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Send a text Julia is a university student and one of the drivers behind the Unissued Diplomas project honoring  forty students who died during the war in Ukraine.  Each fallen student was a real person with a promising life ahead. Julia and all her colleagues in the project have shown strength, energy, and wisdom beyond their years. In addition to commemorating the lives of the forty students and...

Send a text  Dave manages to fall off a ladder and live to tell about it. Don't try this at home. The Superbowl didn't disappoint this year, sort of a metaphor for life.  we heard Post Malone is banned from scrapyards. Speaking of super performances, a tip of the antlers to Caitlan Clark on breaking the NCAA women's scoring record. She's going to drop Pistol Pete next. Go, girl...

Send a text NOTE: Coarse language in the story Fjord of Killary . Dave's just reporting. Del shares a scam being foisted upon unsuspecting elderly. A good public service announcement . Del's 70-year old neighbor is entering a body building contest next month. Kudos to someone trying to stay healthy. Dave thanks Del and Judith for recommending The Boys in the Boat , a true story of the Un...

Send a text Del gives a lesson in electrical wiring while under the influence of cyanoacrylate. Dave disposes of a hot water heater. Not as simple as it sounds. The Bucks discuss the mating habits of drum fish. Special guest Mike, a longtime friend of Dave's, is in town to hang out with old Pirates-the Pittsburgh type.  Mike shares some Pirate stories involving Steve Blass , Dick "Dr. St...

Send a text Del briefly enters the 21st century when he successfully uses a QR code. Dave survives the deepfreeze in Nashville , a town that refuses to admit snow is real. What is the big deal with Stanley Cups ? If Del gets one, will he be an influencer? Nah. Zealandia has been mapped,  giving  Florida land developers another land mass to destroy. Is Bigfoot just a bear , after all? Bucks plan to...

Send a text Dave is on a babysitting mission in Nashville where it is way too cold. He finishes this episode with an interview he did with his grandsons during the holidays. Judith extolls the advantages of driving the back roads rather than the expressways.  The Bucks concur and Dave mentions the Natchez Trace . Judith again bails  out Del  in the latest Stump the Buck quiz. This leads to a PSA o...

Send a text Paul Tregouet discusses their recent aid mission to Ukraine with Buzz, a British friend who accompanied him on the journey. These are folks making a difference in the lives of the Ukrainian people. You can also make a difference by donating to a non-profit focused on aid to the Ukrainian families and soldiers.  North America listeners can donate  to RememberUs.org. In other news, Dave...

Send a text The Bucks welcome in 2024 with the help of Judith, VV1.  Most of their resolutions deal with taking good care of old worn out body parts. Del ends 2023 [not 2003] with a leaky waterheater. Fortunately, he is McGyver's half-brother. Judith tells us about the movie, Boys in the Boat, which she gives two thumbs up. Del throws in two more thumbs and a partridge in a pear tree. Dave&ap...

Send a text Dave visits Kennedy Space Center for the first time.  Definitely with the trip, folks. Eurobuck Paul went to Ukraine with British paratroopers to deliver much-needed supplies to the troops.  We encourage you to send your tax-deductible donation to Remember Us, the American non-profit linked to Solidarite' Ukraine. We had downloads in 56 countries in 2023. Wow! Germany came in 2nd...

Send a text Del, after reconfirming  he's old when he tries manual labor, goes to Hot Bins shopping for bargains. He fails. This is where your Amazon returns end up,  folks. After Dave's C T scan, the technician warns him the 32-oz plastic fibre milkshake he had to chug beforehand will be exiting shortly. Like very soon.  Like, go home NOW. The Bucks applaud the woman who bought a $3.99...

Send a text Tim Smith is with us to talk about his first book, Behind the Hedgerows,   that came out this year. The book, set in the 80s, deals with the dealings of the 1%ers  who live in the mansions behind the hedgerows south of the highway in the Hamptons. You can buy Tim's book at Amazon , Barnes & Noble ,  Book Hampton ,  or booklocker.com/12864 .  You can also find it at Bookstore1...

Send a text Our guest this week is Stan Gordon, who has been doing leading research and collecting data on UFOs, Bigfoot, other cryptids, and unexplained phenomena  for over 64 years. You can learn a whole lot more on the topic at Stan's website here .   Stan has written four books that you can buy on Amazon.com You can report sightings to Stan by calling him at 724-838-7768. You can email hi...

