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OPM Medical Separation & Retirement: Of self-expression in society

Posted onApril 20, 2016AuthorFederal Disability Retirement AttorneyLeave a comment

There exists a proportionate correlation if charted on a graph, between the rise of a need for greater self-expression and the alienation from the individual from a sense of belonging and community. The human animal has an inner need for acceptance and comity within the context of societal cohesion, and this is no different from other species and their behavioral patterns, excepting the “lone wolf” characteristics where mating or predatory consummation represents the only points of contact. […] Read More …

OPM Medical Retirement: Of possessions and possessives

Posted onApril 14, 2016December 25, 2021AuthorFederal Disability Retirement AttorneyLeave a comment

Does a noun transformed into a possessive form transfer deed of title, or is it merely a declarative mechanism of grammatical ascription, de-linked from any fact in reality? If a person points to an individual in a photograph and states with certainty, “That is Edna’s sister in-law, the fourth cousin of King James III” — and thus implying some relationship with royalty and a connection to a very narrow uniqueness of historical lineage — does actual possession occur… ? […] Read More …

Federal Disability Retirement: Of poets and prophets

Posted onMarch 1, 2016AuthorFederal Disability Retirement AttorneyLeave a comment

The definitional distinction between the two is fairly self-evident; it is in the interplay of what they do, how they go about it, and the content of their substantive utterances which blur the lines of differences. And we all have to play both roles in life; of the poet, to speak a reflective voice of a world which can never be captured in its true essence; and in prophetic manner, in maneuvering through a complex universe fraught with dangers of unknown origins, encounters with malicious foes and devious evildoers; and it is with the combination of consolidating the advantages derived from either arenas by which we are able to survive. […] Read More …