Author Archives: Joe Clark

The Cessna 150

  If you go to an airshow featuring Naval Aviators, you may see one or two of the more experienced pilots walking around with patches on their flight jackets proclaiming, “1000 hours” or “2000 hours” in a particular tactical aircraft.  … Continue reading

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Shooting and Saving Your Photos

We live in an incredible time when it comes to photography. The old photographers, Matthew Brady in the War Between the States, Ansel Adams of landscape fame, and Larry Burrows of Life magazine, to name a very few, would be … Continue reading

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Speeding

I am cruising down the interstate at 70 mph with the cruise control doing the work for me. I’m listening to the radio while watching traffic and waiting for the sun to rise in the east. The car is running … Continue reading

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Landings

There are some things magical and mystical about coming back to earth after flying. I can still hear Charlie saying, “Any monkey can fly, you can train a monkey to takeoff and fly. The first astronauts were monkeys.  The person … Continue reading

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The Corn Shortage

One thing I really enjoy is corn on the cob.  It is a summer staple.  It goes as well with hamburgers as hotdogs or is a meal all by itself.  One can never have enough corn on the cob during … Continue reading

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Roundtoits

Through the middle of Saint Augustine is a street only two tenths of a mile long.  The name of the road is Hypolita Street and on the northwest corner where Saint George Street crosses Hypolita stands the Columbia Restaurant.  Somewhere … Continue reading

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Power

We should have all the power we need now, but we do not.  This world, all the societies of the earth, every person on the globe, should have access to all the electrical power they could possibly want. But we … Continue reading

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What Are You Worth?

If you are graduating from high school or college and you are out looking for a job, you have probably learned you are not going to start out at the top of your chosen profession. As with any job, you … Continue reading

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Math in English

Did you know there is math in English? I majored in journalism just to avoid having to deal with mathematics. And then, just when I thought I was safe from the numbers, the principles of math leap from the written … Continue reading

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My Grandmother’s Piano

Last Friday, I wrote about Cuba and as always, it made me think of my Cuban grandparents. I miss them and everything Cuban, especially the café con leche and real Cuban bread. My grandfather helped develop my appreciation for mechanical … Continue reading

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