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Progress

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Joe Clark

Sometimes progress is very welcome, sometimes, not. When things are modified, no matter what those “things” might be, sometimes it is good, sometimes, not so much. WordPress made some changes that made the job of writing blogs much easier for … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal | Tagged computers, frustrations, progress, the Internet, writing blogs | Comments Off

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

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

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

General Quarters

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Joe Clark

“General Quarters! General Quarters! All hands man your battle stations!” I don’t hear this call over the 5MC anymore, but yesterday morning felt as if I was back in the stress of GQ. It was 0530 when I woke, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal, Publishing, Writing | Tagged 1 terabyte hard drive, all hands, backing up data, battle stations, financial records, General Quarters, Microsoft 7, mid-night Microsoft update, new hard drive, operating system, photos, queasy feelings, sailors, sales tracking, ship's loudspeakers, Stand down from General Quarters, suitable backup plans, the 5MC, the computer screen, the Internet, the stress of GQ | 4 Comments

Anniversary

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Joe Clark

Today marks the one-year anniversary since starting this blog. Gotta tell ya, it’s been a helluva a great ride! And to think it was all influenced and started by Ardis and I watching a movie about cooking (Julie & Julia). My … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal, Publishing, Reading, Teaching, Writing | Tagged a movie about cooking, advertising, and life in general, Anniversary, Aviators and writers, bloggers, By posting less, Dave (down under), flying, guest columnists, I hope to write more, learning how to fly, my best friends' father, my writing discipline, one-year, publishing, Sanford, scale back a little, spinning propellers, suddenly gratified...and humbled, switchology, teaching flight theory and aviation history, the blogosphere, the Internet, Wordpress, writing, writing every day, Yak | 2 Comments

Wow! Thanks!

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Joe Clark

I was surprised this week, when I found my blog had attained the distinction of acquiring more readers than I could possibly have imagined. From all over the world! And all this since I started the blog last August. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal, Publishing, Reading, Writing | Tagged a long lost cousin living in Switzerland, a small world, accomplishing everything I want to finish, and South America, baseball and football players, comments, losing discipline, making myself write, MidLifePilot’s Flying Blog, my Cuban grandfathers, my “grand experiment”, pianists, pilots, practicing, private messages, readers, research & writing tools, Russia, staying on top of your game, surgeons, the Caribbean, the Internet, the movie Julie & Julia, the Pacific Rim, the trials and tribulations of learning to fly, this blue marble sitting out and spinning in space, Wow! Thanks! | 4 Comments

Writer’s NATOPS

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Joe Clark

In the days of flying tactical jets, I spent time reading the NATOPS manual and pocket checklist (PCL). Carrying the PCL in the lower pocket of your G-suit could sometimes keep you out of trouble and if you found yourself … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal, Writing | Tagged "writer's NATOPS/PCL", a Skyhawk or a Corsair screaming through the air at .9 Mach, commas inside or outside of quotation marks, discipline, editors, flying tactical jets, G-suits, grammar, judgment, logical thought, memories, NATOPS manuals, parentheses, pocket checklists (PCL), publishers, spelling, syntax, the Internet, Writer's NATOPS, writers, “friends who can function as editors”, “word-emergency”, “writer’s NATOPS Manuals” | 2 Comments

On Being a Writer

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Joe Clark

One thing about being a writer is that you have to write well, especially when it comes to “selling yourself.” In other words, when you put together a proposal or write a query letter to an editor, the writing has … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal, Publishing, Writing | Tagged a rejection letter, an example of the author’s commitment to the craft, correspondence, dedication, discipline, editors, email, grammatical errors, homophonic errors, media mail, On being a writer, patience, proposal, publishers, query letter, the Internet, typos, working with undisciplined writers, writing soundly, you have to write well, “clean” manuscripts, “selling yourself” | Comments Off

The Speed of a Sneeze

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Joe Clark

One of the things we will do before turning in for the evening is watch a little bit of TV before going to bed, usually the evening news. As is her habit, Gracie the cat will settle in between the … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal | Tagged a little bit of TV, a serene picture, a shocking sort of sneeze, cats watching TV, ferocity and surprise, Gracie the cat, Mach .85, snug on the couch, the evening news, the Internet, the purring of the cat, The Speed of a Sneeze, the speed of a typical sneeze, ‘There she blows! | 1 Comment

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