Tag Archives: Veterans Humor

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY– VET BOY TOYS

Posted on June 21, 2015 by asknod

Finally, after 18 months in the shop for rehabilitation, my go-kart is finished. 51,236 original miles in 42 years. Too bad it doesn’t have wings. The engine is bigger than the one in the O-1 Birdog I flew in. A … Continue reading →

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CAVC–TO WRIT OR NOT TO WRIT

Posted on May 28, 2015 by asknod

I’m beginning to see a groundswell of disgruntled Veterans contacting me after my prolonged Extraordinary Writ series from January through March. All contain one thread-delay, denial, misconstrual. In a word, all that VA has always been famous for coming on … Continue reading →

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THE GUNS OF AIR AMERICA

Posted on May 8, 2015 by asknod

I should paraphrase this one. Some of the guns I could legally bring back that I saw and had in Laos during my employ with Bird and Son Air, aka AirAm, aka Consolidated International Airlines, aka US Agency for International … Continue reading →

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THE ROADTRIP POSTSCRIPT

Posted on April 23, 2015 by asknod

Returning from San Francisco’s NOVA conference was a case study in how you cannot get here from there. Cupcake insisted on taking the Route 1 Coast road. It has more turns than a pissed off sidewinder. The only positive feature … Continue reading →

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BVA ANNOUNCES FDA (FULLY DEVELOPED APPEALS)

Posted on April 22, 2015 by asknod

Not to be outdone by the AOJs, BVA spokeswoman Sharon “Hell No” Hellman, recently promoted and transferred in from Phoenix to 810 Yellow Brick Rd. NW 20420, today held an important press event. Sure enough, at the corner of Delay … Continue reading →

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VA CHANGES 40-MILE RULE

Posted on March 24, 2015 by asknod

Secretary Bob announced today they will be changing the unique language that measured the distance from a Veteran’s house to the nearest VA facility as the crow flies and in nautical miles. Since odometers measure it in statute miles, this … Continue reading →

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THE CIGARETTE POLICE

Posted on March 24, 2015 by asknod

I know it sounds pedantic in this day and age to be discussing the politically correct folks out there who give you the hairy eyeball and the “talk” about smoking close to entrances to restaurants. Some high-minded individual who has … Continue reading →

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CAVC–BIRTH OF A WRIT- ACT III SCENE 8-DOWN FOR DOUBLE

Posted on March 8, 2015 by asknod

A short while ago in VA time, when I won my claim in June 2008, I noticed they (VA) forgot to go back to 1994. That wasn’t a deal breaker. I knew they weren’t going to pony up without a good … Continue reading →

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HADIT.COM RADIO SHOW THIS MORNING @ 0800 ON THE LEFT COAST

Posted on February 11, 2015 by asknod

Jerrel and the boys over at our sister site at Hadit.com are having their radio show this morning. I got a last minute invite to attend yesterday afternoon. We’ll be discussing the ins and outs of the perfect Extraordinary Writ … Continue reading →

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NBC ROTORHEAD FAN CLUB–(NOT BRIAN’S CHOPPER)

Posted on February 7, 2015 by asknod

After watching an exposé on the history of Brian William’s mouth muscles misbehaving last evening, it seems his story has evolved like Neanderthal Man into Homo Sapiens. Predictably, from the progressive side of the aisle, his fellow newsmen are showing their … Continue reading →

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