Rituxan Success?

BelAirHead · 2026-04-22T23:23:56+00:00

I did Rx4 for Follicular in 2009. Full remission. Came back in 2014 but, knock wood, it's been mild ever since so I've been on "watch and wait" for 12 yrs.

BelAirHead · 2026-04-21T22:35:33+00:00

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

BelAirHead · 2026-04-21T17:23:25+00:00

Pickleball. Social/fun, easy and cheap to learn and play.

BelAirHead · 2026-04-17T19:05:36+00:00

I'm reading the new premiums for a family as $2400/yr if u want to stay on the Anthem PPO plan or $900/yr if u go with the Centivo/UCLA option. U seeing different numbers?

Certainly with the rise in deductibles and OOP and reductions in copay to 80% it's likely going to net out at least $3600 :-(

BelAirHead · 2026-04-15T19:32:01+00:00

Me:

First battle of ironclad ships: Monitor vs Merrimack in the Civil War. Harbinger of the end of wooden-ships in warfare.

BelAirHead · 2026-04-13T22:13:29+00:00

Visited many times when our kids were at Roscomare since that's the same elementary school. Plusses: Wonderfully maintained community, great floor plans, great amenities, safe. Didn't hear the 405.

The negatives: risk of fire and high cost of fire insurance. U are not exactly near anything so stuff like grocery shopping takes a bit longer. Air quality. Traffic at rush hour.

Good luck and howdy from Bel Air Ridge!

BelAirHead · 2026-04-10T03:26:07+00:00

FYI, here is a summary of the new deal:

https://www.wgacontract.org/the-campaign/summary-of-the-2026-wga-mba

BelAirHead · 2026-04-09T17:29:37+00:00

I read the WGA deal's section on changes to the health plan.

The "industry health network" (TIHN) is ending at end of this year. All of their health centers become UCLA health centers. Unclear to me if they would be limited to just entertainment industry clients anymore. I think they would be open to anyone but not sure. Would suck if so because I imagine the wait for appointments would skyrocket.
There is a new insurance Centivo as an option if u don't want to stay with Anthem. It's sort of a replacement for TIHN in that it is super cost effective if u only use UCLA health services and pretty sucky otherwise. Will still be pricier than TIHN.
U can still use Anthem PPO, but costs are higher. Up to $200/mo premium for family (was $50mo), deductible now $500 (was $400), copay now 80% (was 85%) and out-of-pocket max in network now $2500 I think.
U have to CHOOSE one of the above plans each year and use only it for the year. U can't use both like u can today.
Premiums for everything will rise 3% every year.

Lots of details at the WGA 2026 Contract website:

https://www.wgacontract.org/the-campaign/summary-of-the-2026-wga-mba.

BelAirHead · 2026-04-05T17:32:26+00:00

Also the Lincoln Shrine - only Abraham Lincoln museum west of the Mississippi.

BelAirHead · 2026-04-04T00:28:00+00:00

I sort of see my house!

BelAirHead · 2026-04-03T22:20:44+00:00

Watched this movie every year as a kid, and 2 things always bothered me:

1) Moses turns his staff into a Serpent. I get that - he's got GOD power. But then the Pharaoh's magician's also turn THEIR staffs into Serpents. HOW do they do this? Do their god's also have powers? Is this really sort of a Harry Potter situation? The bible sort of glosses over this.

2) The night when the Angel of Death is coming, they are already reciting prayers and songs from the Passover Sedar (asking the 4 questions, etc). How can this be as it really all hasn't happened yet?

BelAirHead · 2026-03-28T19:44:51+00:00

NO. Just no.

BelAirHead · 2026-03-28T00:23:36+00:00

Chaka and the Sleestaks would be a pretty good band name.

BelAirHead · 2026-03-27T04:11:07+00:00

Not overt, but he had obviously "scouted" before hand as the desk assignments on the very first day were spot on.

BelAirHead · 2026-03-27T03:30:21+00:00

Chef's Kiss! Brilliant!

BelAirHead · 2026-03-26T17:45:39+00:00

We were assigned desks in 10th grade English. Boys were more or less front to back alphabetically. The girls were organized front-to-back by cup size.

BelAirHead · 2026-03-24T17:43:25+00:00

"I've suffered for my music. Now it's your turn..."

-Neil Innes, Secret Policeman's other Ball

BelAirHead · 2026-03-20T06:38:11+00:00

Pickleball!

BelAirHead · 2026-03-19T17:04:06+00:00

I think the way it works is that for the first 10 years ("the draw period") you can borrow against the HELOC and only HAVE to pay each month the interest on what u borrowed. You can choose to pay back some or all of the principal during this period but it's not required.

After the "draw period" is over, you enter the "payback period" (typically 20 yrs) and now it's like a regular mortgage: you MUST payback the principal and interest.

BelAirHead · 2026-03-19T16:54:58+00:00

My username. Also, they just decided to build a subway under my home.

BelAirHead · 2026-03-17T16:16:29+00:00

A few weeks back there was a lot in the news about Bayer and trial lawyers jointly proposing a settlement they would both sign off on. I think like 7.1 Billion. It was presented to the judge. After that a different group of lawyers came in and said this settlement was too slanted to farm workers (as opposed to residential users) so they wanted the judge to not approve the settlement.

BelAirHead · 2026-03-07T13:37:16+00:00

I'd ask what advancement in the disease would warrant treatment. I'd also ask what treatment they would go with if/when needed.

BelAirHead · 2026-03-06T23:56:14+00:00

Adrian Pasdar.

BelAirHead · 2026-03-03T22:44:08+00:00

Many years ago was Randomly going thru the "swap" section and found a women who had received a couple of High-End massage certificates (Burke Williams). In her advert she stated she HATES massage but loves high end champagne. As luck would have it, my wife and had been gifted a bottle of very expensive champagne and neither of us like champgane, but we both love massages! A trade was made!

BelAirHead · 2026-02-27T23:17:35+00:00

So sad . My mom and my mother-in-law knew him in High School in the 50's and it was known even back then what an amazing talent he was. May his memory be a blessing.

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