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Monday Bag o’ News

Posted on May 12, 2025September 16, 2025 by Paul Woodford

A note from Polly, left in an empty plastic container by the sink: “Where’s the split pea soup? There was a WHOLE CONTAINER!” Sorry, kiddo, I cooked it and I polished off the leftovers.

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Observations, Rants, Updates

Posted on April 30, 2025September 16, 2025 by Paul Woodford

I’m guessing this pilot’s pucker factor was off the charts.

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Posted in Air-Minded, Big Brother, Critters, Current Events, Flying, Media, Military, Personal, Terrorism, War, Yelling at CloudsTagged #OldDogs, #resist, PuckerFactor, WeDontNeedNoStinkingBadges, WhatsReallyGoingOnOverThere?1 Comment on Observations, Rants, Updates

Air-Minded: End of an Era (Updated)

Posted on March 30, 2025May 1, 2026 by Paul Woodford

F-15s flew for the active-duty USAF for 51 years, from 1974 to 2025. F-15s were based at Kadena for 46 of those years, from 1979 to 2025. The last flight marked the end of an era.

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Posted in Air-Minded, Flying, Military, PersonalTagged #MilAir, EagleBot, LastOfTheEagles, SierraHotel7 Comments on Air-Minded: End of an Era (Updated)

Kill Switch

Posted on March 16, 2025May 29, 2025 by Paul Woodford

Our son and daughter are March babies. Gregory turned 59 last week. Polly, bless her, is 50 today. Happy birthday, kids!

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Dark Times

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Paul Woodford

With the sacking of General Brown and the planned appointment of a yes-man Trump loyalist replacement, Lt Gen Caine, the likelihood that military leadership will go along with whatever Trump tells them to do is, well, pretty much a sure thing.

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Posted in Air-Minded, Big Brother, Current Events, Flying, Military, Personal, Yelling at CloudsTagged #resist, HomeImprovement, Krasnov, TellTaleHeart1 Comment on Dark Times

Air-Minded: An Opinionated Ignoramus with a Captive Audience

Posted on January 31, 2025October 13, 2025 by Paul Woodford

Archie Bunker. That’s who’s in the White House.

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Drinking Age

Posted on January 3, 2025January 4, 2025 by Paul Woodford

It’s 2025 … and so begins the 21st year of Paul’s Thing.

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Posted in Current Events, Flying, Hash House Harriers, History, PersonalTagged blogging, BoldPilotsAndOldPilots2 Comments on Drinking Age

Lap (as Seen from a Drone)

Posted on December 17, 2024December 18, 2024 by Paul Woodford

It’s a crock, all of it. Settle down, all right?

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