Tag Archives: Korean War Vets Help

Cash for your plasma? No, cash for your time!

How safe from blood-borne pathogens can our blood supply and blood products really be today?  Grifols, a Spanish company, owns about 147 plasma collection centers in the United States. Articles about Talecris (now owned by Grifol) has many centers near … Continue reading

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FACEPLACE-REPURPOSING TO DECREASE GLOBAL CLUTTER

Ah, my cousin Denise. What can I say? She has moved to Idaho and the sights to behold there stagger the imagination. I spotted her ultimate doghouse post this morning. Construction like this could only emanate from the fertile mind of … Continue reading

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VAOIG–CAP REVIEW-PHOENIX, AZ

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Review Purpose At the insistence of Rep. Jeff Miller, and prompted by over 1600 complaints of  Veterans waiting over a year and half or longer for primary care followup appointments at the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center … Continue reading

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FACE IT–EASTER BUNNY HUMOR

It seems the really good stuff doesn’t surface until the day after Easter. Why not share it sooner? What’s the big deal? Religion? Included here is a rare shot of the Big Guy himself being chased by Chicago’s finest. Seems … Continue reading

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VA ILP–THE FARM REPORT

Just in case the VA sleeps with one eye open to make sure my agrarian pursuits are not a flash in the pan, I present the Grahamcracker report. I have been busy prepping for spring as usual. This always takes … Continue reading

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CAVC–MURPHY V. SHINSEKI-MURPHY’S LAW STILL REIGNS

I often wonder if the original Mr. Murphy ever considered his future enshrinement in the Hall of Giants when he began compiling his laws. I wonder if there was one that covered this sorry mess. Some of us struggle to … Continue reading

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WHO SAYS SEXTING AND DUIs REDUCE WORK PRODUCTIVITY?

We always read horror stories about the VA and government in general. Tip of the Spear in Georgia (Bruce) who brought us the initial reports of “irregularities” in a Veterans charity’s wage structure, sends us this equally revolting report on VA’s … Continue reading

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ARMY COMMISSIONS TATTOO POLICE

I can’t believe the Army promulgated this new regulation. Hasn’t anyone been keeping up with the Navy and Marines for the last 70 years? They invented the tattoo-especially big naked women with big naked boobs. And now the Army has … Continue reading

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OSHA TRAIN FART

This complies completely with OSHA requirements for crossing a road. It fails the brain fart test, however. How and why trains stay on tracks must have never entered into the minutiae of the decision when faced with this dilemma. “Cross … Continue reading

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A VA Dental Insurance experience

So far so good!   My spouse decided to give the VA Delta Standard plan a try because he didn’t think he needed much work done this year.  The monthly premium for our region is $9.73 per month.  So far he’s … Continue reading

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