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TWO OLD BUCKS223: Del has a Heat Attack and New Teeth, Dave Visits LondonSend us a textDel panics over losing his phone and blames the heat. Is Del acting like a teenager or is it really the heat? Del pays for another year's tuition for his dentist's child. But he looks mahvelous.Dave nods the antlers to Rewen, Francis and Harriett, and Buck and Linda from the Baltic cruise. He also recommends seeing Joshua Jay, the magician performing on the ship. Here and here are videos of a couple of his routines.Dave tours London and finds the people there extremely kind and he...2025-08-0734 min

TWO OLD BUCKS222: Del's new TV, Dave's Baltic cruiseSend us a textDel has a good purchasing experience and a less than good follow-up with AI.Dave discusses his 15-day Baltic cruise, the good, the bad, and the ugly. What are your AI experiences? Have you been to the Scandinavian and Baltic countries Dave visited? What were your impressions?What is MdDS? Find out next episode.Dick Clark introduces the bonus track.Or, do you like this one?And finally, Dave forgot to give a shout-out to Rewen, another new friend from the t...2025-07-2544 min

TWO OLD BUCKS217: The Lottery by S. Jackson, Tornado !, Del Flips his Lid, Tom's First KissSend us a textDave has an unexpected and unforgettable trip to a tornado shelter. Yikes!Del proves once again he has too much time on his hands as he sands and drills plastic lids. Tom recounts songs that carry a signifigant meaning for him, especially the one that was playing when he got his first kiss. What a memory!The Bucks read and discuss The Lottery, a short story by Shirley Jackson published in 1948. Give us your feedback on the story. Like it? No? Thoughts? Our most downloaded st...2025-04-2151 min

En trea whisky234: Från ax till fylla del 5: Mäsk, Vorlaufing och jäsningETT MORDFÖRSÖK MED REFERENSER. David tar i från tårna och bjuckar på riktigt matiga shownotes! Vorlaufing, Oskar Bruno, Pat Heist och … i princip allt som går att läsa om jäsning. NERDGASM INCOMING. Här tipsas vi om en bok som David faktiskt inte har läst. Jo, det är sant! Åtminstone inte hela … Redbreast 12 mot Redbreast 12 cask strength: http://tjederswhisky.se/redbreast-12-pa-40-och-fatstyrka/ Vad var det i glaset? Mathias njöt av J. P. Wiser 42 YO: https://www.jpwisers.com/en-ca/blog/meet-jp-wisers-42-year-old-a-new-milestone-in-canadian-whisky-excellence/ Jeroen hade i...2025-03-0442 min

En trea whisky231: Från ax till fylla del 2: MältningTHAT’S THE CHIT! Våra hjältar kastar sig över mältningens ädla konst och HÄR finns mycket att hämta. Nördigt och härligt med avstamp i Davids egen bloggpost. Men ibland håller han inte med sig … Vad var det i glaset? David hade en 7 år gammal rökig Bunna från en sherry butt buteljerad helt nyss av Svenska Eldvatten; Mathias njöt av en Douglas Laing Glengoyne 12 YO på 48,4%; Jeroen körde med Box The Archipelago 2016. Från ax till fylla del 2: mältning något så inihelvete… Den här långa långa te...2025-02-1141 min

TWO OLD BUCKS208: Britches, Banana, Brit, and Brute BanterSend us a textDel's ordeal in getting to the mall incognito to meet Dave.Bucks salute the growing fanbase in Beaumont, Alberta. Dave watches the Spacex Falcon 9 takeoff at 5 AM. Send \us an email if you want the video.Del discusses the "golden bat" rule being considered for baseball but the Bucks vote it down. Baseball will never be as exciting as curling in Beaumont.Dave "enjoys" the Cardinal Mooney high school football game in the cold, rainy weather.An old classmate who had a boy c...2024-12-0440 min

TWO OLD BUCKS207: Del & Amor Towles, Flamboyance, Conclaves and Republics, Scary Spoon, Hearing DougSend us a textOur trailer on YouTubeDel meets Amor Towles at a book signing and asks him if he can be a gentleman in Moscow, too. Dave reads the best ever book opening,, and on thermodynamics, no less. Del and THE WIFE see Conclave and learn how to elect a Pope. Political intrigue ensues.Dave talks about the lifespan of republics. Can't happen here, though.Dave gets shingles again. But he still enjoyed the James Museum in St. Pete.Superman Terry pays the...2024-11-1934 min

David Hoffmeister UCDM en Español6ª. Sesión - Servicio dominical matutino - Retiro en Barcelona con David Hoffmeister6ª. Sesión - Servicio dominical matutino - Retiro en Barcelona con David HoffmeisterDel servicio en la Capilla:El propósito de esta capilla es recordarnos que la capilla, el monasterio, la iglesia y la religión significan lo mismo. Significa experiencia. Es el estado de nuestro corazón y el estado de nuestra mente. No es una estructura, no es una institución, no es una teología, no tiene historia ni futuro. Este instante es el único que existe. Pedimos juntos a Dios que utilice nuestra percepción para que ésta desaparezca. Entregamos todo nuestro aprendizaj...2024-11-081h 29

TWO OLD BUCKS203: Mountain Bears, Springfield Pets, McGyver Wipes, Ig Nobel Awards, Help EddieSend us a textCHECK OUT OUR VIDEO CLIP ON YOUTUBEDave recounts his time in Black Mountain, NC, which is a bit cooler than Florida.It included two bear sightings and some challenging bike rides. He had a nice discussion with a Park Ranger about the bears causing local family pets to disappear. Speaking of pets disappearing, watch this video by John Legend on Springfield, Ohio.Del outfoxes the auto wiper blade industry by learning how to double the life of the blades. Strange detroit-looking men appear in Sarasota. Coincidence?2024-09-2233 min

TWO OLD BUCKS200: A Bucks Retrospective...plus Del Cogitating on Crazy StuffSend us a textDave walks 110 miles in Europe. Is he too cheap to flag a cab?Del flaunts his predictions on too much or too little water and e-bike dangers. The Free State of Florida declares war on bears and the NFL makes rule changes, an independent event.The Bucks reminisce over the past 200 episodes, talking about some of the highest downloads and some of their favorites as well as guests and co-hosts. Special nod to Bridey Thelen-Heidel, whose book is coming out next month.Ukraine has been our single...2024-08-1633 min

TWO OLD BUCKS198: Dave does Berlin and Del can't seem to move it groove itSend us a textBucks discuss Olympics and some more obscure sports.Dave meets his first Rhodesian Ridgeback and finds a new friend.Dave tours Berlin, a city of 3.8 million people. He walked a lot!Del is infected by an earworm called Break My Stride. It is recommended you skip this video or you will be infected too. We warned you.Del is frustrated over losing every battle with his wife over what time to leave the house. He says, "I'd like to move it, move it."...2024-08-0234 min

