Category Archives: Personal

Gettysburg

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Joe Clark

One hundred fifty years ago this morning, the charge on Gettysburg commenced. Many times referred to as the turning point of the war, both armies suffered horrible casualties at the Battle of Gettysburg. Today, many have limited knowledge of what … Continue reading →

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Farewell, Faithful Friend

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Joe Clark

Well, it is over. After 367,910 miles, the Road Warrior swallowed her last little sip of gasoline, sucked in her last breaths through the air induction system, and rolled her last few feet into the Hyundai dealership in St. Augustine. … Continue reading →

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After Hurricane Sandy

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Joe Clark

As a Floridian, I have experience with hurricanes, from those just glancing past home, to the eye of the storm coming right on top of me. I have gone through too many storms in my life, and I have cleaned … Continue reading →

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Night Charter

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Joe Clark

I’m on the drive home going north along Interstate 95. The storms have just passed and they remind of a night long ago in the charter business. There is lightning cloud to cloud and cloud to ground off to the … Continue reading →

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Coffee & Writing

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Joe Clark

I have written about coffee before, ever since the inception of my blog on August 5, 2010. I should be a real coffee expert, but I am not. I just drink the stuff. For pilots, coffee is part of the … Continue reading →

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The Problem with Time

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Joe Clark

Forty-three years ago today, the United States put man on the moon. It is amazing to think that much time has passed. Even more astonishing is the rate at which time is now flying. I stood in the passageway at … Continue reading →

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Falling to the Darkside

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Joe Clark

I fought it for the longest time. Many tried to convert me, but I held off as long as I possibly could. I tried everything to avoid the final fall, but I fell anyway. You might say I was resistant … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day 2012

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Joe Clark

This Memorial Day is a little different for me than Memorial Days in the past. On past Memorial Days, I would think of my friends who gave their lives in service of this great nation. There were many of them, … Continue reading →

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E. B. White

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Joe Clark

I had to come into my office to restart the computer when our network went down. As I was waiting for it to come back online, I looked down to my right and saw my copy of The Elements of … Continue reading →

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Life Only Began Yesterday

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Joe Clark

It was a moment one can only describe as profound.  We were driving northeast on Pacetti Road thinking about the recent visit of the grandkids.  All of a sudden, the realization hit us like a runaway logging truck hurtling down … Continue reading →

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