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Paul Woodford is a former USAF F-15 pilot who lives in Tucson, Arizona.
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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.

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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).

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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

Expensive Hobbies

Posted on April 17, 2022April 17, 2022 by Paul Woodford

Hey, it’s not like I’m the only spendthrift hobbiest in the house.

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Posted in Consumerism, Cooking, Critters, Local Color, Personal, PhotobloggingTagged #Hobbies, #TreeDander1 Comment on Expensive Hobbies

End of an Era

Posted on April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 by Paul Woodford

My wild one streak came to an end yesterday when a nice man from Sonora came up and bought my motorcycle.

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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.”

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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.

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Carrie Nation, Come Back!

Posted on April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 by Paul Woodford

Not joking, my first thought on seeing this article was “Have they ever seen U.S. Air Force fighter pilots on deployment?”

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Wednesday Surprise Bag

Posted on April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 by Paul Woodford

Damn, I glad I didn’t skip yesterday’s appointment! Nor should you, dear reader!

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