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If It Quacks Like a Nazi …

Posted on January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 by Paul Woodford

Monday, during the presidential inauguration ceremony in Washington DC, Elon Musk twice made outstretched, flat palm gestures with his right arm, widely interpreted as Nazi salutes.

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Posted in Big Brother, Culture Wars, Current Events, History, Media, Military, PoliticsTagged Seigc'monyouknowtherest2 Comments on If It Quacks Like a Nazi …

Drinking Age

Posted on January 3, 2025January 4, 2025 by Paul Woodford

It’s 2025 … and so begins the 21st year of Paul’s Thing.

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Posted in Current Events, Flying, Hash House Harriers, History, PersonalTagged blogging, BoldPilotsAndOldPilots2 Comments on Drinking Age

New Year’s Eve, 2024

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Paul Woodford

What are your plans for tonight?

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Posted in Big Seiko, Consumerism, Cooking, Current Events, History, Military, Personal, Photoblogging, ProductsTagged FeatheredFreeloaders, Iran, JimmyCarter, Knockoffs, TheBigCountdown, TheHistoryWeWishHadHappenedLeave a Comment on New Year’s Eve, 2024

Putting on the Dog

Posted on November 24, 2024May 29, 2025 by Paul Woodford

Take it from here, eagle-eyed aviation fans!

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Posted in Air-Minded, Critters, Flying, History, Military, Personal, PhotobloggingTagged AircraftSpotting, AirShow, Gypsies, NATO6 Comments on Putting on the Dog

Air-Minded: PR Past & Present (and a Rant)

Posted on September 30, 2024November 1, 2024 by Paul Woodford

One thing I’m sure of: it’s not a real scramble but a staged photo, taken for PR purposes.

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Posted in Air-Minded, Flying, History, Military, Politics, Yelling at CloudsTagged BadAssBomber, FeelingTheNeedForSpeed, OnlyFollowingOrders, PosseComitatus, SmileForTheCameraLeave a Comment on Air-Minded: PR Past & Present (and a Rant)

Memorial Day Post

Posted on May 27, 2024May 27, 2024 by Paul Woodford

My grandfathers came home from the Great War. My father and his brothers all survived World War Two. I made it through the Cold War in one piece. All three generations of us knew plenty of comrades who didn’t, and we honor them today. This is a post I wrote on May 29, 2011, with […]

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Your Papers, Please

Posted on January 26, 2024January 26, 2024 by Paul Woodford

Never say Paul’s Thing isn’t full of life hacks. Who loves ya, baby? This guy!

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Today in History

Posted on December 2, 2023December 3, 2023 by Paul Woodford

And here we are … still married, still in love, still wondering what will come next.

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