Category Archives: General Messages

Future Applesauce

Posted on April 21, 2012 by asknod

I was working in the orchard on the grape vines yesterday and found something inexplicable. All the buds on my fruit trees start out as pink. Afterwards, the cherry and pear trees bloom pure white. Where’s the pink?  What I … Continue reading →

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PICTURE=1K WORDS

Posted on April 20, 2012 by asknod

Member Jim sends me this in the morning’s inbox. I have no comments on the appropriateness or political aspersions this might engender. I see it as no more than a natural progression of a governmental snafu that wasn’t handled very … Continue reading →

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VSOs–Their Role In Your Claim

Posted on April 19, 2012 by asknod

Yesterday the House Veterans Affairs Committee got together for a martini and Morel mushrooms on  toastpoints après dejuner thing. Oh, and yes- they did discuss Veterans. I attach the link to the moaners and groaners. After the GSA debacle, I … Continue reading →

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The Alchemy Of Turning Baht Into Greenbacks

Posted on April 19, 2012 by asknod

Back in January of this year I posted an entertaining blurb about fishing with hand grenades. It’s far easier that it sounds if one is careful. https://asknod.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/dupont-spinners/ At the end I mentioned the irascible problem of converting local currencies (Kip … Continue reading →

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Happy Endings

Posted on April 19, 2012 by asknod

Member Jim contributed this gem. As I know him personally, I know this fate did not befall him. Nevertheless, it’s food for thought if you get your walking papers… On the first day, he sadly packed his belongings into boxes, crates … Continue reading →

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Growth Hormone Responsible For Liver Cancer

Posted on April 18, 2012 by asknod

Patricia sends us this. She is the expert on all things HCV. http://hepatitiscresearchandnewsupdates.blogspot.com/2012/04/liver-cancer-can-be-caused-by-excess.html

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Secret Service Poll

Posted on April 18, 2012 by asknod
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VAfeasance

Posted on April 18, 2012 by asknod

To coin a new term, I have chosen a contraction of VA and misfeasance. Alternately, it could be malfeasance. The jury is apparently still out until the cover up is completed. Our erstwhile Joe Vet, ever the sleuth extraordinaire, found … Continue reading →

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VARO–It’s A Lie

Posted on April 18, 2012 by asknod

Member Mike writes me and tells of VA “misconstruing” his evidence. DEAR Mr. Nod, I just got my denail. I had hepatitis in service in Cu Chi in Nam. It’s in my medical reords. 1968. It says infectous hep. clay … Continue reading →

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MSM “DISCOVERS” VA PROBLEM

Posted on April 18, 2012 by asknod

This just in. The New York Times, in a major scoop on its competitors Sunday, unfurled a banner story about an apparent backlog of claims at the VA. It was even reported that the Oakland and Seattle Regional Offices were … Continue reading →

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