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Russian Subs Off East Coast a Surprise?

By Kirk M | Published August 5, 2009

In case anyone missed the big headline today, the US (Navy, most likely) has “discovered” that two Russian Akula class fast attack subs have been patrolling approximately 200 miles off the east coast of the United States.
Oh, really? What a surprise.

Russian officials responded vehemently to accusations that they were dabbling in Cold War-style cat-and-mouse manoeuvring [...]

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VA Visit of Voluminous Variety

By Kirk M | Published March 23, 2009

By now you folks should know that it’s fairly common place that I should disappear for a few days time, sometimes without notice. And some of you will know that when I do it’s either due to a flare up of one of my disabilities or a trip my local VA medical facility which usually [...]

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Doing the VA thing today

By Kirk M | Published March 19, 2009

I’m off to the VA today to take care of several different items. Blood workup upon arrival then some flushing out of my wee little head to see if they can find something resembling a brain in there contrary to all existing evidence (okay, flushing the ears actually—wax build up from hearing aids).
Then it’s next [...]

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IRS Thanks me for Serving my Country?

By Kirk M | Published February 20, 2009

I called up the IRS yesterday…
Now isn’t that a fine way to start a post?
I called up the IRS yesterday with a question I had never thought I would ever have to ask and that was:
What if I didn’t earn any money last year?
It was a legitimate question since, for the first time in my [...]

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Blogging With a Hole in my Face

By Kirk M | Published July 10, 2008

Oooowwww-I went to the dentist this morning for the last in a series of VA approved procedures that consisted of removing 3 broken teeth (all molars) and one filling, the last removal and filling I had today. My dentist, who actually is quite good, saved the worse for last–the last meaning that this particular broken [...]

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The Last Exam

By Kirk M | Published June 6, 2008

So it’s finally over. The last Special Programs exams at the VA for this increase in disability compensation from my current 70% rating to 100% due to “unemployability” are finished; I had the last two today. The only thing left to do now is to wait for the VA to make the final decision, August [...]

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Heading to Bean Town

By Kirk M | Published April 14, 2008

Tonight, after supper, I’m headed down for an overnight stay at the VA in White River Junction, VT in order to catch the van in the morning for the Jamaica Plains VA in Boston, Ma tomorrow. All for what most likely will be a 20 minute follow up to a procedure I had done over [...]

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Fluffing the Covers

By Kirk M | Published April 11, 2008

So what about yesterday’s VA trip? Well, I’ll tell ya’…
I went down to see my provider whom I call young Dr. Young. He’s an intern from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center just like all our other interns we have at the VA which in this case means a youngish married male with the perpetual smile plastered across [...]

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