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Experience

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Joe Clark

How did I get here? Many times, I must ask myself, am I a writing pilot, or a flying writer? When I was in second grade, just getting a handle on reading, I remember standing in the hallway of our … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, Life in General, Personal, Reading, Writing | Tagged 1968, authors, aviation, basic math, becoming a writer, Benjamin Franklin, careers, chemistry, Dan Brown, Danielle Steel, drafting, experience, extraordinary lives, Fairy Tales, flying writer, girls, Hans Christian Andersen, history, James Caraway, logic, mom, music, Nora Roberts, research, Stephen King, teenagers, Tom Clancy, writing flyer | Comments Off

Solitude, at Icy Altitudes

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Joe Clark

This is a little bundled treat from music, aviation history, and my time. By my time, I mean from the time of my youth when the music was … different. The artist is Joni Mitchell, who was a fantastic composer, … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation History, Flying, Life in General | Tagged Amelia Earhart, aviation history, barnstormers, Both Sides Now, Charles Lindbergh, clouds, Hejira, Joni Mitchell, memories, music, open cockpit biplanes | 2 Comments

Don’t Only Practice Your Art

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Joe Clark

I find myself searching, even after all these years, ways to attain perfection; I want to help others reach the same perfection, particularly in aviation, writing, and photography. I want to practice to be the best, I want to enjoy … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal | Tagged an open piano, best photographs, discipline, Don’t Only Practice Your Art, friends, in need of practice, Landings, music, paradise found within, perfection, practice, The Piano Guys | Comments Off

Air Dancing II

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Joe Clark

The subject of yesterday’s blog was unique. The things the human mind can come up with to entertain itself amaze me. Even more amazing is the control the human mind has over the physical body. The cliché about being able … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged a 20-something year-old brain trapped in a 50-something year-old body, a mighty blast of wind, aeronautical engineers, Air Dancing, air pressure, angle-of-attack, athletics, born too early, born too late, choreography, dance, engineering, fighter pilots, lift, mathematics, mechanics, music, sky diving, sticking our hand outside the window of the car, the concept of “q”, the human mind, to fly, “airspeed”, “dynamic pressure”, “relative wind”, “relative work” (RW), “Whoa! That ain’t right!” | Comments Off

Air Dancing

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Joe Clark

For those of us who fly, we know our ability to fly is predicated on mathematics and air. In other words, to fly you must have lift and to generate lift, you have to have a lot of air pressure. … Continue reading →

Posted in Flying, Life in General | Tagged a mighty blast of wind, aeronautical engineers, Air Dancing, air pressure, airspeed, angle-of-attack, athletics, choreography, dance, engineering, fighter pilots, lift, mathematics, mechanics, music, relative wind, sky diving, sticking our hand outside the window of the car, the concept of “q”, to fly, “dynamic pressure”, “relative work” (RW) | 2 Comments

Intellectual Property Rights

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Joe Clark

An interesting thing is happening in Hollywood. They are complaining about the piracy of their movies and their intellectual property. Oh, by the way, these same people believe everything in life, particularly other’s intellectual property, should be free. However, not … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Publishing, Teaching, Writing | Tagged art, artists, authors, crooks, Hollywood, instructional designers, intellectual property, Intellectual Property Rights, music, musicians, payment for their efforts, photographers, photos, poets, robbers, software code, software engineers, something that does not belong to him or her, stealing intellectual property, Tampa Tribune, text, The American Chemical Society, thieves, University of South Florida charged with copyright violation | 1 Comment

Music

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Joe Clark

Glee! What a phenomenal show! Who knew? They take music from different eras and re-make it into wonderful renditions – sometimes much better than the original artist created. Regardless of the rendition, there is magic in the music. When you … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal | Tagged Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Glee!, lucky, memories, music, songs, train engineers, trains, “Our House”, “Stupid kid!” | 5 Comments

Reading & Writing

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Joe Clark

If you are going to write, you must read. Moreover, if you are a writer who reads, you are going to write – you will write more, and you will find yourself writing well. Reading and writing go hand in … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal, Reading, Writing | Tagged driving, editors, flying airplanes, get on with life, music, On Writing by Stephen King, play a great game, practice, preparation, publishers, putting words to paper, read, Reading & Writing, sailing, teaching, typewriter, write | 2 Comments

Reading & Writing

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Joe Clark

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