When Two Rules Collide
In 2014, Fox aired The Simpsons Guy. Extra credit if you can tell me which two dysfunctional, mildly obnoxious cartoon families starred...
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Buck Up! Take the First Step Into the Disability Services Maze.
One of the minor characters in the recent Sony Pictures animated film Peter Rabbit is a buck. As with the other anthropomorphic animals...
Too Much of a Good Thing?
“Too much of a good thing…” is primarily used to describe an abundance of something that has crossed the line from being beautiful,...
Avoid a Benefits "Traffic Jam"
I finally, recently learned how to add the “traffic” view to my Google Maps display. This is supposed to show me, in real time, the...
"You are here!" in the government benefits maze
I was in the mall with my son recently, trying to remember which of the dozen sports shoe stores had the one pair of...
Know the Inner Workings of your Life Insurance Policy
Inner Workings is the Disney animated short that preceded Moana in the theaters. The film depicts an office worker who needs to use...
The 800-pound Medicaid Gorilla
There is an old children’s joke: “What does an 800-pound gorilla get to eat?” Answer: “All it wants to.” Despite the well-documented...
Is it a Tree or Four Elephants?
One of my all-time favorite Sesame Street characters—even now—is “Lefty”, the fast talking, trenchcoat-wearing street salesman. In one...
Taxes: What could be simpler?
“In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” is a quote, popularly attributed to Benjamin Franklin...
Build Your Best Team
NFL Coach Firings: Who’s gone, openings and candidates (January 2, 2019, 10:31 AM). Meet the 2019 Draft Quarterback Class: Everything you...
Is there a magic Number for funding my Special Needs Trust?
The Number: A Completely Different Way to Think about the Rest of Your Life (by Lee Eisenberg, and not to be confused with a ridiculous...
Hurry Up and Wait
The Wall Street Journal on 12/11/18 had a fun story on the creativity of pet tortoises, particularly when it comes to escaping their...
Two Outa Three Ain't Bad!
Some of you may have seen a clichéd-but-true sign that someone posted on LinkedIn a few days ago. It reads: We have three kinds of...
Just what is "Spend down," anyway?
Fairness does not mean that everyone gets the same thing. It means that everyone gets what they need. –Rick Riordan (1964- ), author of...
Give Thanks!
The sky over Illinois, my home state, is mainly grey in the late-autumn. This year, it seems like snow and snow clouds have come a bit...
Work for Free? Who me?
In the novel “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”, the protagonist tricks his friends into doing a large chore for him for free. The story...
Trust Issues
“So-and-so can’t see the forest for the trees”, is a colorful way of describing a person who focuses on a particular detail of a...
Your Friendly Neighborhood Rep Payee
The truism “With great power comes great responsibility”, defined the life of Peter Parker as Spider-Man. Taking responsibility for...
Employment First for People with Disabilities
But I say to you that when you work, you fulfill a part of the earth’s furthest dream, assigned to you when that dream was born…Work is...
Who You Gonna Call?
The 80s featured some really good movies and some rather goofy ones. I’ll leave it up to you, the reader, to decide which description...