*click*

Ever had one of those moments where a collection of information is finally graspable as a coherent whole? It's like parts clicking together, a puzzle piece found, an ordered picture where moments ago there was chaos.

I had that today. The information has been collecting for several years, and in the last week the data started making different kinds of sense. And then, mid-sentence...I *understood* things about Z's brain that I'd never understood before. I'm not sure I can explain it to somebody else and I'm not sure it applies to anybody but Z, but suddenly I have a mental model of the way he functions so even when it's aggravating at least it makes *sense*.

( it's about time, eh? )

health care industry woes

update: I was *just* about to post this when I got a phone call; the benefits rep at the organization through which I get my health insurance also believes this is ridiculous and she will fix this so that I don't have to actually do *anything* more; she will make sure all the right things happen. This is quite the unexpected reprieve. I'm posting it anyway, well, because now it's *funny* in a "this has gotta be a joke, right?" kind of way.

I used to think I had this kind of experience with insurance because I must've just had crappy health insurance. Now that I'm on the same plan as a number of other people I know -- who haven't had these problems -- ( I begin to suspect that the healthcare industry is out to get me. )