The crossword clue asked about a theme for this time of year. After a few seconds and having determined the first letter was “U”, I filled in the word “Unto” (for – “do unto others as you would have them do unto you”). It worked! Unto – A rather simple word and not a word… Read more »
Having not taken a true vacation in a while, one week in February my wife and I traveled South. On the first day of our travels, we stopped for supper at a restaurant. The hostess said it would be thirty minutes and took our cell number to alert us when our table was ready. Thirty… Read more »
March is a crazy month in the mountains. On one hand, you can have 70-degree days with flowers and trees in bloom. On the other hand, you can have massive snowstorms – the March 1993 storm left 36 inches on the ground! It is also the month for the NCAA Basketball Tournament known and promoted… Read more »
Numbers can tell many things. For example, what exactly does 276 for 130 mean anyway? Is it $276.00 for 130 somethings? Or 276 for $130.00? Last Friday we had our Annual Read Virginia day at Wise Primary. At the end of the event, several of our folks stayed behind to hand out books, pencils, coloring… Read more »
One of my weekends this past month was rather simple. I began that Saturday working in the office (my rotation day) and had a customer visit. We caught up and I learned a lot about what was going on around town, especially with housing. After we closed the office, I ran to Walmart to pick… Read more »
In the early days of Zoom (and Microsoft Teams), we often joked about how we all looked like the Hollywood Squares game show or even the Brady Bunch. We would look through a meeting’s attendees and figure out who we wanted to call Marcia, Greg, or some of the stars from Hollywood Squares. We would… Read more »
“The most beautiful..” “The funniest…” “The weirdest…” We have all seen the headlines for list articles as we read the news or scroll social media on our phone or computer. I recently came across a list I had never seen before – The 47 Most Unlikable TV Characters of All Time. Rather than spoil the list… Read more »
The IRS recently announced benefit plan limit changes for 2023. Many employee benefits are subject to annual dollar limits which are adjusted for inflation each year. However, due to decades-high inflation, many limits were increased more than usual for 2023. Common plans affected are health savings accounts (HSAs), high deductible health plans (HDHPs), and 401(k)… Read more »
In the early 2000s, 24 was a top-rated TV show. The protagonist, Jack Bauer, was a federal agent whose job usually came down to saving America and protecting the President from attacks and terrorism attempts often involving high explosives (like an atomic bomb). To complicate matters, Jack had to do all of this in 24… Read more »
BY: Steve Bonday, CIC, CBIA, AIPInsurance Sales Executivesbonday@bankersinsurance.net Flood insurance is not covered by standard homeowners policies. If you’ve been a client of ours (Bankers Insurance) for long, you’ve no doubt heard this before but the point bears repeating. We regularly speak with clients who believe they have coverage under their homeowners policy for damage… Read more »