Category Archives: Food for thought

THE ‘WHAT CAME BEFORE THE CUSHMAN PARADOX?’

Posted on February 5, 2023 by asknod

My good friend and fellow VA agent Eric Hughes (author of Vet Chalk) has provided the greater Veterans community with some extremely beneficial ideas to implement-but only if the CAVC and Fed. Circus are amenable to a rules change requiring … Continue reading →

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FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH– A MEMORABLE DAY IN VA HELL

Posted on January 13, 2023 by asknod

The weathermen (not the famed Chicago ones) hereabouts insist we’re having wild and wooly wx events I’ve never heard of in all my almost 72 years. Bomb Cyclone events. Snowmageddons. Atmospheric “rivers”. Sounds like these folks don’t get out much. … Continue reading →

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EXPOSED VET RADIO SHOW–AFTER THE DEAR JOHN LETTER

Posted on January 8, 2023 by asknod

Jerrel and John have invited me to their Thursday evening soirée. Cool beans. The subject will be about the aftermath of the denial of your claims. You just got the wave off and the depression has begun to kick in. … Continue reading →

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THE (CONTINUING) UNABRIDGED HISTORY OF THE VA

Posted on November 19, 2022 by asknod

I received a new package of “Chalk talk” blogs from Eric Hughes several days ago. I apologize for taking so long to put them up. The fact is my email has been recently bombarded incessantly with all the news about … Continue reading →

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THE UNABRIDGED HISTORY OF THE VA– PARTS I AND II

Posted on November 12, 2022 by asknod

Got these in the inbox from a fellow VA Agent who has devoted an extraordinary amount of time and research into investigating the feasibility of developing a neuveaux theory about the possibility discussed in NOVA v McDonaugh over the admissibility … Continue reading →

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Navigating PTSD: Advice for Veterans

Posted on April 8, 2022 by cspencer02

  Image via Unsplash Many veterans struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder, better known as PTSD. Sometimes it may seem that there’s no light at the end of the tunnel. Fortunately, that’s untrue. Here is some guidance on navigating your PTSD. … Continue reading →

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VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 2021–BOLDLY GOING NOWHERE

Posted on November 7, 2021 by asknod

Sunday Morning in America…Overstated? Undue alarm? A bestial scream in the afternoon for more readership? Naw. Nothing like that, I assure you. In fact, this is meant to be one person’s subjective, Sunday Morning Quartertback, personal view of the VBA … Continue reading →

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What Resources Are Available to Help Veterans Start a Business?

Posted on September 16, 2021 by brewerkelli

Today, an estimated 2.5 million businesses are veteran majority-owned. If you want to join their ranks, taking advantage of available resources is wise. That way, you can get the support you need to make your goals a reality. If you … Continue reading →

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9/11/2021–THE MOBIUS LOOP OF LIFE

Posted on September 11, 2021 by asknod

A solemn day today, yes but, give or take 50 years, America finds itself on almost the exact same footing as it did May 10th, 1975. Uncounted numbers of Hmong tribesmen, our trusted sworn allies against the Pathet Lao, were … Continue reading →

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The Costs of War Project at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International Studies

Posted on September 4, 2021 by Laura

An article in the Burlington Free Press, Afghanistan veteran honored in Randolph after losing his battle with post-traumatic stress (Link), about young Cory Green, only 31, raises a lot of emotions. There is the utter sadness of his death, and … Continue reading →

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