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Round Dials

Posted on January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 by Paul Woodford

In my day, aircraft instrument panels came with round dials, and lots of ’em.

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Posted in Consumerism, Flying, Military, Personal, ProductsTagged BigSeikoLittleDick, SteamPoweredAviation, TeamAnalog2 Comments on Round Dials

The Way of Water

Posted on January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 by Paul Woodford

This is one of those situations where I want to jump up and do something, but have to be patient instead.

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Posted in Consumerism, Critters, History, Personal, Social MediaTagged Germanica, IndoorFlooding, MLK, PuppyPads, WhatWeTalkAboutWhenWeTalkAboutTheWeather2 Comments on The Way of Water

Cookin’ with Gas

Posted on January 13, 2023April 1, 2023 by Paul Woodford

If asked, I’d say Donna and I would rather cook with gas.

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Posted in Consumerism, Cooking, Critters, Culture Wars, Current Events, Personal, Products, Social MediaTagged BigSeikoLittleDick, JackbootedFederalThugs, PryItFromMyColdDeadFingers1 Comment on Cookin’ with Gas

I Don’t Say “God Bless” Often, but When I Do …

Posted on January 8, 2023January 8, 2023 by Paul Woodford

Twelve years ago today, as I drove home from a medical appointment, the local NPR station on the radio, the first live report of a mass shooting in the Safeway parking lot in northwest Tucson came on.

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Posted in History, Local Color, Personal, TerrorismTagged HorribleAnniversaries1 Comment on I Don’t Say “God Bless” Often, but When I Do …

Instating the New Year

Posted on January 1, 2023January 2, 2023 by Paul Woodford

If they instate it before midnight, they can still nege on the promise!

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Posted in Consumerism, Personal, WordsTagged #BestOfBeNo, #MadnessOfCrowds, #UnpairedWords2 Comments on Instating the New Year

Friday Update Dump

Posted on December 30, 2022January 2, 2023 by Paul Woodford

I was floored & delighted with my son’s family’s gift of the latest edition of the Associated Press Stylebook, an indispensable aid to anyone who writes, a tool I’ve relied on since the mid-1980s.

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Posted in Consumerism, PersonalTagged HowGreenIsMyWatch, MissingAnotherParty, WritingInStyleLeave a Comment on Friday Update Dump

OTR Fini

Posted on December 28, 2022January 2, 2023 by Paul Woodford

When Donna and I take road trips, I post Facebook and Twitter (and now Mastodon) updates with the prefix OTR (for “on the road”).

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Grab Your Ankles, It’s the Monday Update!

Posted on December 19, 2022February 18, 2023 by Paul Woodford

“Ankles are deceptively large. Even the pretty delicate-looking ones.”

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