TWO OLD BUCKS193: Buck Hunters, Cruciverbalism, Something Rotten in Denmark, Dr. Del, Counting CrowsSend us a textThe Bucks learn how to spell that word Del couldn't pronounce last week.Are the two old bucks buck hunters or the hunted? Maybe, maybe not. You decide.Del sits in a hot car for five and a half hours and lived to tell about it. He said he learned in medical school that this is a cure for respiratory illnesses. DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME.Dave has a bike crash but never hits the ground.Denmark levies a tax on cow farts. The bucks think this would...2024-06-2834 min

TWO OLD BUCKS190: D-Day Salute, Boeing Does It, Del vs. Healthcare- Part 27, Starbucks BanterSend us a textBucks salute our veterans who fought at Normandy eighty years ago, June 6, 1944.Boeing finally got the Starliner in orbit, seven years late but with no missing doors. It enters an ever-crowded space as Bucks discuss an Axios story on space junk.Del continues to grapple with our healthcare system and learns about "the portal." Dave tells his own portal story.Del recommends Sprayaway glass cleaner [free plug] as a cure for baldness, ED, smelly socks, and even glass cleaning.Del wrestles with giant economy size cig...2024-06-0729 min

TWO OLD BUCKS189: Del Does Orlando, Bill Walton, Speling Beee, Apocalypse Now?Send us a textSORRY FOR DAVE'S POOR AUDIO QUALITY. Del contemplates hotel fixtures in Orlando. Does he have a fixture fixation?Bucks remember Bill Walton, basketball great and great guy.Congrats to 12-year-old Bruhat Soma of Tampa, winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.What climate change?This week's bonus track from Dave's favorite Canadian singer.Give us your thoughts: BUCKSTWOOLD@GMAIL.COM Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and YouTubeLeave a Voice message - click HEREWH...2024-06-0325 min

TWO OLD BUCKS188: The "Picture", Ankle Deodorant, Frankenbike Lives, Thermonuclear ThermostatSend us a textHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DELDel never really explains why he had to bolt last week. Why is that not a surprise?Got LOTS of comments from listeners who requested a picture of Del wearing his anti-personnel device on the bus. We have a few more copies available if you want one. Our address is below. Tell us what you think or just tell us to send you a picture.Dave possibly presents a Public Service Announcement about whole body deodorant. What's your feeling on this?D...2024-05-2433 min

Corte! con David y RandyEl Retorno del Rey Cumpleañero!El Retorno del Rey Cumpleañero 0:00 agradecimientos y cumpleaños de David 🎈 I - PRÓLOGOS de la SEMANA 03:38 Wicked no se ve muy buena II - NOTICIAS de la SEMANA 08:17 Zac Efron va a tener un rol en MARVEL? Y David habla del casting de Galactus 🦸‍♂️ 12:20 Andy Serkis va a desarrollar película The Hunt for Gollum en mundo del Señor de Los Anillos! 💍 15:28 Soy Leyenda 2 está en proceso de pre-producción 17:25 Nueva adaptación de Tomb Raider tiene guionista! 21:13 Ryan Gosling quiere ser Ghost Rider! 24:56 Anne Hathaway explota Prime Video con The Idea of You III - PELÍCULAS de la Semana...2024-05-1858 min

TWO OLD BUCKS187: More on Del's Device, Alice Munro, Cap'n Jim and the Mountain GuerrillasSend us a textAfter unprecedented listener feedback, Del elaborates on the device he invented to assure nobody sits next to him on the bus. Use the link above to text us your feedback [your number is anonymous] or send us an email or voicemail.Dave notes the passing of Alice Munro, Canadian short story writer and Nobel laureate. One of the best ever. Here’s a link to a youtube video of a person reading The Bear came Over the Mountain, probably her most famous story.Cap'n Jim tells us of hi...2024-05-1735 min

TWO OLD BUCKS186: Del's on the Bus Again, IV Drips for Fun, Frankenbike, MLB Uniforms-YukSend us a textClicking on the link above lets you send us text messages via your phone. Try it.Del shares more tales of riding the bus to work. He tries another social experiment on the bus and wonders why nobody will sit next to him.VV1 is recovering from knee surgery. Get well, Judith.Dave is befuddled by the new trend involving IV Drips. Is this a good thing? He may need a drip after fighting Frankenbike all morning.Dave agrees with Gene Collier on the new...2024-05-1130 min

TWO OLD BUCKS185: The Attic Mistake, Del vs.the Helpline, Dumb Ways to Die, Snakes and GatorsSend us a textDave makes the mistake of exploring his attic. This was followed by serious thigh muscle pain 24 hours later. Don't do this.Del battles the helpline...again. Did he win? What do you think?Watch the music video, Dumb Ways to Die. You'll like it. Thanks, Valentin!Bucks ponders space junk, crosswords, google, wordle, and nosy neighbors.Florida imports snakes while Pennsylvania man loses his emotional support gator. Bye bye to Duane Eddy and his twangy guitar. Del would rather lead a band.G...2024-05-0333 min

TWO OLD BUCKS181: The Eclipse, Sarasota Film Festival, The Mammoth Hunt, Del's QuestSend us a textThe Bucks are recording this episode AS THE ECLIPSE IS HAPPENING but we don't see anything. Wishing clear skies for those in the totality zone. Del is on a quest to get his blood drawn for testing. He didn't lie down on the floor this time but made his presence known in so many ways. He lived to tell us his story.Google Podcasts is going away and any listeners there can find us on Apple, Spotify, or Stitcher. Google recommends shifting to YouTube Music. Here's how....2024-04-0833 min

David Hoffmeister UCDM en EspañolViviendo Milagros en la comunidad - Camina con MEG entrevista a David HoffmeisterDavid es entrevistado por Meg, la presentadora de un programa que forma parte del canal de YouTube «Retos Femeninos TV».David habla del camino espiritual, que puede ser diferente para cada uno. Enfatiza la importancia de integrar el camino primero para uno mismo y luego extenderlo a los demás. Jesús enseña que todos somos el mismo espíritu y tenemos una mente y una conciencia unificadas. Sin embargo, las creencias inconscientes basadas en el ego limitan nuestro estado mental. Jesús nos enseña a traer la oscuridad a la luz y a entregar la oscurida...2024-03-2341 min

TWO OLD BUCKS172: Special Guest Mike Tells Pirate Stories, Del Gets Wired, Dave vs. the Scrap YardSend us a textDel 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. Strangeglove" Stuart, Bob Purkey, Bill Mazeroski, Bill Virdon and more. This week's bonus track is dedicated to the Pirate retirees who h...2024-02-0226 min

TWO OLD BUCKS171: Del Cracks the QR Code, Freezing in Nashville, Influencers, Zealandia and BigfootSend us a textDel 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 stage a match between Tahoe Toogee and Stan Gordon. The smart money is on Toogee.2024-01-2634 min

TWO OLD BUCKS162: Del's Semi-Rant, Giving Thanks, A First Lady, JFK, Anne Lamott Just Doesn't KnowSend us a textDel 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 assassination. Tell us where you were when you heard the news.Dave reads a piece written by Anne Lamott on aging, wisdom, knowing, a...2023-11-2329 min

