Hello - it's The 2 Old Farts again.  We were able to manage to get together and record another episode and without technological difficulties.  Imagine that - I go over to his house and everything works.  Except when it doesn't lol.

So, no shit - there I was.  That's how any great military story goes. And this time, we finally share some of those stories with you.  It's a journey.  We are still trying to find our way and our voice in this vast Podcast wilderness.  We do want you here with us on this journey.

We want to hear from you. We want to keep sharing our stories with you.  Take care and keep listening!

The 2 Old Farts discuss the week that was. It was a week of ups and downs for sure. From my wife getting COVID, to the ice storm, to power outages, to my dad's flipper/floating tooth breaking. Oh, and as usual, we had some more technological "issues" before we started the podcast PLUS in the midst of recording the podcast, I lost video during recording. I tell ya - it's ALWAYS something with The 2 Old Farts when it comes to recording the podcast! But we persevere!

Howdy! Welcome to our 2nd episode of the year. It was an easy episode to do but different. I can't put my finger on it. Tell us what you think. Was it sad? Was it melancholy? Was it wistful? I can't put my finger on it. It has definitely left me feeling something.

Maybe it's our old DAV Sergeant At Arms who is in hospice. Maybe I am remembering my father in law (whom we lost in June of 2022). Or even another member of our DAV chapter this year. Or was it hearing my dad talk about when I was born and he was in Viet Nam, walking the flight line and perimiter with his K9? Then he sprung some old pictures on me. It was a raw episode for sure.

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Happy New Year again everybody!  Welcome to our 1st episode of 2023.  It's started off as a rocky year for us.  We thought we had our technical problems solved, but they came back with a vengence.  Lucky for us, my dad was able to have Best Buy look at it - and pronounce it A-Ok. 

That's right, they said there was nothing wrong with his laptop.  Go figure.  Oh well.  We aren't stopping.  Just like we hope you don't stop listening!  If you like us - tell us. If you don't like us - tell us that too.  We want to hear from you.  We really do.  We want feedback.  We want to make it better.

There were other issues that my family has been dealing with - but you will have to listen to the episode.  

Welcome to 2023 and our 1st episode this year. 1 year down!

Welcome to 2023! 

Happy New Year!  The 2 Old Farts are closing out 2022 with their last episode of the year.  Its been a great year.  A year of firsts - first podcast episode, first technological challenge, the first episode where my dad calls himself the better looking of the 2 old farts.  

PS - do you believe in New Year - New Me?  Tell us on the socials!  @the_2_old_farts or on our page www.the2oldfarts.com 

Ok fans - we were "successful" today in doing a remote recording session.  However, we weren't not 100% in our efforts to make it perfect.  For some reason, in post production, my dad had a terrible echo on his end.  And from the outset, he STILL had trouble hearing me.  That may be a problem he will have forever.  Who knows.

One thing we did talk about is him getting some better podcasting equipment.  Like a Yamaha mixing console and an XLR microphone.  That might help on his end.  

On another note - a fellow podcaster I met via Twitter - @theoldmanspodc1 (The Old Man's Podcast) via www.theoldmanspodcast.com "liked" us on twitter, gave us some kudos and is following us via @podbean.  So that's cool!  If we have any luck - we may try to call into his show this Friday. Fingers crossed!

It is a short episode, only to see if we were able to make his computer/connection work from home.  So far - so fair. There is always room for improvement.  Take care!

The 2 Old Farts Podcast wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas! We apologize for our continued technical difficulties. We know this can be very aggrevating when it comes to looking forward to our next podcast and it's delayed.

We really enjoyed making this episode.  It was a lot of fun to record.  And after our last attempt/fiasco, I realize I need to work on my patience.  It can be difficult to do this while we are geographically separated. My father isn't getting younger and his technical skills are fading.  So my patience needs to increase.  

We are very thankful for each and every person who listens/downloads our podcast. We want to hear from you! We need your recommendations because we want to get better. [email protected]

Our reaction - LIVE - as we check our download stats. I mean it's a HUGE increase. It's massive!  WE could really use your help to pump our download stats!

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My mom can't remember what cocktail she ordered the last time we were at Floore's Country Store.  I'm sure you can imagine the hilarity that ensues.

Enjoy!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!  We are very thankful for you and even more thankful to be able to do what we do - even if it's just a few of you who listen.  We are THANKFUL!  We hope you are thankful too.  It doesn't take much to be thankful.  What does it mean to you to be thankful?  For us - it's family and the freedom to do what we do.

Today I drank Buffalo Trace Bourbon and deep-fried a turkey.  What did you do?  I tell you what - it's a lot of work to prepare for thanksgiving!  We want to hear from you - [email protected]