• Home
  • About
  • Air-Minded Index
  • Half-Mind Index
  • Admin

Paul's Thing

Blogging about life, aviation, current events, culture wars, books, and motorcycling

Category: Reviews

Unsolicited opinions on books, movies, TV shows, consumer products

  • Reviews

Class Is as Class Does

Posted on May 5, 2022May 6, 2022 by Paul Woodford

A friend, whom I’ll call Tony from Texas, DM’d me about yesterday’s post, Expensive Hobby Update, asking about my watch collection.

Share
Continue Reading
Posted in Consumerism, Flying, Military, Personal, ProductsTagged #BigSeikoLittleDick, #SpendingLikeADrunkenSailor, #WarStories1 Comment on Class Is as Class Does

Expensive Hobby Update

Posted on May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 by Paul Woodford

Now, at last, my collection of automatic self-winding wristwatches, four Seikos and a Breitling, is complete (meaning it fills all five slots in the display box* I bought for them, obsessive watch nerd that I’ve become).

Share
Continue Reading
Posted in Consumerism, Personal, ProductsTagged #BigSeikoLittleDick, #Hobbies, #SpendSpendSpendLeave a Comment on Expensive Hobby Update

Sunday Grab Bag

Posted on May 1, 2022May 2, 2022 by Paul Woodford

I’m home alone and living on takeout so the kitchen stays clean until Donna’s return tomorrow morning.

Share
Continue Reading
Posted in Books, Consumerism, Critters, Local Color, Personal, Photoblogging, TVTagged #BigSeikoLittleDick, #FritziTheWonderDog, #HomeAlone, #SeriesofTubes, #SmellTheRoses, #TheCarceralStateLeave a Comment on Sunday Grab Bag

You Can’t Read That! Banned Book Review: Front Desk

Posted on April 22, 2022April 22, 2022 by Paul Woodford

Kelly Yang’s “Front Desk” first came to my attention via an October 2021 news story about its banning at an elementary school in New York.

Share
Continue Reading
Posted in Banned Books, Books, ReviewsTagged #BannedBooks, #ChallengedBooks, #FrontDeskLeave a Comment on You Can’t Read That! Banned Book Review: Front Desk

I Quote, Therefore I Am

Posted on April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 by Paul Woodford

What a terrible era in which idiots govern the blind (wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more).

Share
Continue Reading
Posted in Banned Books, Books, Critters, Culture, Culture Wars, Current Events, Local Color, PersonalTagged #AsianStereotypes, #FrontDesk, #MasksOff, #MontyPython, #SmellTheRosesLeave a Comment on I Quote, Therefore I Am

Nose Jobs & Dark Hours

Posted on April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 by Paul Woodford

“Those who go out of their way to be offended never waste the trip.”

Share
Continue Reading
Posted in Big Brother, Books, Consumerism, Critters, Culture Wars, Current Events, Personal, Politics, The Internets, TVTagged #Dermatological_Woes, #PoliceProcedurals, #SeanHannityWannabes, #SurveillanceStateLeave a Comment on Nose Jobs & Dark Hours

You Can’t Read That! Banned Book Review: So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed

Posted on April 10, 2022April 10, 2022 by Paul Woodford

My interest in this book stems from a November 2021 news article about an Arizona high school principal who was suspended, then fired, over it.

Share
Continue Reading
Posted in Banned Books, Books, ReviewsTagged #BannedBooks, #ChallengedBooks, #SoYouveBeenPubliclyShamedLeave a Comment on You Can’t Read That! Banned Book Review: So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed

My Wiener Has a First Name

Posted on March 30, 2022March 30, 2022 by Paul Woodford

It’s O. S. C. A. R.

Share
Continue Reading
Posted in Current Events, Movies, PersonalTagged #TheOscars, #TheSlap1 Comment on My Wiener Has a First Name

Posts navigation

Older posts

51443857680_f452ec2d5b_o

Howdy! I'm Paul, and this is my blog. It's the best blog. You can buy me a cup of joe if you agree!

Search Paul’s Thing
May 2022
S M T W T F S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
293031  
« Apr    
Recent Posts
  • An Ugly Business
  • You Can’t Read That!
  • Dog Days
  • Saturday Chores
  • Wednesday Worries
Recent Comments
  • Chuck on An Ugly Business
  • Burt on An Ugly Business
  • shagnaski on Class Is as Class Does
  • Marlene E Lomas on Wednesday Worries
  • BajaBob on Air-Minded: PASM Photoblog XXIII
Categories
Archives
Blogroll
  • Paul's Cooking Blog: Crouton's Kitchen
  • Paul's Diaries on Daily Kos
  • Paul's Instagram
Admin Panel
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
Copyright
 

© 2004-2021 Paul Woodford. All rights reserved.

WordPress Theme: Blogdot by TwoPoints.