TWO OLD BUCKS

Send a text Latest updates from family and friends in Ukraine, Lithuania, Russia. Del provides an  interesting solution that would allow NATO troops into Ukraine. Dave discusses the mini-series Years and Years that he saw a few years ago on HBO.  In this study of a fictional Manchester family from 2019 to 2034, world events include a Russian invasion of Ukraine and US Pres. Trump nuking a Chinese...

Send a text Ukraine update ~3 million have left, thousands killed. Bucks would like to thank David Kotok for the link to New Yorker journalist Masha Gessen’s 2017 interview on Vladimir Putin . Scary how prescient this analysis was. ~2 hours long; can listen to ~20 minutes to get the drift. Video is the property of PBS Frontline. Mr Kotok is chairman of Cumberland Advisors. Full disclosure: Neither...

Send a text   [ note the recording date as March 7, 2022 ]   We want to thank people for their donations to and kind words for the people of Ukraine. The response has been heartening and the personal stories some of you included were touching. Over 1.5 million people have left Ukraine so far,, ~5% of the population. A loyal listener from Canada pointed out that there are more Ukrainians in Canada...

Send a text In this special episode, we depart from our normal non-political stance to discuss the situation in Ukraine. As this tragedy plays out, we all feel powerless to do anything. But we can do little things  that will help. If you want to help, consider supporting  one or more of the following organizations listed in this Washington Post article.  Organizations include, CARE, Doctors Withou...

Send a text Del has a fish story and he's even correct as it turns out. What's in that can of tuna fish anyway? The Bucks go quasi-intellectual as Del reviews The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold. This is sci-fi fantasy series about Miles Vorkosigan, a very smart guy who sometimes does dumb things. A future buck, it seems. Dave reviews Transatlantic by Colum McCann , whi...

Send a text The Bucks wonder about the Winter Olympics. Is anybody watching? What are the good sports? is figure skating a sport or a popularity contest? WHAT ABOUT THIS BUCK? There was also a Superbowl. Despite the Bucks rooting for Cincy, the Rams pulled it out near the end. Then there was the geriatric halftime show. Snoop Dog had the best outfit .   Photo Credit: Kevin Mazur.  Hip hop: You can...

Send a text Bucks finally launch their YouTube Channel. You can google "Two old bucks youtube" or use this link .  Every journey starts with the first step so count on us to travel through time and space looking for we don't know what. Washington Football Team is now the Commanders. Del has some ideas on how this will spin out. Less than a month after we introduce WORDLE to our vast...

Send a text Bucks read the dark comedy  flash fiction story,  T he Solid Years of My Life by Holly Collingwood. This story appeared in the January 2018 edition of Flash Fiction Online . Check out the website for more stories. Here's something else Holly wrote. The author alerts the Bucks to the Frozen Dead Guy Festival , which was the inspiration for her story.  See even more here.. This remi...

Send a text Bucks learn they don't know the difference between an obit and an epitaph. Is Rocky still alive, they wonder. A listener proposes Filibusters as the new name of the DC Football team. We never stop learning the hard way. Dave tells Part 2 of his mattress saga while Del complains of a sinusoidal waist size problem. Del is back with Bug of the Month, the Novius beetle which saved the...

Send a text Del warns Dave-too late- about the hazards of handling a heavy mattress in a box. JB from DC asks the Bucks if he should be worried about his wife asking what he wants his obituary to say. As usual, our advice is probably useless. Rocky, an  astute listener allegedly from Frostbite Falls, MN uses augury  in a sentence. Buckworthy for sure.  Rocky also recommends Pillars of the Earth by...

Send a text Just a warning that the bucks will be launching a YouTube channel shortly.  We'll talk about some of our episodes and segments. Everybody wants to see Del's woodie [it's a watch] so the will probably be first. After that, who knows? We sure don't. Got an avalanche of LFAs so thanks much to all who took the time. We try to answer them as best we can. If you don'...

Send a text This is the second interview with Dave's grandsons, Gabriel and Grayson. Since the initial interviews nine months ago, they've grown both physically and intellectually.  They're both enthusiastic adventurers, avid readers, watchers of youtube videos with dad, and budding chess grandmasters. Comments welcomed at BUCKSTWOOLD@GMAIL.COM Give us your thoughts: BUCKSTWOOLD@GMA...

