouse) is eligible for Medicare due to disability and is also covered under the plan by virtue of your current employment status with the employer, your coverage under the plan will cease and you (or your spouse) should enroll in Medicare and may purchase a Medicare Supplement Contract.

For all of Obama’s talk about wanting to help the little guy, the only thing he has done is make people more dependent on the government. He has removed benefits that small businesses offer to their employees.

For those of you suckers who haven’t joined a union and work for a company that employs less than 20 employees, Our Dear Leader has a message for you: SHUT UP, SLAVE!

@FilmLadd did not come to bnb last week because he is a doucebag. @FatherPhoenix and @jeepcat did drop by around 1830ish because they were in town and are not douchebags. We haven’t heard from @russellcrosswy since his rookie attendance.

For reasons that I cannot divulge here, I will NOT be in attendance June 1st. I know that this will be a big blow to the group as I have made every B n’ B since my debut, but I WILL be back the following week.

Speaking of June 8, you are all invited to attend B n’ B for a very special presentation. @jtrigsby will be giving a presentation to writers interested in writing for a hyper-local news site. Beats include Night LIfe, Restaurant Reviews, Entertainment and Politics. There will be revenue share from three different categories: page views, content generation and ad sales.

If you’ve ever wanted to be a journalist, get paid for what you write or just plain think that you can do a better job than the competition *cough*@hsvtimes then you don’t want to miss this meeting, nor does your writer friend who has similar aspirations.

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