Category Archives: Life in General

My Time

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Joe Clark

This time of year is my time. There is nothing better than the early morning cool, listening to the birds, and feeling the cool damp of the morning while drinking coffee in the sunrise. When I was learning to fly … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General, Personal, Writing | Tagged a Sam Lyon’s painting, airplanes, airspeed, altitude, an escapee housecat, cats, Cessnas, early morning cool, early morning writing, early spring, flight training, Florida, flying, flying in the early morning, friends, learning to fly, listening to the birds, memories, military service, most pleasant flying memories, Navy, productive times, Reveille, rising early, sitting outside, sunrise, taildraggers, the delightful things I could see, the first cup of coffee, watching Cubs taking off, watching the fog on the lake, writers | Comments Off

The Sun and Blankets

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Joe Clark

We are finishing one of the roughest weeks of the year. Indeed, the Monday morning of this week has statistically become the most dangerous Monday of the year. As we make our way to Friday, many are relieved to have … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal | Tagged changing clocks, Daylight savings time, falling back in the fall, sleepy drivers, springing ahead in the spring | Comments Off

Shocking, Simply Shocking!

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Joe Clark

Yesterday on March 2, 2012, along with other media sources, The Washington Examiner reported: “General Motors Co. announced the temporary suspension of Chevrolet Volt production and the layoffs of 1300 employees, as the company is cutting Volt manufacturing to meet lower-than-expected … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General | Tagged alternative forms of energy, battery power, Chevy Volt, cost per mile, Detroit, electric cars, General Motors, government subsidies, our oil dependency, practical e-cars, practical e-cars Shocking, purchase price, Shocking, Simply Shocking!, the Middle East, Volt performance, voting with their dollars | Comments Off

Alaska

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Joe Clark

Earlier, when I checked my email, I found a message from a former student who recently graduated. Like the graduates before him, it was time for him to figure out what to do with the rest of his life, starting … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged airplanes, airspeed, Alaska, altitude, Cessna 170, Cessna 182, Cessnas, floatplanes, flying, friends, inexperienced pilots, instrument flying, judgment, mountains, Navy, pilots, professional pilots, seaplanes, taildraggers, water flying | 4 Comments

I Woke Up Old Today

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Joe Clark

When I woke up today, the talking heads on television were talking about historic events—in particular, John Glenn’s three-orbit flight around the world. I remember that flight. Just like it was yesterday. It was, however, 50 years ago. I turned … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, History, Life in General, Personal | Tagged Air Force, airplanes, airspeed, altitude, Atlas, discipline, February 20 1962, flight training, Florida, flying, John Glenn, judgment, Marines, memories, Mercury, military service, Navy, Pearl Harbor, pilots, professional pilots, training aircraft, World War II | Comments Off

Tebow

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Joe Clark

The story of the Broncos taking on the New England Patriots this weekend is something just this side of amazing. The Patriots are favored by two touchdowns, and as many have speculated, the Broncos could win. You might ask, how … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General | Tagged a natural born leader, Denver Broncos, Florida Gators, football, quarterbacks, Tim Tebow | 1 Comment

Bear’s Books

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Joe Clark

As we wrapped up 2011, one of the goals I missed was completing production on the third book of The Bear’s trilogy, The Owl Hoot Trail. I wanted so much to complete the last book, Book Three, The Turning of … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Publishing, Reading, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged editors, friends, Gold in the Red Desert, publishers, TH Bear, The Owl Hoot Trail Trilogy, The Withlacoochee Renegades, writers | Comments Off

“CHRISTMAS AT SEA”

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Joe Clark

The sheets were frozen hard, and they cut the naked hand; The decks were like a slide, where a seamen scarce could stand; The wind was a nor’wester, blowing squally off the sea; And cliffs and spouting breakers were the … Continue reading →

Posted in Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged airmen, airspeed, altitude, black shoe sailors, coastguardsmen, discipline, flying, friends, inexperienced pilots, instrument flying, judgment, loved ones, Marines, memories, military service, Navy, professional pilots, Robert Louis Stevenson, sailing ships, sailors, soldiers, writers | Comments Off

BluewaterPress Goes National

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Joe Clark

Yesterday and the day before were busy days for BluewaterPress. As I finished the fall term at school, my mind naturally began thinking of the things I had to finish for the press. Highest on the list was drafting a … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, History, Life in General, Personal, Publishing | Tagged airplanes, flying, inexperienced pilots, Juan Trippe, judgment, Lockerbie, oeing 314 Clipper, Pan Am 103, Pan American World Airways, Pearl Harbor, pilots, professional pilots, publishers, Tenerife, World War II, writers | 1 Comment

So Long, Allan Wise

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Joe Clark

Two or three years ago, the veterans of World War II were dying at an alarming rate of more than 1000 per day. Of the 16 million who saved the world while wearing the uniform of one of the United … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged Air Force, airplanes, airspeed, Allan Wise, altitude, EAA, flight training, Florida, flying, friends, homebuilt airplanes, memories, military service, open cockpit biplanes, Pietenpol Air Camper, pilots, professional pilots, World War II | Comments Off

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