TWO OLD BUCKS157: Cap'n Jim Returns, Del wants a Glove, Jumping Worms-Yikes, Machine LearningSend us a textDel 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 stories about aliens, artificial intelligence, and all things dystopian. Lots of food for thought here. Dave also recommends reading Howey's Silo trilogy, preferably first if you want th...2023-10-2040 min

TWO OLD BUCKS155: Get Off Your Butt, Del's UVF Attack, NFT Busted, French Auction, Bug of the MonthSend us a textGood 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 Viral Fenomenon, Dave reminds him the last word begins with a P as in phenomenon.The Bucks gloat over their assertion in...2023-10-0740 min

TWO OLD BUCKS147: Vixenology, Alien Obfuscation, RIP Robbie, Oppenheimer, Del Bikes NakedlySend us a textAlert Vixen Mimi finds Vintage Vixen jeans for sale. Our legal department is on the case, filing copyright infringement charges. We're coming for you, Bann's Boutique.RIP Robbie Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter extrordinaire with The Band. Music from Big Pink was a landmark album. Listen to The Weight from their documentary The Last Waltz. It doesn't get any better than this.Several listeners claim to have seen aliens, know aliens or perhaps be aliens. Dave suggests trees may be aliens and then learns somebody else already thought the same thing....2023-08-1137 min

TWO OLD BUCKS145: Global Boiling, Del vs. U-EPh-Os, Almost Old, Two Good BooksSend us a textDel reflects on the state of the planet, the hottest month ever, and global boiling.Del discusses Unidentified Aerial Fenomena [UAFs] or something spelled similarly. Marjorie Taylor Greene interrupts House hearings to make a call to her home planet Zotoz. They refuse to take her back. In a Faustian bargain, Del's wife agrees to take care of him and protect him from UFOs if only he would shut up. Dave may need a new Buck.Birthday wishes to Mick at 80 and a much younger VV Jean, a lo...2023-07-2934 min

TWO OLD BUCKS132: Coffee Talk, John Wick 4 and more, AI-Devil or Angel, The English, Stumping Del?Send us a textThe Bucks have a successful coffee encounter with no car crashes or falls. Dave recounts a kitchen adventure.Del gives the movie John Wick: Chapter 4 two thumbs up and Dave again promises to watch it even though he won't. Guns, shooting, blood, death-defying stunts...and that's what Del encountered before he even got in the theatre.Dave gives 2 of 5 stars to Blonde Faith by Walter Mosley. Dave loves his short stories but found this to be over-the-top silly. His fans love it, though.AI gets dragged into t...2023-04-2837 min

TWO OLD BUCKS131: Del's Enviro-warning, Nashville Recovery, Cap'n Jim Almost Cooked in BorneoSend us a textDel raises environmental concerns about phosphate depletion, a floating garbage patch that is becoming new ecosystem, and the dangers of rising ocean temperatures.Dave recalls his week in Nashville and his ongoing recovery. Cap'n Jim recounts his tale of sailing in a labyrinth of river channels in Borneo, his almost encounter with a high tension line across the river, and making a new friend.Give us your thoughts: BUCKSTWOOLD@GMAIL.COM Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and YouTubeLeave a V...2023-04-2134 min

TWO OLD BUCKS128: GH, Baseball, Woolly Mammoth, Bots Gone Wild, Del Works, Ending ThingsSend us a textCreated a ton of Gay Hat fans out there, many wanted pictures. Ask and we'll email you one.Bridey Thelen-Heidel got a book deal and will be performing off Broadway on April 1. You can get a streaming ticket HERE.Del applauds new MLB rules to speed up the game. Dave laments the times he didn't get to second base.Del is back in the workforce, at least for a little while until his body totally gives up on him and he needs some personal remodeling.2023-03-3127 min

David Hoffmeister UCDM en EspañolDescubriendo que no hay mundo - Taller de película en línea con David HoffmeisterDescubriendo que no hay mundo - Taller de película en línea con David HoffmeisterLa película de esta semana es la película definitiva sobre el perdón y llevará a los espectadores simbólicamente hacia la luz. Enfatiza que el verdadero perdón se trata de perdonar al ego y no sólo a los individuos y que el perdón es necesario para eliminar las barreras a la conciencia de la presencia del amor. El amor está mucho más allá de la conciencia de este mundo y requiere el perdón.David hab...2023-03-134h 10

TWO OLD BUCKS119: Kudos for Bridey's Story, YouTube Finds Del, Go Suck an Egg, What's TMB?, Rock and StoneSend us a textBucks share some of the terrific feedback on Bridey Thelen-Heidel's story We Owned the Night from her upcoming memoir , Bright Eyes. The response was dazzling and we plan to have more author interviews in the future. Bucks are wishing Bridey the best as she navigates the challenging route to publication.A listener in Switzerland sends a news story saying the Ukrainians are, in fact, using trucks to shoot down drones, much as Del's suggestion in Episode 117. Ahead of the curve once more.Del resorts to counting stars to stump D...2023-01-2637 min

TWO OLD BUCKS114: Man v. Machine, Fabulous Hubcaps, Lost Wrench, Twitter Hires Del, Cousin PatSend us a textDave reads Del excerpts from three prose poems, one of which was written by a machine. Incredibly, Del correctly guesses the insta-poem written by the grandson of Hal from 2001: A Space Oddity. We wonder how our listeners did on this one. You can read the human-generated poems written by Joshua Weiner and Donna Stonecipher as well as other poems here in Body.Del gives Dave a multiple choice question about the Fabulous Hubcaps, which he answers correctly more or less. It would be a good name for a museum, though.2022-12-2335 min

TWO OLD BUCKS113: More AI Poetry, Gravity-Friend or Enemy?, Del Glamor-Posing, Vegan CriminalSend us a textDel continues to rally from his bout with covid. His sense of taste has still not returned. Does that make him tasteless?Listeners seemed to enjoy last week's AI segment on bot-writing. We love to get those Letters From Afar so let us know what you think. As Del appears intrigued by GRAVITY, Dave had the bot create a prose poem of sorts on the subject. Here's what we got in four seconds:Gravity is a force that binds us all together. It is a force that is ever-present, yet...2022-12-1834 min

TWO OLD BUCKS112: Del lives!, Chickens and Gems,Transistors to Artificial Intelligence,Send us a textDel the trouper shows up while still positive with Covid and thanks our loyal listeners for their patience and well wishes. He's presently overdosing on placebos, hoping something will work. We wonders why water tastes funny. Any clues?Dave stumps Del on an emerald recovered from the Atocha, which sank in 1622. Four hundred years later, it was auctioned off to support the Ukrainian people. Del quizzes Dave on an event that happened 75 years ago and changed the world-the invention of the semiconductor. Speaking of which...Dave introduces De...2022-12-1237 min

