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Just Kidding!

Posted on June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 by Paul Woodford

As you can see, I have an active imagination.

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Posted in Critters, Local Color, Military, Personal, WarTagged #Comment_Wars, #First_World_Problems, #Home_Improvement, #Pet_friendly, #SERE&Torture, #Vaccinated_Living1 Comment on Just Kidding!

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

The Infamous Day

Posted on December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 by Paul Woodford

In past years I marked Pearl Harbor day with social media and blog posts of my own. I didn’t feel like it this time around. What else is there to say that I haven’t already? It’s not my generation’s memory, or yours for that matter.

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Posted in Flying, History, Military, WarTagged #ChuckYeager, #PearlHarbor1 Comment on The Infamous Day

Smoke ‘Em if You Got ‘Em

Posted on November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 by Paul Woodford

You never see men smoking pipes in public, and would probably think about calling the police if you did.

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Posted in Consumerism, Critters, Current Events, Personal, WarTagged #EndlessWar, #LostPets, #PipeSmoking, #ThanksgivingBubble, #WhiskersLeave a Comment on Smoke ‘Em if You Got ‘Em

All Roads

Posted on June 27, 2020June 27, 2020 by Paul Woodford

Is it possible, as alarmists have claimed all along, that the Electoral College installed a straight-up Russian agent in the White House? A literal traitor? Can polite people start saying it out loud?

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Posted in Books, Consumerism, Cooking, Critters, Current Events, Personal, Politics, Reviews, War, Yelling at CloudsTagged #AllRoadsLeadToPutin, #FuckTrump, #TrumpTraitor1 Comment on All Roads

Apparently I’m Antifa

Posted on June 1, 2020June 2, 2020 by Paul Woodford

I’ve always believed racism is baked into human nature. I also believe we can, if we choose to, control it.

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Posted in Big Brother, Current Events, Military, Politics, Social Media, Terrorism, War, Yelling at CloudsTagged #FlushTheTurd, #FuckTrump, #Policing, #Reform, BLM, racism4 Comments on Apparently I’m Antifa

Bettie Page’s Other Hip

Posted on January 28, 2020January 28, 2020 by Paul Woodford

I realize now that survivors of horrors are all around us, not just older people but young people too, with stories that will help the rest of us put our lives in perspective, if only we ask them to share those stories with us.

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Posted in History, Personal, WarTagged #Auschwitz, #Survivors, Japan, Nazis, WWII1 Comment on Bettie Page’s Other Hip

Air-Minded: Aardvark

Posted on January 21, 2020January 30, 2023 by Paul Woodford

The F-111, which initially appeared to be one of the all-time military-industrial complex boondoggles, proved to be an effective low-altitude high-speed penetrating bomber, and has an extensive combat record.

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Posted in Air-Minded, Flying, History, Military, WarTagged #Aardvark, #AirMuseum, #F-111, #MilAir3 Comments on Air-Minded: Aardvark

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