Send us a text Del discusses Florida storms and the search for a new AC unit. Would you rather be electrocuted or eaten by a shark? An Ex-Prez's quandary. Del whines over paperwork. Dave gets dusted by 10-year-old. AI beauty contest, believe it or not. Wired Mag. Bonus track dedicated to the orange man. Give us your thoughts: [email protected] 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?...
Jun 15, 2024•32 min•Ep. 191
Send us a text Bucks 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...
Jun 07, 2024•30 min•Ep. 190
Send us a text SORRY 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: [email protected] Find Two Old Bucks on Facebook and YouTube Leave a Voice message - click HERE WHAT ARE YOU G...
Jun 02, 2024•25 min•Ep. 189
Send us a text HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DEL Del 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? Dave takes Frankenb...
May 24, 2024•34 min•Ep. 188
Send us a text After 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 his e...
May 17, 2024•36 min•Ep. 187
Send us a text Clicking 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 MLB uniforms. Just not right. ...
May 10, 2024•31 min•Ep. 186
Send us a text Dave 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 ...
May 03, 2024•33 min•Ep. 185
Send us a text Dave can't decide between a Velveeta lip fang and a flame-throwing robot dog as his birthday present to himself. So he settles on a 40+ year old bike frame. Weird. Del seemingly stumps Dave with the word SEEMLY. Seems a drupe is a fruit,What's your word of the day? Bridey Thelen-Heidel's preorders of her book Bright Eyes put her at #1 in two Amazon categories. Go, girl! Dave also mentions In Universes by Emet North. A Gentleman in Moscow , an all-time favorite book of the Bucks is...
Apr 26, 2024•34 min•Ep. 184
Send us a text Caitlin Clark signs with Indiana of WNBA for a whopping $76, 000. Shed no tears, though, as she'll make 8-figures in endorsements. Not bad for a rookie. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill to require the teaching of the dangers and atrocities of communism in grades K-12. OK, but why did we need a law to do this? Aren't Florida schools already teaching political and economic isystems? Sounds like grandstanding by the Gov one more time. Poke an easy target while his party refuse...
Apr 19, 2024•26 min•Ep. 183
Send us a text Judith recounts observing the eclipse in Pennsylvania. Track future eclipses here . Women outdraw the men in NCAA finals game. Judith remembers playing by the old rules in high school. Sumo Grand Champion Akebono dies at 54. First non-Japanese to be named yokozuna. Bucks go to the movies to see Dune Part 2 . Magnificant scenes but read the book first. Del is stymied by a puzzle. Judith and Dave are Wordle fans. You can play wordle for free. Just google it. Dave recommends the mini...
Apr 13, 2024•33 min•Ep. 182
Send us a text The 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. Dave gives the...
Apr 08, 2024•34 min•Ep. 181
Send us a text Del and Dave enjoy the annual reunion of the Hornets with our high school classmates. Del creates a new car name. Can you come up with a better name? Let us know. NCAA tournament continues to cause sleep deprivation. Everybody has a system. What's yours? Bucks discuss F.S. Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore. Conspiracy theories abound. Sarasota Film Festival coming up. Dave recommends The Mammoth Hunt , a documentary about Lithuanian theater director Jonas Jurasas . Nobel Prize winn...
Mar 29, 2024•34 min•Ep. 180
Send us a text Note: Due to Dave's errant editing, it sounds like we're saying VV1 is a regular CBD user. She is actually a regular user of our voicemail feature. Sorry 'bout that. Del is excited about their community yard sale this weekend. Or maybe not. Dave geeks out on Helium-3 mining on the moon.. Del offers to teach speling to ESL students. Dave discovers there's a CCTV Camera in the bathroom where he changes clothes. What!? Bucks discuss Dune 2 and Ghostbusters Frozen Empire with Bill Mur...
