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Paul Woodford is a former USAF F-15 pilot who lives in Tucson, Arizona.
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Air-Minded: Paying the Piper (G Forces & Long-Term Damage)

Posted on December 10, 2024December 11, 2024 by Paul Woodford

My friend Burt, a regular Paul’s Thing reader, alerted me to a New York Times article on potential long-term physical and mental health effects of flying fighter aircraft.

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Pardon?

Posted on December 6, 2024July 17, 2025 by Paul Woodford

I’m fine with Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter.

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Chips Ahoy!

Posted on December 2, 2024December 3, 2024 by Paul Woodford

Donna and I married 59 years ago this day, the 2nd of December, 1965.

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Not Really a Thanksgiving Post

Posted on November 28, 2024November 28, 2024 by Paul Woodford

We’re having a quiet celebration at home, just the three of us.

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Posted in Big Seiko, Consumerism, Cooking, Current Events, Personal, Social Media, TVTagged MyWristwatchObsession, PassTheGravy, QAnonGoesTooFar1 Comment on Not Really a Thanksgiving Post

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

Waking to Chaos

Posted on November 21, 2024November 24, 2024 by Paul Woodford

Our dogs wake up at 5 a.m. and consequently so do we.

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A Workingman’s Chapeau

Posted on November 13, 2024May 29, 2025 by Paul Woodford

Third time’s the charm, they say, and so I believed. What do they say about the fourth?

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Liberal Tears

Posted on November 7, 2024November 8, 2024 by Paul Woodford

Stay fresh, cheese bags. And keep fighting.

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Posted in Current Events, Personal, Politics, Social Media, Yelling at CloudsTagged WellThatsFuckedUp1 Comment on Liberal Tears

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