Category Archives: Life in General

It’s Not About the Flying, It’s About Relationships

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Joe Clark

We fly. There are many reasons we fly. We fly for enjoyment, to learn new things, to travel, to have fun, to sight see, and more. But the most important thing about the flying really has nothing to do with … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged airplanes, camaraderie, Cessna 170, Cessnas, co-workers, Cuba, discipline, Flight instructors, flight training, Florida, flying, friends, friendships, hangar parties, Hangars 9 and 10, learning to fly, memories, open cockpit biplanes, pilots, relationships, sleeping under the wing, Southern drawl, student pilots, taildraggers, training aircraft | Comments Off

November 11

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Joe Clark

I have not been blogging lately, due to a family illness. That situation is quickly resolving, so I will again start posting more regularly. * * * Today is November 11. Veterans Day. For those who served, it is a day … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Life in General, Personal | Tagged Antoine de St. Exupéry, army nurse, aviation, combat experience, deep debt of gratitude, friendship, Marine Corps officer, military, November 11, sea, selfless sacrifice, strong bonds, Veterans Day | 4 Comments

Dreams of Making Millions

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Joe Clark

Do you have the entrepreneurial spirit? Do you sometimes sit around with your calculator and wonder just how much money you could make? Do you have the vision of working for yourself? Are you one of those who realize working … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General | Tagged almost not working, annual salary, business, Dreams of Making Millions, entrepreneurial spirit, gross income, making money, potential of online sales, rate of pay, taxes, the entrepreneurs, the Internet, the minimum wage, third-party company, time off, two-week vacation, working for "the man", working for others, working for yourself, working full-time | Comments Off

Labor Day

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Joe Clark

We have arrived at another Labor Day. This one is 2014 years A.D. How did we get here? Since we have been recording time, how have we managed to make it all the way to this day? After all, there … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Life in General | Tagged bubonic plague, drugs and drug trafficking, Ebola, extremely high taxes, famines, found our way to the moon, HIV, homelessness, how to fly, how to get along, how to live with ourselves, hunger, Labor Day, natural disasters, navigate the globe, plagues, the story of humanity, wars, welfare | Comments Off

A Stand Up Man

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Joe Clark

It is hard to believe Robin Williams is gone. The man was positively brilliant! Many would never believe Mork from “Mork and Mindy” fame would go on to become an Oscar-winning actor. But that is exactly what Williams did. His … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Life in General | Tagged A Stand Up Man, an Oscar-winning actor, Awakenings, Bob Hope, Camp Arifjan Kuwait, charity work, entertaining military troops, Good Morning Vietnam, Good Will Hunting, improvisation, laughing, Mork and Mindy, Mrs. Doubtfire, Robin Williams, The Dead Poets Society, The Fisher King | Comments Off

Got Student Loans?

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Joe Clark

June. It is a fine time of the year. It is a time for Father’s Day and graduation. The fathers probably pretty well have it figured out. The graduates, on the other hand, may be still working on it. Congratulations, though, … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General | Tagged careers, debt, Father’s Day, graduation, job market, June, paying taxes, small Internet businesses, start a business, student loan payments, the Internet | 6 Comments

Pilots and Weather

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Joe Clark

We’re sitting in the hospital waiting room while waiting for my mother-in-law to come out of surgery. We sit watching the news about tornadoes and flooding in Tampa. As I watch the satellite and radar images of the weather, my … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged airplanes, airspeed, altitude, ATC controllers, atmosphere, Cessnas, cumulonimbus, dangerous weather, discipline, flight training, Florida, flying jets, fog, FSS specialists, Hazardous weather, inexperienced pilots, instrument flying, judgment, learning to fly, memories, pilots, Pilots and Weather, professional pilots, skilled pilots, storms, student pilots, tactical jets, terrain obscuration, training aircraft, turbulence, weather patterns, wind shear, “reading” the weather | Comments Off

Typewriters

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Joe Clark

Writing is a way of life for some. We are compelled to write, we don’t write just because we want to. There are some stories that must absolutely be told, either by word of mouth or by printed page. Now … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged books, bookstore, Florida, great ideas, library, manuscript, memories, notepad and pencil, publishers, school, stories, the Internet, typewriters, typing skills, University of Florida, University of Florida School of Journalism, words, writers, “the old days” | 3 Comments

Veteran Airshow Fans

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Joe Clark

I overheard the Chair of the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI), Bob Meder, say, “You can tell who the veteran airshow fans are. They’re the ones not paying attention to the show.” I thought about it and concluded he … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flight Instructing, Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged airplanes, AOPA, barnstormers, Cessnas, EAA, first solo, Flight instructors, flight training, Florida, inexperienced pilots, learning to fly, memories, NAFI, open cockpit biplanes, professional pilots, student pilots, taildraggers, training aircraft | Comments Off

Trees, Shade, and Friendships

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Joe Clark

We went to a town hall meeting last night, Tuesday evening, to listen to one of our elected officials speak before his constituents. It was a very interesting event; Representative Ron DeSantis is a straight shooter and we enjoyed listening … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Life in General, Personal | Tagged "the years", Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, catching up, flying, friends, friendships, Jaime, Lou, memories, Old comrades, pilots, planting an oak, professional pilots, Representative Ron DeSantis, shade, the next great adventure, town hall meeting, Trees Shade and Friendships, Wind Sand and Stars | Comments Off

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