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22 YEARS LATER

Posted on September 11, 2023May 29, 2025 by Paul Woodford

Twenty-two years on, one scar’s still tender to the touch: the failure of our intelligence agencies and leadership to prevent an attack anyone could have seen coming (and many did, including me).

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Posted in Consumerism, History, Personal, Social Media, Terrorism, War, WordsTagged BigSeikoLittleDick, BojinkaPlot, BTVS, Metaplasmus, NineEleven, TimeHealsMostly2 Comments on 22 YEARS LATER

Sunday Bag o’ Dyslexic Orange Wreckage

Posted on August 27, 2023August 27, 2023 by Paul Woodford

My dyslexia is not the normal kind.

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Posted in Flying, History, Military, Personal, The Internets, WordsTagged AlaskaFlyingMemories, BushPilots, HistorialDyslexia, InternationalOrange, LiveInMiddleAgedDaughterUpdate3 Comments on Sunday Bag o’ Dyslexic Orange Wreckage

I Am Become … Oh, Shut Up Already (Updated)

Posted on August 13, 2023August 13, 2023 by Paul Woodford

Bitch all you want about Boomers, we do try to stay up with the times.

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Posted in History, Movies, Personal, Reviews4 Comments on I Am Become … Oh, Shut Up Already (Updated)

Tuesday Bag o’ This & That (Updated)

Posted on August 8, 2023August 9, 2023 by Paul Woodford

Hola, amigos! It’s been a while since I’ve posted a bag’s worth o’ miscellany.

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The Glorious Fourth

Posted on July 4, 2023July 4, 2023 by Paul Woodford

What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?

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Air-Minded: Nostalgia

Posted on June 14, 2023October 11, 2023 by Paul Woodford

That, right there, is where I spent the first four years of my flying career: Vance AFB in Enid, Oklahoma.

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Posted in Air-Minded, Flying, History, Military, PersonalTagged USAF_Pilot_Training, VanceAFB3 Comments on Air-Minded: Nostalgia

Air-Minded: Manly Men, Revisited

Posted on June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 by Paul Woodford

You probably think I’m being immature. Have you met any fighter pilots lately?

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Baby Won’t You Drive My Car

Posted on May 30, 2023May 30, 2023 by Paul Woodford

Pro tip: a suicide knob on the steering wheel is a must for driving with a dog in your lap.

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