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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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Posted in Critters, Local Color, PersonalTagged #hawk, #predatorLeave a Comment on Beak and Claw

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?

Paul’s Book Reviews

Posted on November 20, 2021November 20, 2021 by Paul Woodford

Six short book reviews: science fiction, fiction, mysteries, thrillers

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Friday Bag o’ Cahoots

Posted on November 19, 2021November 19, 2021 by Paul Woodford

I’m told Craigslist is no longer the place to sell things; Facebook Marketplace has supplanted it. Is there nothing Facebook isn’t busy taking over?

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You Can’t Read That! Banned Book Review: The Bluest Eye

Posted on November 18, 2021October 11, 2022 by Paul Woodford

You Can’t Read That! is a periodic post featuring banned book reviews and culture war news roundups.

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Posted in Banned Books, Books, ReviewsTagged Banned Books, BannedBooks, censorship, ChallengedBooks, TheBluestEyeLeave a Comment on You Can’t Read That! Banned Book Review: The Bluest Eye

Magic 8-Ball Says: Four Wheels for You

Posted on November 15, 2021November 16, 2021 by Paul Woodford

For the first time since my teens, I can envision a future without a motorcycle in it.

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Posted in Banned Books, Books, Critters, Motorcycling, PersonalTagged #DogsInCars, #EndOfAnEra, #HolidayTravel, #MasonDixonVaccinationLine, #Paywalls, #YCRT!2 Comments on Magic 8-Ball Says: Four Wheels for You

Mass Delusion Is the Thing With Feathers

Posted on November 13, 2021November 14, 2021 by Paul Woodford

They say the Birds Aren’t Real “movement” is satirical, but so was Ivermectin, and look how that turned out.

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