Send a text Oops, Dave's recount confirms this is the final episode for 2021. Just kidding last week. Dave talks about his son's recent interview on NPR as part of their coverage on the recent tornadoes in Kentucky. Here's a link to the radio story ; his interview begins at 12 minutes in. Del describes BC, a favorite comic of his and how the turtle and bird are like the two bucks. I...

Send a text Del wonders why the people who invited him to dinner used the cheap plastic instead of the good china.  Or something like that. Del rants on about how the halftime report replays all the highlights you just saw rather than give other scores. Worse, 66% of the time is filled with commercials. Dave feels TV news shows should have less news and more commercials because the unending stream...

Send a text Dave reads an essay from the book, DAILY LIFE IN THE 1960S COUNTERCULTURE by Jim Willis.  From the jacket: Daily Life in the 1960s Counterculture looks at the 1960s from the perspective of Americans who, despite their best efforts to live normal lives, could not escape the tension, conflict, and controversy that surrounded them. The war and the violence associated with protests of it c...

Send a text Del gives a detailed  update on his wooden watch as Dave envisions  all the Vixen signing off one by one. If that's not painful enough, Del discovers that Pee Wee Herman is doing just fine and has no intention of being interviewed by the Bucks-for free, anyway. Speaking of pain, Dave talks about the Xiaflex commercial with the crooked carrots and how the treatment for Peyronie&apo...

Send a text Ranger Rick informs us that the Gunther story is fake news.  Should've known. Well, they fooled AP and CBS, too. Del is crushed that the wedding is off. Del has a  flashback about Pee Wee Herman , a comic genius in his day.  Dave remembers where Pee wee's red bicycle is today- Bicycle Heaven in Pittsburgh. Dave finds a story in a cycling magazine that says BMW drivers have th...

Send a text The TOBs celebrate their one-year anniversary and spare their listeners any sappy retrospectives,  mainly because they can't remember much of what they talked about. But their loyal, hardworking staff reminded them that they've dropped 56 episodes for listeners in 24 countries. Meanwhile, the makers of Ambien are suing TOB LLC for a 42% drop in business since we launched our...

Send a text Del agonizes over a broken $9.98 watch and then commits to fixing it, as Dave is befuddled by Del's clear efforts to avoid reality by jumping down the rabbit hole. Wait, that's what guys do. In the news of the world, Dave discuses the hunt for the sterile neutrino while Del insists his neutrinos are still fertile.   Richard Branson crashes his bike , claiming "no brakes&...

Send a text Del is awed by today's power hitters in baseball. He then relates his days as a pitcher and how he prayed the batters would not hit the ball to Dave's side of the infield. Watch a monster homer here. Del relates his wife's recent air travel nightmare and predicts that cancelled flights due to weather will be the spark that finally forces us to deal with climate change. Y...

Send a text Del gets a new backup camera and has a happy ending. The Bucks review the US News list of Best Places to Retire in the US . Why are most of the top choices in Florida or Pennsylvania, two states that couldn't be more different?  We sure don't know. Maybe you have an idea. Tell us at buckstwoold@gmail.com. Dave stumbles across a story on the best places to relocate under the W...

Send a text What does safekeeping mean? Del announces the Copenhagen Radical Artist Program.  Listeners are invited to submit candidates. Del wants to create a cryptocoin and agonizes over what to name it. Dave has some ideas on how to avoid high-energy crypto-mining. It just might work. After taking a course in traffic engineering, Del proposes a new highway traffic pattern. Dave is confused. Hol...

Send a text Not NASA but close. Del queries indigestion  in  space and gets an actual reply from the National Air and Space Museum. An astronaut chimes in, too. This leads to  discussion on dark matter, allowing Dave to geek out a bit while Del offers a simple solution for collection dark matter. Don't try this at home. Continuing the theme of dark matter and invisibility, Dave recounts a car...

Send a text Dave interviews longtime biking buddy and good friend Terry D. Terry talks about his Italian heritage, his family, career as a machinist building monster machines, and his many hobbies. Listen and find out why we call this talented guy  Superman.  As always, send your comments to buckstwoold@gmail.com. Give us your thoughts: BUCKSTWOOLD@GMAIL.COM Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and YouT...

Send a text Explicit Warning-Contains coarse language and graphic scenes. Dave reads the short story, Bullet in the Brain by Tobias Wolff, which first appeared in The New Yorker in 1995.   Wolff is a prolific writer and his coming-of-age  memoir This Boy's Life was made into a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Barkin. Do you want more or fewer short stories? What did you think of thi...