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Air-Minded: Following up on Eagles & Eagle Eyes

Posted on May 25, 2021January 30, 2023 by Paul Woodford

My friend Joe Coles, who publishes the excellent Hush Kit aviation blog, asked for my thoughts on the USAF’s new version of its legacy fighter, the F-15EX Eagle II.

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Posted in Air-Minded, Current Events, Flying, MilitaryTagged #AIMVAL/ACEVAL, #EagleEye, #F-15EX5 Comments on Air-Minded: Following up on Eagles & Eagle Eyes

Planes, (No) Trains, and Automobiles (Updated 5/20/21)

Posted on May 19, 2021May 20, 2021 by Paul Woodford

I have some aviation and automotive updates for you today.

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Posted in Air-Minded, Consumerism, Current Events, Flying, Media, Military, Products, Social MediaTagged #ChuckYeager, #EagleEye, #F-15QA, #GroundEjection, #UFO_FeverLeave a Comment on Planes, (No) Trains, and Automobiles (Updated 5/20/21)

Bob’s Your Cat

Posted on May 16, 2021May 17, 2021 by Paul Woodford

After 55-plus years together, Donna and I have started finishing one another’s thoughts.

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Posted in Consumerism, Cooking, Critters, Culture Wars, Current Events, Local Color, PersonalTagged #MindMeld, #NatureRedInToothAndClaw, #PC_v_Mac, #TrustButVerify, #UnmaskingLeave a Comment on Bob’s Your Cat

Slipping the Mask

Posted on May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 by Paul Woodford

The CDC now says people who’ve been vaccinated against Covid-19 can go without masks indoors and outdoors, and no longer need to practice social distancing.

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Posted in Culture Wars, Current EventsTagged #CDC_Guidelines, #MaskholesLeave a Comment on Slipping the Mask

Break a Leg

Posted on May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 by Paul Woodford

“Pits, tits, and naughty bits”

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Posted in Critters, Current Events, Media, Military, Motorcycling, Personal, Social Media, WordsTagged #Family_Drama, #Mister_B, #Sexual_Assault, #Whore_BathLeave a Comment on Break a Leg

Fast & Furious

Posted on May 2, 2021May 2, 2021 by Paul Woodford

Boys and their toys. Sometimes the grownups have to take them away.

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Posted in Air-Minded, Current Events, Flying, MilitaryTagged #Posse_ComitatusLeave a Comment on Fast & Furious

NBA (Not Hoops Tho)

Posted on April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 by Paul Woodford

Donna and I watched President Biden’s SOTU-by-another-name speech last night.

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Posted in Critters, Current Events, Personal, WordsTagged #SOTU #MaskholesLeave a Comment on NBA (Not Hoops Tho)

Sound & Fury

Posted on April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 by Paul Woodford

How would history judge us, though, if we used military jets against our own people, flying low and fast over crowds of civilian protesters in order to confuse and disperse them?

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Posted in Air-Minded, Current Events, Flying, History, Military, Personal, Terrorism, WarTagged #CDC_Guidelines, #Sonic_WeaponryLeave a Comment on Sound & Fury

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