TWO OLD BUCKS111: Del has Covid 19, Mauna Loa Dreams, Politics [groan], Blue Nights by Joan DidionSend us a textDel succumbs to Covid 19 but feels the show must go on, trouper that he is. The good new is he now sounds like Barry White, who has probably assisted in more egg fertilizations than anyone on the planet. Yuks aside, Del gives a graphic description of his symptoms and issues an earnest warning to take Covid seriously. Send him some love, or at least an email, to buckstwoold@gmail.com.Del is stumped again by Dave's obtuse references to Mauna Loa. Are his solutions too hard?Dave talks about d...2022-12-0233 min

TWO OLD BUCKS110: Giving thanks, Geo Metro, Del talks rail strike and Dr. office strike, Kitchen knivesSend us a textDel has post-Thanksgiving blues, or at least recollections and observations about the parade, the meal, the beaching of whales. Dave recounts a TG tradition with a British couple from Leeds, followed by three stories of thankfulness. He first recommends Mission Joy, a documentary with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama. A friend relates a story of unexpected help from the other side, reminding us we're all people in the end. Finally, a new chapter on the Ukrainian family that found their way to the US. Del and Dave s...2022-11-2537 min

TWO OLD BUCKS109: Lick a Knife, FTX Bust, Abominations, Thanks from Del, You are so LuckySend us a textDel explains the proper way to lick a knife. Is any way the proper way? Don't try this at home.Dave is unable to stump Del about the FTX debacle and SBF, the latest billionaire whiz kid who was not as smart as everyone thought he was. Caveat emptor. Bucks forecast this on June 9, 2021 episode [sort of]. Go back and listen, send us your thoughts.Del ups the ante as he quizzes Dave about an unjustly labeled mythical creature that roams the Himalayas. Del would like to rename the a...2022-11-1837 min

TWO OLD BUCKS108: Friendly asteroids, Del observes shrinkage, What elections?, Weird Al, H-2-Oh OhSend us a textBucks play Stump the Buck and Del figures out the correct answer. He now bats .333, all-star material. Del's question to Dave is more complex, dealing with addiction and compulsion. Del may be addicted to David's Cookies, especially Butter Pecan Meltaways. You decide.Del laments shrinkage and is concerned about oversize holes. It's complicated. Bucks celebrate the end of mid-term elections. Can we get back to normal, people?Scientists synthesize an alloy previously found only on asteroids. Could reduce our reliance on Chinese rare earth elements used in m...2022-11-1131 min

TWO OLD BUCKS107: Del goes wrong and then to bed, Goodbye Wolfe, Cornhole scandal, Dave's nail polishSend us a textBucks try to stump each other, semi-successfully. Did you know the answers? Can you stump the Bucks? Hit us with your best shot.Del takes on four lanes of oncoming traffic. Will he survive? He finds another podcast for geezers: Growing Bolder. See what you think. Or hear what you think. ???Del discovers a new way to fold a fitted sheet. Warning: Don't try this at home.Dave has nail polish problems. Dave tips the antlers to Wolfe Zucker, a recently-departed Buck and a...2022-11-0434 min

TWO OLD BUCKS105: Stump the Buck, Elonless, Vegetarian Zombies, Del Builds a Mattress?, PODSend us a textDave plays Stump the Buck with Del. Better luck next week. Letters from Afar from Lithuania, Philadelphia, and Hollidaysburg.Beyond Meat COO gets fired for taking a bite of meat-somebody's nose.Del recounts personal achievements, including fixing a possessed doorbell, and cutting the tops off his socks, which he sees as a logical step to building his own mattress. That Rolodex is on fire.Dave's POD arrives...REALLY EARLY.Next week we have a discussion with a fellow podcaster, JR. Don't miss it.2022-10-2232 min

TWO OLD BUCKS104: Goodnight Moon, Hotel fail, More bugs, Del v. Elon v. AsteroidsSend us a textDave survives another booster shot. GET YOUR BOOSTERGoodnight Moon is 75 years old, almost as old as the bucks.Del makes an unfortunate hotel choice. Sometimes retro is just old and crummy. Dave has ants. He's saved by a Nightingale on a white horse.Remember milkweeds? They're scarce and so are the monarch butterflies. Del awaits a reply from Elon, who is busy buying or not buying Twitter.Give us your thoughts: BUCKSTWOOLD@GMAIL.COM Find Two Old Bucks on Fac...2022-10-1531 min

TWO OLD BUCKS103: Del v. Ian, Escape from Russia, Dark Meds, Liver Spots, Geezers Get Nobel PrizeSend us a textDel recounts living through Hurricane Ian, one of the worst storms ever. Moscow listener Valentin successfully flees Russia to escape the insanity of Putin. Congrats to Valentin and Nata.Dave offers a public service announcement: Don't take your meds in the dark.Del develops crusty liver spots. Dave gets crusty about on-the-road urinal manners.Three old geezers win the Nobel Prize for Physics for their work on quantum entanglement. Who knew photons could remember each other just like old friends?...2022-10-0831 min

TWO OLD BUCKSEp 101: Stormy Predictions, Crypto Drones, Rocket Science, Truck Drivin' Son-of-a GunSend us a textDave admits to fudging his Centennial predictions as he sold his place in Pittsburgh. He'll miss the 'burgh but vows to come back for visits. Listen to what another podcaster says about Pittsburgh in his opening. Dave also admits to being the reason the episode is late.Del reflects on his days as a truck driver, when life was simpler yet harder.Del waxes poetic over the Jetson One drone, which can carry a Vixen or a light Buck, technically making it not a drone. He also assigns Dave to...2022-09-2630 min

TWO OLD BUCKSEp 98: Listener feedback, Women's shoes, Del hallucinates, News commentary, Dave's Roadtrip endsSend us a textLots of listener feedback on the Cat Cafe in Quebec. Here's one in little old Greensburg, PA. Two listeners recommend David Houle, a futurist who has made some predictions of his own. Randy's Co-Motion makes it to Yellowstone National Park, warming Dave's heart.We get an update on the Ukrainian family who sought refuge here. Most of the news is good.Del, in a lapse of judgement, questions his wife's purchasing habits. Fortunately, he required no dental work afterward. Del suffers degregating hallucinations af...2022-09-0234 min

TWO OLD BUCKSEp 97: Bucks go international in Quebec City, Del becomes a dental genius, Bugs,Cats, moreSend us a textDave reports from Quebec City as he continues his summer jaunt. Great city. Come see for yourself. Bring your bicycle. He visits the Cafe Felin Ma Langue Aux Chats, otherwise known as the Cat Cafe.Del suffers a lapse of brilliance as he proposes [and copyrights/patents] that we earn dental credits on our purchases at various retailers. The bucks struggle through discussions on the abortion ban and student loan forgiveness. Help us out; send your thoughts to buckstwoold@gmail.com.Mor...2022-08-2634 min

TWO OLD BUCKSEp 96: Dave still on the road, Del still on the floor, Bucks vs. CootsSend us a textDave reflects on life in Portland, ME. Where have all the old people gone?Del discovers a pizza ingredient shortage. He also feels like a pizza. Dave is puzzled.Dave visits an old college buddy. Del completes his flooring project and the corners the market on Advil.Del's spidy sense is at it again.Dave prepares to enter Canada. Wish him luck.Your thoughts? buckstwoold@gmail.comGive us your thoughts: BUCKSTWOOLD@GMAIL.COM Find Two Old...2022-08-1929 min

