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"The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter." —Mark Twain

A Capital Idea for a New Pronoun

Posted on April 4, 2025April 4, 2025 by Paul Woodford

“When ‘they’ refers to a nonbinary person, why not capitalize it?”

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Posted in WordsTagged #OldDogsNewTricks, #Pronouns4 Comments on A Capital Idea for a New Pronoun

Air-Minded: End of an Era (Updated)

Posted on March 30, 2025April 2, 2025 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)

Writing in the Age of MAGA

Posted on March 24, 2025September 16, 2025 by Paul Woodford

The AP Stylebook and I go back a long way.

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Posted in Big Brother, Culture Wars, Current Events, Media, Military, WordsTagged #AP_Stylebook, #resist, FuckYourRules3 Comments on Writing in the Age of MAGA

Rhythm, I Got Rhythm

Posted on March 18, 2025March 18, 2025 by Paul Woodford

What’s that they say? Never read the comments? One of these days I’ll learn.

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The Seventh Level of Craic

Posted on March 17, 2025March 17, 2025 by Paul Woodford

Eighteen years sober. Yay, me!

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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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Posted in Air-Minded, Cooking, Flying, Military, Personal, Yelling at CloudsTagged birthdays, corruption, FatAmyKillSwitchLeave a Comment on Kill Switch

You Can’t Read That! Banned Book Review: Nineteen Minutes

Posted on March 12, 2025March 16, 2025 by Paul Woodford

Nineteen Minutes is a young adult novel about a school shooting, the events leading up to it, and its aftermath.

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Posted in Banned Books, Books, ReviewsTagged #SchoolShooting, #YoungAdult', BannedBooks, BannedBooksReview4 Comments on You Can’t Read That! Banned Book Review: Nineteen Minutes

The Tell-Tale Heart

Posted on March 8, 2025March 11, 2025 by Paul Woodford

Up at 0430 yesterday for an 0600 show at Tucson Medical Center.

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