Bill Anderson's Blog

Yet Another Twist

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:58:34 +0000

From my visit wit Dr. Wilson, on February 18, to my visit with Dr. Erpelding, on March 4, I struggled with excepting five to eight more surgeries on my leg. My life was upside down, and I struggled to find a way to both live with surgery and make money. Since Dr. Erpelding is my current Doctor, I had to talk to him.

Twists and Turns – Facing Reality

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:33:26 +0000

After the January 21 meeting with Dr. Erpelding, I thought I was on the road to recovery. I was finally to the "testing" stage to see if the breaks were healing. I was having telephone interviews for long term contracts. I was applying submitting applications for full-time or long-term contract work every day. Then, I had the appointment with Dr. Wilson on February 18.

65 and Looking for Work

admin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:41:04 +0000

Well, I am almost 65, only four more weeks before the day. At 65, I should be officially retiring, relaxing, and enjoying the rest of my life. Instead, I am looking for work. I need a job to pay the bills resulting from the ladder sliding out from under me last August. It is openly stated, but there is a lot of hidden prejudice against hiring a senior citizen.

Social Networking for Non-Profit Organizations

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:07:27 +0000

Social networking is not new to the Inernet. Whether it be bulletin boards, email lists, FTP sites, or Gopher, the desire to form groups existed before HTTP and the "Web." Tim Berners-Lee created the "Web" to provide a means for scientists to share information. The social networks of today are a natural evolution of the past. Social networking reflects the basic need of humans to congregate together and to share.

FCC Ruling on Wireless Microphones

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:54:41 +0000

This morning, I received the following announcement from the FCC: Under a new FCC rule, anyone who uses a wireless microphone that operates in the 700 MHz Band must stop operating their wireless microphone no later than June 12, 2010. All users of 700 MHz Band wireless microphones (and similar devices) – including theaters, churches, schools, [...]

VA Healthcare or Medicare

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:24:40 +0000

After four applications over a period of three years, I finally met the income requirements to be accepted into VA Healthcare. Every year, I must submit a form to requalify for the coming year. I am also approaching my 65th birthday, which raises the question of how does VA dovetail with Medicare, especially in regards [...]

Dealing with Medical Bills

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:20:51 +0000

This is the third post regarding breaking my femur in two places on August 6, 2009. In "The Oh Shit Moment" post, I told the story. In "Holding on by a Thread" post, I showed the latest X-rays, including the one of the broken screw. In this post, I cover the financial consequences of the accident.

Hanging on by a Thread

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:16:09 +0000

Since writing”The ‘Oh Shit’ Moment” post, I had another appointment with Dr. Erpelding at the VA Clinic in Billings. This time, I was able to get a CD containing the X-rays from the visit. The CD auto-starts the X-ray viewer used by the doctors to view digital images. It is a really cool tool. When [...]

The “Oh Shit” Moment

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:32:47 +0000

My wife, Monica, and I were building our own house. We were the designers and the workers, except for hiring a people to help with pouring concrete. We built and finished the basement first, and are living in it. In 2008, we started building the main floor. Monica injured her back in December of 2007. [...]

Support the Opposition in Iran

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:28:37 +0000

If you’re on Twitter, set your location to Tehran & your time zone to GMT +3.30. Iranian security forces are hunting for bloggers using location/timezone searches. The more people at this location, the more of a logjam it creates for forces trying to shut down Iranians’ access to the internet. Cut & paste & pass [...]