Send a text Del raises the red flag over an invasion of " Canadian "Super Pigs " who have somehow gotten across the border with passports forged by AI. Canadians fear this will crash the export market for Canadian bacon. Bucks and co-host Judith discuss their Thanksgiving holidays. Tell us about yours. Judith and Del discuss seeing US presidents Kennedy and Carter but Dave has not y...

Send a text Del rants again about our healthcare system, having grown fond of having eyesight. Don't try this at home...or do and let us know how it works. Thanksgiving stories. What's yours? Dave notes the passing of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and Del surprises Dave  by disclosing he once chauffeured the Carters on a birding expedition. Who knew! The Bucks recall JFK's assas...

Send a text The Bucks interview Agnes Schipper, journalist, lawyer,  mother, grandmother, daughter of a survivor. Listen as Agnes tells the story of her mother as a young girl in the 1930s-40s as she and her family are forced to flee Germany to escape capture by the Nazis. Sabine hides in nine different locations in Holland and England and fears she has been discovered when a strange man comes to...

Send a text VV1 a.k.a. Judith K. wonders whether movie trailers tell too much now.  What do you think? Del expresses concern over the diminishing population of Rice's Whales in the Gul f. Another species will bite the dust but the boats won't have to slow down.  He wonders what species we would want to disappear. Judith and Dave have answers. Judith reviews The Splendid and the Vile by E...

Send a text Pat Hays discusses his book, Silicon Planet:My Life in Computer Chips .  It is available at Amazon and many other bookseller outlets.  Pat talks about his career and the phenomenal growth of the chip industry. The last chapter of the book covers his analysis of the Boeing 737 Max issue. Will AI [artificial intelligence] be able to design chips? Maybe, according to fellow chip wizard Bi...

Send a text Bruce Rettig, author of Refraction , told us his book has now won eight awards and an excerpt is nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Go, Bruce! We lost Rudolph Isley of the Isley Brothers. Give a SHOUT Del endorses the return of cursive writing in California. Dave, a leftie, was tortured by cursive writing class in grade school. A pox upon you, P.O. Peterson. Del does NOT endorse the pra...

Send a text Del reminisces over his baseball days and wants a new glove but won't spring for the $500. Somebody send this boy a glove. Alert listener Lucy warns us of Jumping Worms, the nightcrawler's angry cousin from Asia.  Another invasive species upsetting the apple cart. Lucy just stomps them. Dave reviews Machine Learning by Hugh Howey , a collection of short and not so short stori...

Send a text Bucks discuss listener inputs on last week's topic of a sedentary lifestyle.  Here's a link to more on the topic.  Bucks stress the importance of having friends in your life. A rocket was launched today for  16 Psyche, a metallic asteroid that may tell us more about the earth's core.  Get ready for a ring of fire tomorrow, Oct. 14 as an annular eclipse sweeps across part...

Send a text Good luck to anyone who had a birthday on Oct 2-Supermoon Day. Beams from the Bucks. Dave reviews a Wash Post  article showing that people who are sedentary ten hours a day have a statistically higher chance of getting dementia, heart disease, and other illnesses.  The article refers to the JAMA source. Speaking of illnesses, Del is recovering from what he calls a UVF- and Unknown Vira...

Send a text Del again determines he is old  but not too old to eat a belly buster pizza. Del continues to be stymied by bed etiquette and Dave still doesn't get it. Dave gets a terrible haircut and offers a Public Service Announcement. Dave visits the National Aviary and the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, both in Pittsburgh.  Both highly recommended. But why is there a sloth at the aviar...

Send a text Life gets in the way sometimes, even for the Two Old Bucks. This is our shortest episode ever but we'll be back next week with more fascinating adventure stories for you. Give us your thoughts: BUCKSTWOOLD@GMAIL.COM Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and YouTube Leave a Voice message - click HERE WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

Send a text Tahoe Toogee, featured in our last episode, was a huge hit. Folks want to hear more from Toogee. Who else knew a bear could decide how many cubs she would bear? Dave announces an auction of the art collection of Jean-Luc Montois. Dave interviewed him in Episode 141 . Take a look at his collection HERE . It is amazing. Del recounts being a witness to a low speed fender bender that proba...

Send a text The Bucks get educated by Toogee Sielsch, probably the world's leading authority on urbanized black bears. Tahoe Toogee, as he's called, has lived in the Tahoe area for forty years and has participated in hundreds of active bear evictions/aversions.  He also has over a thousand hours of training in rehabbing rescued black bears. Toogee has been featured in a BBC wildlife docu...