Mar 22, 2024•27 min
Send us a text Del plays Dudley Do-Right, returning a lost shopping cart...in a weird way. Then he brags about his painting skills. Happy Pi Day. How many decimals have you memorized? And why? Tell us. Correction: Dave said Pi is forever repeating. He meant to say infinitely non-repeating. 150th anniversary of the invention of the jock strap. What's your size, guys? Do they wear them at the Florida Man Games? The House of Nassau is a diversified aristocratic dynasty in Europe . It is named after...
Mar 15, 2024•28 min•Ep. 178
Send us a text Dave visits the USS Iowa battleship and museum in the port of LA. It's a BIG boat, lots of interesting things about it. Recommended five stars. Dave navigates Topanga Canyon Road . Watch out for the road rage trucks. Spent a day in Solvang, styled as a Danish community. Lots of Danish. Morro Bay-a lucky find. Worth another visit. https://share.icloud.com/photos/0e5m4gYLckKig9UYmAuucKbLA Del bans Tik Tok. Good idea. Cycling does not rid itself of drugs as 130 riders abandon race . ...
Mar 09, 2024•34 min•Ep. 177
Send us a text Bucks celebrate first US soft [sort of soft] landing on moon in decades. Keep up the good work. Did it cause the aT&T cellular NETWORK OUTAGE? Del actually takes the wrong bus but lives to tel about it. Dave visits his son in San Diego and enjoys Balboa Park and the Zoo. Highly recommended. Bucks unravel Leap Year mysteries. Thanks to Pope Gregory. Dave finds he cannot see in the dark. Loads of feedback on last week's interview of Julia and the Unissued Diplomas Project. This ...
Mar 02, 2024•30 min•Ep. 176
Send us 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 others like them killed by Russia, Unissueddiplomas.org seeks to honor their legacy by investing in...
Feb 23, 2024•28 min•Ep. 175
Send us 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! Bridey does it again. Listen to her Tedx talk. Her book will be out later this year. Next week we interview Julia K, ...
Feb 17, 2024•33 min•Ep. 174
Send us 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 Univ. of Washington junior varsity rowing team making it to the 1936 Olympics. The moon is shrinking . Should...
Feb 08, 2024•30 min•Ep. 173
Send us 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. Strangeglove" Stuart, Bob Purkey, Bill Mazeroski, Bill Virdon and more. This week's bonus track is dedicated t...
Feb 02, 2024•27 min•Ep. 172
Send us 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 stage a match between Tahoe Toogee and Stan Gordon. The smart money is on Toogee. Many of you ask ...
Jan 26, 2024•34 min•Ep. 171
Send us 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 on proper behavior in the barber chair. Judith recommends the book First Friends by Gary Ginsburg. It...
Jan 20, 2024•38 min•Ep. 170
Send us 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 recommends the movie Reality on MAX. 4.5/5 Our bonus track today is a Bob Dylan song as performed b...
Jan 12, 2024•43 min•Ep. 169
Send us 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's grandsons were here for ten days and he lived to tell about it. Lots of energy to burn up, including an...
Jan 05, 2024•34 min•Ep. 168
Send us 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 for country downloads followed by Canada in #3 place. Most downloaded in 2023: #5 = 135: Interview with ...
Dec 29, 2023•22 min•Ep. 167
Send us 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 vase at Goodwill and sold it for $107K. Del decides to go back to Hot Bins. The android [phone] people get to ...
Dec 22, 2023•37 min•Ep. 166
Send us 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 in Sarasota and Island Bookshop in Venice, FL. Ask your local book store to order it. Learn more about Tim a...
Dec 15, 2023•43 min
Send us 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 him at [email protected]. Don't forget to let the Bucks know what you think of this episode. What d...
Dec 08, 2023•54 min•Ep. 164
Send us 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 yet had a sighting. Listeners tell us where they were on November 22, 1963. A discussion of the Anne Lamott piece...
Nov 30, 2023•37 min•Ep. 163
Send us 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 assassination. Tell us where you were when you heard the news. Dave reads a piece written by Anne Lamott on aging, wis...
Nov 23, 2023•30 min•Ep. 162
