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It’s a Trap!

Posted on January 23, 2022January 24, 2022 by Paul Woodford

Yesterday, on a gray and chilly afternoon on a neighbor’s patio, we chaired the HOA’s annual general meeting. We were hoping we’d be fired, but no such luck.

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Posted in Books, Critters, Local Color, Movies, Personal, TVTagged #Buffy, #BuildABetterMouseTrap, #Covid, #CulturalAppropriation, #ElmoreLeonard, #HOA_Nazis, #JossWhedon, #MassDelusions, #QuentinTarantinoLeave a Comment on It’s a Trap!

Wednesday Grab Bag

Posted on January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 by Paul Woodford

Our niece Rebecca is home in Bellingham. We had a great visit.

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Posted in Big Brother, Critters, Current Events, Local Color, Personal, PoliticsTagged #Family, #FreeStuff, #FuckTrump, #RoadTrip, #Testing2 Comments on Wednesday Grab Bag

CHristmas Bowl

Posted on December 28, 2021December 29, 2021 by Paul Woodford

Don’t know about you, but for us, Christmas 2021 keeps on giving!

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Posted in Consumerism, Critters, Culture Wars, Current Events, Local Color, PersonalTagged #Christmas, #Dog_Art, #Family, #FuckTrump, #OurGarageGuestLeave a Comment on CHristmas Bowl

The Happy Lull

Posted on December 26, 2021December 26, 2021 by Paul Woodford

The lull between Christmas and New Year’s Day is traditionally the time for domestic bliss and best-of-year blog posts. Leastways, here at Paul’s Thing. Or is it?

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Posted in Cooking, Critters, Personal, Reviews, TVTagged #Domestic_Bliss, #MerryChristmas, #WhatToWatchLeave a Comment on The Happy Lull

A Laissez-Faire Approach to Seasonal Tasks

Posted on December 12, 2021December 12, 2021 by Paul Woodford

The tornado in Kentucky, judging by the photos I’m seeing, looks like it squatted over downtown Mayfield and stayed there a while, which is strange and unsettling behavior.

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Giving Thanks

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

Takeout Thanksgiving is just as big a mess to clean up afterward as home-cooked Thanksgiving, but at least the prep is easy.

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Posted in Consumerism, Cooking, Critters, Current Events, Media, PersonalTagged #Dachshunds, #takeout, #Thanksgiving, #VariantsInTheNewsLeave a Comment on Giving Thanks

Beak and Claw

Posted on November 25, 2021November 25, 2021 by Paul Woodford

How about a bird post for Thanksgiving?

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How Do You Say “They’re” in Spivak?

Posted on November 23, 2021November 24, 2021 by Paul Woodford

Damn it, I’m old, and preferred pronouns other than he and her are fingernails on a blackboard to me.

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Posted in Banned Books, Books, Critters, WordsTagged #CoopersHawk, #SpivakPronouns1 Comment on How Do You Say “They’re” in Spivak?

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