TWO OLD BUCKSEp 95: Del lays flooring, Nice mailboxes, Del invades Cuba, Dive bars, Tooth story, moreSend us a textDel is coerced into laying [not lying on] a new kitchen floor.Dave searches for a "nice" mailboxDave relates his cycling adventuresDel proposes we invade Cuba and hopes to raise an army on Twitter. Dave has just left the building.Dave discusses Portland's brew-pubs and dive bars.Dave cracked a crown and immediately thought of Del, Mr Medical MouthDel readsVonnegut's Galapagos. Two more thumbs up.Give us your thoughts: BUCKSTWOOLD@GMAI...2022-08-1223 min

TWO OLD BUCKS91: Nashville Katz, Del vs. Big Health, Alien spotting, Science news, Tour de FranceSend us a textDave is back from Nashville, where his 8-year old grandson got his first skateboard, Ozzy Osborne-themed, of course. He's also doing a graphic novel about a hot dog shortage. Del tangles with the health care system again... and lives to tell about it.Boris Johnson resigns, NO SURPRISE THERE to Bucks listeners. The mother ship has apparently called him back. Longtime listeners will know he's been proven to be an alien.Del tangles with another home handyman project with less enthusiasm than in the old days.2022-07-1431 min

TWO OLD BUCKS90: Del goes full Maverick, Mick who?, Henry Who?, more "Books", Cat Lady, Venus and MarsSend us a textDel gets to see Top Gun Maverick- a five-star adventure in the fancy seats.Dave attends his cousin's surprise birthday party along with special guest Mick Jagger.BUCKSTWOOLD@GMAIL.COM if you want a shot of Dave and Mick.Dave consorts with the furries at the Anthrocon in Pittsburgh. If you like, we can send you a pic of our favorite furry. You know the email address. Del tinkers with his Henry Kloss old school radio until he is directed otherwise by she who must be ob...2022-07-0734 min

TWO OLD BUCKS#87: Del's rants, Owl and Cat tales, PSAs again, Thai foodSend us a textDel unleashes his pent-up rants on climate change, political upheaval, the healthcare system, cryptocurrency, and pocket dialing.Recalling last week's story by Rick Bass, Dave tells an owl story from his youth and Del reveals he had a dog named Delco. Electrifying!A vintage vixen loses her cat while on a road trip. Dave gives two thumbs-up to the movie, A Man called Ove on Amazon. Del passes along more Public Service Announcements. Example: Never adjust your sunglasses when you have a drill in your h...2022-06-1729 min

TWO OLD BUCKS#83: The Checkout Blabber, Broken water line, Gasoline, The Duchess, Password PainsSend us a textDave relates a pet peeve -long-winded customers at the checkout line. Good news from a Russian listener.Del offers a public service announcement: Don't grind your stump blindly.Del observes that record high gasoline prices have not moved a substantial number of people to use public transportation instead. Dave wonders if prices are really that high, then.Del take us on a rollercoaster ride down the interstate. Scary thought.A vintage vixen recommends Becoming Duchess Goldblatt, an anonymous memoir of sorts. Check it o...2022-05-1935 min

TWO OLD BUCKS# 82: Del's dilemmas, We're not Goats, Bad book, ErrataSend us a textDel weeps, wails, gnashes his teeth over medical issues or at least the shortage of medical professionals...again. Claims he's had more unfortunate events than Lemony Snicket. He's old, ignore him.Dave goes down a two old goats rabbit hole and finds there are some goats grazing in podcast land and even on the farm. Found an interesting website called Old Goats with Jonathan Alter. Here's one of his interviews, dealing with Ukraine.Dave rates Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins as a stinker. Two of five stars. R...2022-05-1234 min

TWO OLD BUCKS#80: Ukraine update, Del goes poetic and ballistic, home safety, Elon again, Florida manSend us a textUkraine story follow up: Thousands of $ have been donatedto the family in cash, gift cards, gofundme donations. Great to see that, Will see them again next week and see how things are going. More serious Ukraine commentary here. Thanks, Rick.Del reads a poem by Robin Coste Lewis. Seems fitting. Del fails to mke human contact with H&R Block. No surprise. He needs to read more Robin Coste Lewis.Del meanders about fixing a found cue stick when his real intention was finding out how many ch...2022-04-2831 min

TWO OLD BUCKS#77: Talented Bucks, Del goes scot-free, Books, More dentistry?, Eggs, ScamsSend us a textDel discovers that Mailman Gary grows his own coffee beans when he's not creating wooden artwork. Makes you feel like you've wasted your life, eh? This is not Gary. Send a note to BUCKSTWOOLD@GMAIL.COM if you opened this link. It's safe, honest.Dave discovers that Dyson has introduced a wearable air purifier with noise cancelling headphones. Reminds one of Hannibal Lector's mask. The Bucks argue over whether James Dyson, the founder, is dead or has sold the company. Breaking news: He's still the live boss.What happens whe...2022-04-0736 min

TWO OLD BUCKS#76: Del binges on chips, mayo, lettuce, and ice cream; Final Four; Oscars-A Sad Tale; Bucks go liveSend us a textDel follows up on semiconductor chip equipment makers. AMSL in the Netherlands makes the best and the brightest. Note: we are not giving investment advice here. Or anywhere.Del looks for a Tesla in a used car lot and wonders how long the car will last before it gets thrown in the battery recycling bin. The answer: A LONG TIME.Del has a new favorite ice cream-Mayfield Farms- that is seriously impeding his waist reduction efforts. Time Mag named it the world's best in 1981. Who knew? Del, con...2022-03-3130 min

TWO OLD BUCKS#75: Ukraine 4, Eggs, DST SUX, Del's WC ring, Go St. Peter's!Send us a textLatest 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 island. Scary prescient.Dave discovers that Whole Foods now has four categories of lifestyle for the chickens laying eggs for them. He still wouldn't wa...2022-03-2532 min

TWO OLD BUCKSEpisode 74: Ukraine 3, Trivia Night a la Del, Ball talkSend us a textUkraine 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 Dave nor Del has any money invested with Cumberland Advisors. Here’s the link to the video.You can sign up for free for the Cumberland Advi...2022-03-1729 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS3 Ep 10 [#73]: Update on Ukraine, Thanking listeners, Del's dentistry and Dave's bikeSend us 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 than USA =1.4M v 1M in US. Canada has opened its borders for the ukrainian refugees. The US has...2022-03-1033 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS3 Ep 7 [70]: What olympics?, What Super Bowl?, The hard way...again, Nuts to global tiltSend us a textThe 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 love it or leave it but we couldn't hear it. Dave liked the commercial that was anti-metaverse, and pro-real world . Larry David was La...2022-02-1830 min

