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Way Down Upon the Swanee River …

Posted on February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 by Paul Woodford

The title of this post is, of course, from Stephen Foster’s song, “Old Folks at Home.” Which is where we are, thank goodness.

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Posted in Consumerism, Personal, ProductsTagged PlanningForOurDotage, WheresMyDamnCard, ZuluTime1 Comment on Way Down Upon the Swanee River …

O, Say Can You Sing

Posted on February 15, 2023February 16, 2023 by Paul Woodford

Donna and I tuned in late to the Super Bowl and missed the national anthem. Both of them.

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Posted in Consumerism, Cooking, Culture Wars, Current Events, Flying, Personal, Social MediaTagged AnthemsForAll, ScrewingThePooch, Vday2 Comments on O, Say Can You Sing

Soak ‘Em? I Flushed ‘Em!

Posted on January 20, 2023April 1, 2023 by Paul Woodford

No InstaPot shortcuts for this guy! No InstaPot either …

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Posted in Consumerism, Cooking, Military, Personal, Scrapbooking, Social MediaTagged BeansBeansTheMusicalFruit, DonnaNeedsANewDrug, I_Quit, MoreSwag, WashYourFilthyHands2 Comments on Soak ‘Em? I Flushed ‘Em!

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

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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