Tag Archives: VA Independent Living Program

CAVC–GRAHAM v. McDONALD II-WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS

Hooooooo, doggies. It’s Extraordinary Writ time again in the Northwest. Many of my friends have chided me for giving the chuckleheads at 810 Varmint Lane NW even this long to act on the greenhouse. I sure can’t say I didn’t give … Continue reading

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ILP–CORNY JOKES

I went out to the non-ADA, non-ILP greenhouse yesterday morning and was greeted by 834 brand new friends and neighbors. Ladies and gentlemen Veterans, I’d like  to introduce you to the September class of 2016 Silver Queen. I spotted about … Continue reading

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ILP–GENTLEMEN, START YOUR CORNDOGS

Quite possibly, one of my favorite pastimes in spring is getting a leg up on Mother Nature. A greenhouse greatly facilitates this. Finding enough containers means a concerted search for them at my relatives’ business (Sunnycrest Nursery). I plant 800 or … Continue reading

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VARO–THE CONGRESSIONAL INTERESTS SECTION

Subtly buried in every American VARO across our fruited orchards, is an office set up to deal with inquiries, complaints, and irate congressfolk. In all cases, the invective is one-way coming into the Regional Offices-i.e. Congressmen/women’s VA gopher calls up … Continue reading

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LZ GOLF HOTEL ONE CALLS RED SMOKE-REPEAT-RED SMOKE

Last year, the sprinkler system went into overdrive after a power failure and put the fungus on a lot of my berries. It also rained unmercifully. This year, I wisely turned it off and Mother Nature promptly followed suit. In … Continue reading

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ILP–I CANE NA GIVE YEH NO MORAH, CAP’N

I’m sure that at one time or another in our foggy, golden pasts during that disagreeable, humid hot spell in the South Pacific we endured for a year (or more), we all overheard Scotty tell Kirk more than once the … Continue reading

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CALL ME BOB– BUT DON’T CALL ME

I rest my case. Remember, I too reached out to “Bob” last fall. I never did get to talk to him but I got his email and opted for that route. He pawned me off on Seattle’s DRO Cheryll-Anne Mackey-Rivas (note … Continue reading

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THE SEARCH CONTINUES

I apologize for not posting this sooner. I wish to thank all those who have sent me get well reminders. After five days in the hospital, even less is apparent about what has happened. After my Tuesday morning rush to … Continue reading

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ILP–THE LAST SUMMER

Assuming the VA makes good on its promises, August will be the month construction begins on the greenhouse. Having waited almost five years, five more months seems like a heartbeat away. Tuesday last, I met with my old Vocational Rehabilitation … Continue reading

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HADIT.COM RADIO SHOW AT 1600 HRS ON THE LEFT COAST

Today we’ll talk about the complete turnaround in attitude, the new VA Rodney King “Can’t we all just get along?” plaint and more. VA VR&E folks are not saddled with this phenomenon more than once in a lifetime. My original … Continue reading

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