Siervos del Hogar de la Madre · Homilías y MeditacionesUna visita del P. Henry|Homilía 11 Febrero 2022 P. Colum Power SHMHomilías de los Siervos del Hogar de la Madre. Semana V del tiempo ordinario. Del Primero Libro de Los Reyes 11, 29-32; 12, 19En aquel tiempo, Jeroboam, siervo de Salomón, salió de Jerusalén y se encontró por el camino al profeta Ajías, de Siló, que llevaba puesto un manto nuevo. Estaban los dos solos en el campo. Ajías tomó su manto, lo rasgó en doce pedazos y le dijo a Jeroboam: “Toma diez pedazos, pues el Señor, Dios de Israel, te manda decir: ‘Voy a desgarrar el reino de Salomón. A ti te daré diez trib...2022-02-1312 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS3 Ep 3 [66]: Mattress warning, Bathing with hair dryers, What's a bee, Red and white don't mix, moreSend us a textDel 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 Ken Follett. Most importantly, he notes that Del constantly interrupts Dave, causing Del to interrupt Dave's reading of Rocky's letter. ...2022-01-2033 min

Clan De MarteConstruirnos como hombres en tiempos de enfoque de género, con David Gómez-Valencia¿Qué es el enfoque de género? ¿Qué tan representados están los hombres en el enfoque de género? ¿Cómo está la imagen del hombre hoy en día? Para este nuevo episodio de Clan de Marte tratamos el enfoque de género desde la perspectiva del hombre y cómo ha sido manejado en la sociedad respecto a las diferentes ideologías que sobresalen actualmente. Para discutir este tema nos encontramos con David Gómez Valencia, sociólogo con un gran interés en los asuntos masculinos, quien ha realizado trabajo con hombres desde profesión y quien...2021-12-141h 04

TWO OLD BUCKSS2 Ep 48: Del's Woodie update, plus more Pee Wee, Crooked Carrots, Alarm!!!, Smokin'Send us a textDel 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's disease and Dupuytrens contracture are the same. Double ouch!Dave turns a rant into a success story-for once.In an...2021-12-0924 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2 Ep 47: Where's Gunther, Where's Pee Wee, Bike Boys, Lost in SpaceSend us a textRanger 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 the most psychopathic tendencies. You know who you are. If you're not sure about yourself, you can find the test here. Dave took t...2021-12-0231 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2 Ep 45: Watch Del tinker, News of the world, Bucks get eaten by a sandwormSend us a textDel 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" while Del wonders why Sir Richard can't afford a better bicycle. Boston Dynamics has developed a robot dog that can mimic Mick Jagger's mov...2021-11-1928 min

