History – Paul's Thing

Big Seiko: Branching Out

Posted on September 13, 2026September 13, 2026 by Paul Woodford

Well, shoot … I’m all for branching out, but I didn’t anticipate this blog post taking this direction when I fired up the iMac this morning.

Air-Minded: Air Force One Folklore & Fact (Updated 06/19/26)

Posted on June 19, 2026July 3, 2026 by Paul Woodford

It was announced today that a gifted Qatari Boeing 747-8 is set to enter service as a temporary Air Force One, pending the 2028 delivery of two new USAF B747-8s scheduled to replace the current B747s, which have been in service since the Reagan administration. The “bridge” Air Force One (as well as the permanent […]

Air-Minded: A Valuable Lesson

Posted on March 10, 2026March 10, 2026 by Paul Woodford

… in a hard-drinking profession, you’ve got to be able to hold your liquor.

Air-MInded: The Podcast

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Paul Woodford

I recently sat for a three-hour Zoom interview with Robert Hoeting, a Dutch friend who follows my blog. He’s starting a podcast featuring pilot interviews and our talk is the first installment: the subject being my experiences in the U.S. Air Force and flying the F-15 Eagle. We covered a bit of my personal history as well, stories I haven’t shared with anyone in ages.

Air-Minded: PASM Photoblog XXIX

Posted on October 7, 2025October 9, 2025 by Paul Woodford

Since it was relatively cool this morning, I grabbed my camera and headed down to Tucson’s Pima Air and Space Museum.

Wednesday Bag o’ Hot Takes

Posted on September 10, 2025September 14, 2025 by Paul Woodford

Paul’s Thing and Crouton’s Kitchen were inaccessible for a few days and I apologize. Bandwidth exceeded, whatever that means. Fixed now. A friend runs the server on which my blogs reside, and I’m lucky to have him because he understands these things and is patient with me. I thank you, dear readers, for being patient […]