Monthly Archives: August 2010

Hit the Slide

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Joe Clark

Wow!  Can you believe Steven Slater did what he did?  Yes, of course you can, because you have thought of doing something similar yourself.  Go on, admit it. I do not believe Slater was dissatisfied with his employer; I think … Continue reading →

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Rest Easy Senator Stevens

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Joe Clark

This week, word came of former Senator Ted Stevens’ death in an airplane accident in Alaska.  He perished with the pilot and four others when the aircraft they were in collided with the side of a mountain.  Four others survived.  … Continue reading →

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Memories of Cuba

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Joe Clark

One afternoon, one of my friends and I speak of Cuba, Castro, and what might come with Castro’s passing.  I comment that I cannot wait for Cuba to open, so I can visit the island nation again.  He is of … Continue reading →

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Eastline Brief

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Joe Clark

Yesterday, my wife found my dzus key.  Afterward, I found myself thinking more about the T-28B Trojan which was the first Navy airplane I flew in flight training.  Here is another memory I have from that time in my life. … Continue reading →

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Real Pilots

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Joe Clark

My wife took on one of the most daunting of all tasks: cleaning the garage.  For me, there were risks involved.  For instance, she might find photographs which could be incriminating, such as the one she found of me with … Continue reading →

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Driving Around Tampa

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Joe Clark

I rarely sit in the backseat, but here I am with my wife looking out the back windows.  Her dad is driving and her mom navigating as we transit around the city where we all grew up. For me, it … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Reading

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Joe Clark

One thing slowly disappearing from the repertoire of many individual’s skills is reading. During this day, when too many are attached to their electronic devices, the idea of reading a book has fallen from popularity. It takes too much time; … Continue reading →

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Technology

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Joe Clark

The technology we have today is amazing.  Each day I grow older, I marvel at the new inventions, which someone perfected yesterday or this morning. All of their efforts go to making this evening more wonderful. Often I tell my … Continue reading →

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Life Experience

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Joe Clark

I remember a time when I seriously talked to my mother about what I should do when I grew up. She knew I wanted to fly airplanes for a living; she also knew I had a proclivity for writing. I … Continue reading →

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Airplane smell

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Joe Clark

My logbook starts early on a Saturday morning on the last day of July 1971, the year I graduated from high school.  I had been driving around out in the country looking for an old man named Charlie and he … Continue reading →

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