TWO OLD BUCKSs2 Ep 45: Joys of air travel, Del plays ball, Dave plays with ants, Book reports and moreSend us a textDel 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. You heard it here first. Dave runs cold with a broken ice maker and then very hot after another fire ant...2021-11-1228 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2 Ep 44: Del's happy ending, Best places to retire, Best places to hide.Send us a textDel 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 Witness Protection Program [WPP]. This is a global list, not US-limited. Some of the winners m...2021-11-0525 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2 Ep 43: Safekeeping, Copenhagen radicals, Del's crypto-coin, Unhollywoods, Traffic, Henry KlossSend us a textWhat 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.Hollywood, Bollywood, Buckywood.Find out who Henry Kloss is.Give us your thoughts: BUCKSTWOOLD@G...2021-10-2933 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2 Ep 42: Del talks to NASM [really], Dark Matter, Twin Auto-Rants, Who is Henry Kloss?Send us a textNot 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 accident he had one dark and stormy night in Reno which ultimately caused him to become invisible in the eyes of another. 2021-10-2229 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2 Ep 37: Del's fantasy, What tomatoes?, Dumb Bucks, Ig Nobel Award highlightsSend us a textWarning: The Ig Nobel Prize segment contains sexual references.Is Del's fantasy to sing like Freddie Mercury or does he want to BE Freddie Mercury? His favorite Freddie song is Barcelona. Watch it here. Try to pretend it's Del.Dave wonders why he can't buy real tomatoes in the store anymore and recalls his tomato contests with Sparky, his sister's father-in-law. You know who loses.Del paints under duress, perhaps dreaming he's Picasso painting Freddie Mercury.Dave learns how to walk through a door.2021-09-1733 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2 Ep 34: First day of School, Project Hail Mary, Trapped, Planes,Trains and Automobiles, Dave switches carriers, Del cleans up his actSend us a textIt's the first day of school for Grayson and he's not happy about it...or is he? Who doesn't like brain breaks?Dave gives a book report on Project Hail Mary by And Weir. Five stars for geeky science projects, fewer for a sloppy backstory and some character superficiality. Dave gives it 3.5 stars but Goodreads gives it 4.55. Who's right? Read it and decide.Dave reviews Trapped, a 2-season Icelandic miniseries on Prime that deals with murder, intrigue, and family secrets in a small town on the north coast of Ice...2021-08-2730 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2 Ep 33: Dave got a real job, Del vs. the Bus Company, Killer Angels, Bug of the Month, LFASend us a textDave admits to Del that he got a job-a real job. A bike shop took a chance on Dave and he became their oldest and dumbest mechanic. His fellow mechanics are very talented , very young, and have great senses of humor. It's like the perfect job. The Bucks catch up on letters from afar. Many kudos to Judith, Vintage Vixen #1, for sharing her life's journey with all the V's and B's out there.Many strong reactions [perhaps too strong in some cases?] on the segment on aliens. A porta-potty...2021-08-2033 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2 Ep 31: Del and Dave can't stop whining, Part Two of the interview with V V JudithSend us a textDave tries to get blood tests...again and again. Will he succeed?Del thinks he can integrate his TV remotes all by himself. We know better.Del gets a flat tire, causing the earth to stop spinning on its axis. Or something less menacing. Part Two of the interview with vintage vixen Judith. A retired librarian, she agrees to provide future book reviews. This takes all the pressure off Del.Give us your thoughts: BUCKSTWOOLD@GMAIL.COM Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and Yo...2021-08-0633 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2 Ep 28: Toothproofing, Reddit Rant, Del's NFT, We Two Alone, Podcast News, Audio Card TricksSend us a textDel describes the functionality of his Water Pic. Not for the squeamish.Dave goes on a rant about Reddit, which apparently won't post your comments until you have posted ten comments. Does that make sense? Can you say Catch-22?Dave instructs Del in the process of creating a crypto-account to buy and sell NFTs. Del is excited about selling his Stovetop Art NFT but is befuddled by the process so decides to give his work away for FREE. Send an email request to buckstwoold@gmail.com to...2021-07-1532 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2 Ep 27: Dave rants on junk email, Del's amazing card trick, Vintage Vixen news, Stovetop art, ReleaferySend us a textDave goes off on a tangent about junk/spam email. having received 44 one day with multiple offers for prizes won, packages to be picked up, weight loss pills and more. While the sender is different for every email, he is told to respond to smart102944@gmail.com for all of them. If you're getting these, tell Dave how to block them or what prizes you picked up. Highly recommended that you do not email that person.Del talks about Tom Slick and cartoons he watched in college...2021-07-0731 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2 Ep 24: Del remembers Far Side, Blocking Spam Calls, A van trip across SiberiaSend us a textDel recalls a Far Side cartoon about an old buck romping through the forest. Pay attention, this could be you.Del has a Big Idea on merging everyone's blocked spam call lists into one file we all could share. Is this a blocked call blockchain? Dave files for patent protection. Dave discusses a two-part story in The New Yorker in 2009 about and American and two Russians traveling across Siberia in 2001 in a Renault diesel step van. Miraculously they make it. Lots of interesting information on the history, geology, politics o...2021-06-1727 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2 Ep 23: Long live the Vixens, Del sleuths the generics, What's a NFT and why you should care.Send us a textThe final tally is in and there is a clear winner in the Name the Female Listener contest. Only female votes counted so emails from names like Tractorboy88 and Gorillabreath were discarded. Del agonizes over generic products and where they are made. Further, he finds bottled water has a sell-by date. Water? Really?Del performs a science experiment on B-12 and discovers he's been ingesting dirt.Dave gives Del an acronym quiz. Del almost aces it, getting stumped on NFT. This trigger's Dave's deep dive down the...2021-06-0929 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2 Ep 22: Del has a Public Service Announcement, The Many Lives of RogetSend us a textDel's Big Idea of the week is to inform listeners about a little-known arm of the government known as Crisis Response and Planning. If that knowledge doesn't make you sleep better at night, try listening to the Bucks.We discuss the many lives of Peter Mark Roget, of thesaurus fame. Also, Dave tries to figure out how to pronounce his name while Del works on pronouncing thesaurus.Read the Smithsonian article on Roget here.Give us your thoughts: BUCKSTWOOLD@GMAIL.COM Find Two Old Bucks on...2021-06-0221 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2Ep 20: Del's social experiment, Master Class, Monarch Butterflies, The Nose KnowsSend us a textDel discloses a social experiment he ran to see if people would make eye contact with him. Dave discusses some Master Class videos he watched, what he learned, and what he didn't expect.Del discusses an article on Monarch butterflies and wishes he could burn as much fat as they do.CBS copies the Bucks by running a story on Cameo. They must have listened to our Feb. 18 episode. We were there first.Del teaches Dave what "boogie in your hooter" means. Dave officially goes o...2021-05-1929 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2 Ep. 16: Del and the annual physical, Dave and the rules of cycling, a letter from MoscowSend us a textDel has some big ideas on the questions you may get asked during your annual physical. Can you hop on one foot in the dark while carrying a full cup of coffee? Really, Del?Dave discusses the rules of cycling, referencing an actual website where you can find and study the rules. The Velominati, keepers of the cogs list them all here. There will be a test.We get a special letter from Valentin in Moscow, who talks about his 2019 motor trip across the USA. He and his wife dr...2021-04-2132 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2 Ep. 14: Bucks invent sleep aid, NCAA mens tourney and Sir Charles, Franchise opps., Biking or Cycling, What's a female listener?Send us a textDel is still stuck in South Carolina and still unable to find a new studio. He vows to come back and do face-to-face episodes again, not exactly a plus for Dave's eyes.The Bucks inadvertently invent a cure for insomnia as more and more listeners report we put them to sleep. While this was not our initial goal, we are happy to provide this public service. We must be saving the good stuff for the end.Speaking of sleep deprivation, Dave laments building his annual sleep debt watching the...2021-04-0834 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2 Ep 13: Crashing in London, Video favs, National Poetry Month, More BIG IDEAS from DelSend us a textDave relives two party crashing episodes in London. At one, he saw Gloria Gaynor live at a BMW party and saw the second act of Les Misérables live onstage at the Palace Theatre. Fortunam bonam est.The Bucks recommend video offerings. These include Wisting, a Norwegian detective series on Acorn, Lupin, a French whodunit offering on Acorn, Midnight Diner, a Japanese series on Netflix, and the documentary on the late, great Clarence Clemons of Springsteen and E-Street Band fame. Clarence Clemons: Who Do I Think I Am? on Netflix. Check out th...2021-04-0135 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2 Ep. 12: Del has a Big Idea, Mars vs. Venus, Back to Bolivia, Math puzzleSend us a textDave wonders why the rat crossed the road. did it think it was a chicken?Del has the BIG IDEA. Well, maybe more than one. Ever get put on hold indefinitely by an autobot ? Del has the solution. Is there an app for that? Del volunteers for the first manned flight to Mars. What else has he got to do for the next seven months? It's not as easy as you think, folks. But at least he can sleep and not bother Dave at 6 AM every day.D...2021-03-2531 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2 Ep. 10: Del finds a studio?, Gastronomic delights past and present, Paddling [ouch], Monkeys and moreSend us a textDel Zooms in from Columbia, SC and thinks he may have found our new studio. Dave thinks he's full of it.Del shares his secret recipe for the weirdest peanut butter sandwich ever. Dave counters with a recipe he lifted from a restaurant and served successfully for many years. Rocky's Rib Pit in Scott Haven, PA gets a free plug [don't tell the state inspectors]. Dave recalls the worst drink he's ever tasted. A listener from afar [LFA] recounts a memorable 6th grade teacher. Another LFA recounts her concert ex...2021-03-1130 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2 Ep. 9: Del is still lost in Zoomland, Craigslist tips, Del explains haggling, Fire Ants, The mailman, The Kitchen Toto, The TsarSend us a textDescriptionDel is still out there searching for a studio that is within our zero-based budget. Muscle Shoals is out. Maybe we can come to your town.Dave shares some experiences selling on Craigslist, do's and don't's. How do you know if it is a real person?Del proposes what he feels could be an earth-shattering approach to haggling and Dave is puzzled, as always. Dave chastises himself for not paying attention to Del's old segment on ants and learns it is no g...2021-03-0439 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2 Ep. 8: Zooming again, Foreign listenership stats, The Kirg, All the music we love that we can still rememberSend us a textWARNING: Many links to great music below.Del is Zooming in again, this time from a windy, remote mountaintop in Polk City, or so he says, where he meets Old Buck Kirg, a longtime friend and classmate. He's been looking for a new location for our studio now that the Disney deal has gone sour. Dave reviews foreign listenership stats and finds Germany has strengthened their second place slot, followed by a growing Russia base in Chelyabinsk, at the foot of the Urals. Dave's even been there. Turkey and the C...2021-02-2533 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2 Ep. 7: An Old Buck from Dave's past, Where is Oblivia?, Sarcastic sayings, Is Kevin at The Office, Del's chosen vocation, Abens-Dremel awarenessSend us a textDave is pleasantly surprised by a letter from Old Buck Wayne, a former colleague with whom he shared many similar work experiences in Russia and Bolivia. This reminds Dave of his trip to a tungsten mine on the side of 21,000 ft. Mt. Illimani in Bolivia. Dave is gasping for breath and grasping for words.Del offers some sarcastic sayings which he feels are often misused. I told you so? There you go? Dave wonders if, in fact, Del is the only one misusing them. Dave steers the conversation toward a listener qu...2021-02-1836 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2 Ep. 6: Bucks go global, A man in the street, Del taught math?, A Tribute to Hammerin' Hank Aaron, More words of wisdomSend us a textDave reviews the latest listener stats, welcoming new listeners in the Czech Republic and Turkey. Thanks to a huge surge in German listenership , Germany surpasses Canada as the #2 country in our fan base. Russia also displayed a strong uptick in subscriptions, thanks mostly to retired KGB agents.Dave runs into OB Tom, who shares some terrifying experiences associated with listening to podcasts while walking. Don't try this at home.Del surprises Dave by disclosing he was a math teacher abroad for several years. He goes on to explain how he...2021-02-1133 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2 Ep. 5: Del does shaving, Pop. 485 [EXPLICIT], Is it quirks or quarks, Recognizing a winged warriorSend us a textNote: There are a couple curse words in the book excerpt Dave reads.Del dispenses some astute observations on shaving and shavers, immediately losing half our listener base. He discloses that he uses an old style 2-bladed safety razor and tells us about an ingenious razor invented by an old African man. Next come the modern cartridge razors that have evolved to five or six blades with no marketing limits in sight. Dave reviews Pop. 485; Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time by Michael...2021-02-0430 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2 Ep. 4: How to get vaccinated, Elusive elephants, A palindromic essay, Ludlum humor, Jackie Kennedy words of wisdomSend us a textDave presents an idea from loyal listener Phil from Punxutawney [possibly not his real name] whereby the whole country could be vaccinated in 13 weeks. Phil reasoned if garbage trucks could do pickups every week, why can't the feds procure a fleet of medical vans staffed with "shooters" ? Follow Dave's math and you'll see how it could be done for $3 billion, not exactly chump change but literally a drop in the bucket called the federal budget. No, Dave is not going into the math details here; trust him. Del unexpectedly provides a faster, cheaper opt...2021-01-2831 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2-Episode 3: Del ponders words of wisdom, Dave meets the KGB in Russia-or not, Del does DAP, Special Czech cows?Send us a textDel plumbs the depth of his brain for words of wisdom learned along the way, especially fatherly advice he received as a dumb young buck. Dave, when put on the spot, can only come up with John Lennon and Mick Jagger lyrics. Del chides him for not remembering the words of a bunch of dead Greek guys. Upon further reflection , they share some father and son episodes from the distant past. Dave tells his story of visiting Russia in 1992 on tungsten business. After an endless string of visits with bureaucrats during th...2021-01-2132 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2-Episode 2: Del defines Book Buddies, Teenagers in love-ish, a tribute to Miss Neff and more, Del confuses Dave againSend us a text[Explicit Warning] In this episode, Del discusses the importance of what he calls book buddies, people who can recommend books to a friend that the friend might not normally read otherwise. During the discussion, the following books are touched upon: I AM THE MESSENGER and THE BOOK THIEF by Marcus Zusak, IN THE GARDEN OF THE BEAST by Erik Larsen, and THE BARTENDER'S TALE by Ivan Doig.Dave tells another story about Gene, already famous for his exploding car mishap. Teenager Gene is smitten by sweet Mary Jones but can't ge...2021-01-1434 min

