Category Archives: General Messages

Liquor and Guns

Posted on December 11, 2011 by asknod

During Christmas week of 1970, I was on TDY at a base right up against Laos. Udorn Royal Thai Air Base was the jumping off point for all the action to the north. Air America occupied a quarter of the … Continue reading →

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For Male Vets (#2)

Posted on December 11, 2011 by asknod

An extensive manual for the care and feeding of woman has been released and is available on Amazon. Shipping costs are rather steep but men simply cannot do without this tome. It was written by psychiatrists and is relatively easy to … Continue reading →

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Dr. Bennet Cecil

Posted on December 10, 2011 by asknod

Check this out. Dr. Cecil has a beautiful website. http://www.hepatitisdoctor.com/ Dr. Cecil also has a new email address for Vets to contact him. Please leave me an email at asknod@gmail.com and I will provide you with it. He charges nothing … Continue reading →

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Wilco Farm Stores

Posted on December 9, 2011 by asknod

While shopping at the new Wilco store in Gig Harbor, Washington where I live, I was pleased to find that they offer a 10% discount to Veterans. I mention this because I always patronize stores which offer this above others … Continue reading →

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OUT TO LUNCH

Posted on December 8, 2011 by asknod

Cupcake and I are celebrating our twenty fourth anniversary today so I will be out. I apologize for no intriguing post about the shortcomings of the VA system this afternoon. A short aside to you male Vets out there. When … Continue reading →

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DC 7354–THE FINE PRINT

Posted on December 5, 2011 by asknod

A member sent me an email and stated that he could never qualify for 20% or more under the HCV ratings percentages even though he was very ill. He wondered how any of us ever got above that with the … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on December 5, 2011 by asknod

Watching the Republicans and the Democrats bicker over the U.S. debt is like watching two drunks arguing over a bar bill on the Titanic

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Karnas v Kuzma(re DC 7354)

Posted on December 2, 2011 by asknod

Something dramatic happened in 2003 that affects all Veterans who applied for Hep. before July 2, 2001. I speak of the effect of the VCAA enacted that year. It changed the way we are remunerated for hep inasmuch as some … Continue reading →

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QUANTITATIVE STATISTICALOLOGY

Posted on December 1, 2011 by asknod

Hmmm, that’s a mouthful. Allow me to explain. As many know, I drive down the road on autopilot going to my appointments to keep me alive. I leave surreptitiously when Cupcake isn’t watching because she doesn’t like me to inflict myself on … Continue reading →

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18 SUICIDES PER DAY

Posted on December 1, 2011 by asknod

The Senate woke up yesterday and got pissed. Sen. Patty “tennis shoes” Murray, our staunch defender of all things Vet (when it is politically advantageous), just discovered that 18 of our elite club decide to check out of the hotel … Continue reading →

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