TWO OLD BUCKSS2-Episode One: Always or Never, A flat tire in 2020, Predators v. Prey, Del speaks Zulu, Disgusting food, San JuanSend us a textDel attempts to describe the proper usage for the words always and never. "Attempts" is the operative word here. How do you use these words?Dave has a flat tire on his bike the last week of 2020 after no flats all year. But there is a happy ending. A surprise ending? You decide. Note that he says 2021 the first time but it is really 2020. Remember, he's old.Del reflects on his years hiding in the African bush spent observing the interplay between predator and prey, which turns out to be...2021-01-0739 min

TWO OLD BUCKSEpisode 9: 2020 retrospective and TOB Award nominees, Dave fails his eye exam, the Bucks peek at 2021Send us a textThe Bucks reflect on 2020 TOB highlights and review the segments nominated in the various award categories. The first category is Most Controversial Topic and the segment that dominated all others in the nominations was Loser Lotto. After a massive dropoff in listenership, Del mercifully euthanized it, sparing us further confusion in 2021. The two nominees for Most Surprising Subculture are the Konik ponies [see polishponyfl.com] of central Florida and the Tidycat jug repurposement. The Bucks continue to be astounded by the enthusiasm and resourcefulness of the "Juggers." In the cate...2020-12-3127 min

TWO OLD BUCKSEpisode 8: Two uses forCalming Spray, Two almost book reviews, Two Russian heroes, Two countries and the Siberian ExpressSend us a textDel commandeers the mic for a surprise opening. Astute listener Lucy from Chester, PA teaches us about Calming Spray for Cats as Del wonders if you can buy it for people. Del gives another lightning book review, discussing All The Light You Cannot See. We recognize two Russian heroes [in our minds, at least] who saved the world from thermonuclear destruction. Continuing with the Russia theme, Dave discusses his adventures traveling on the Trans Siberian Railway from Beijing to Moscow. There is brief nudity involved but thankfully this podcast is audio-only. Del drives th...2020-12-2530 min

TWO OLD BUCKSEpisode 7: Learning to ZOOM, Ghosts and Aliens, Bad Teachers and more, Tales of the RoadSend us a textHello, this is old buck Dave introducing a special TOB episode, otherwise known as episode 7. This episode was actually a test of using zoom audio for remote interviews so Del and I were winging it from separate locations as opposed to following our usual in-person winging it program format. While I like to say there is no failure in science, Del’s audio, in particular, is decidedly sub-par so we apologize for that. On the bright side, we did manage to generate a half-hour of meanderings on ghosts, aliens, bad teachers, bad students, and...2020-12-1830 min

TWO OLD BUCKSEpisode 5: Mexican Plate caper, Del's funniest book, perception v. reality, Loser LottoSend us a textDave talks about the demise of the "authentic hand-painted" Mexican plate and the trauma left behind. Del discusses the funniest book he's ever read but it is unclear whether he actually read the entire book. Dave dives into some neuroscientifically tenuous linkages between perception, reality, and a really bad day on the bike. Listeners continue to beat the Tidy Cat container idea to death in Letters From Afar. Del changes the instructions for Loser Lotto, as if anyone even understands where he's going with this. Give us your thoughts: BUCKSTWOOLD@GMAIL.COM 2020-12-0832 min

TWO OLD BUCKSEpisode 4 -Del vs. the Cable Co., What's a Polish Pony?, or a Lanternfly?, Society for C.R.A.P.Send us a textDel talks about his painful episode with the cable company and a hole in the ground so excuse him if he gets a little grouchy. You've all been there. He manages to draw a parallel with a famous line from Cool Hand Luke Dave discovers a fascinating website about Polish [as in the country, not the Shinola] ponies in central Florida. Check out the Polish Pony Society of Central Florida here. In our Kultur Klub segment, Del educates us on the growing infestation of the lanternfly. Learn more from th...2020-12-0333 min