FishFear

This is the blog of a middle-aged man trying to make sense of the world by dissecting the intersection of politics, science, investments and aircraft construction. My wife suggests that I lighten it up with the occasional vegan recipe or photos from our beautiful hikes on both coasts... Nah.

Saturday, March 31, 2012

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"Getting real about transportation" Why is stating the obvious so difficult? With a total tax of 19.8 cents per gallon, Virgin...
Sunday, March 4, 2012

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Rick Santorum or Newt Gingrich? I thought Super Tuesday wasn't going to be a big deal for Virginia, but just maybe, we Virginia's wi...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012

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“Foreign Oil? Who Needs It!” This Friday’s front page indicates it’s likely the US produced 81% of its energy needs last year. Of course ...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012

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The Virginian-Pilot © January 11, 2012 Not so Super Tuesday Ten states from Alaska to Virginia will likely determine President Obama's G...
Friday, October 14, 2011

Sunday's paper Oct 9th, 2011

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Non Sequitur by Wiley http://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur Thought this was just too funny to pass up!
Sunday, September 11, 2011

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Remembering 9-11 Taken July 2010 on the mountain @ Wintergreen
Friday, August 5, 2011

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The Virginian-Pilot © August 04, 2011 Willing to pay to drive At 3:45 p.m. last Friday, we were on our way from Virginia Beach to the Newp...
Monday, July 11, 2011

Seattle Washington

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What a great trip with my youngest. Seeing my oldest being commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the Army was a once in a life time experience. Wo...

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The course of true love, never did run smooth. -WS-
Saturday, June 11, 2011

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Tantrum? Yep, AKA that "Damn Red Boat" Sometimes it's just hard. Life gets you down, you feel like everything is never going ...
Sunday, May 15, 2011

See what a girl can do at VMI?

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The Virginian-Pilot © May 15, 2011 By David Beemer Eight years ago, Princess Anne High School's girls soccer team hosted Ocean Lak...
Sunday, April 24, 2011

Happy Easter - I'll Miss You Wes

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Here are two of my company mates Rich and Wes. Rich, on the left, died of a massive heart attack a few years ago. Wes, one of the few cl...
Thursday, April 14, 2011

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Flying on a rough Tuesday afternoon... Figured out our auto pilot tracks an ILS down to the runway... which is a good thing. However, inter...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011

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I've realized - too late... I've likely always knew it would have been enough if my life's work consisted       of lovin...
Monday, April 11, 2011

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My skipper's boat going into the water. Turns out my flight instructor is a awesome skipper and the boat Tantrum is not known by her ...
Sunday, April 10, 2011

EX Wife Flys and Two Die

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It's been one of those weeks... What a weird week to say the very least. Last weekend I took my EX wife (married 21 years) to CT to a...
Monday, February 21, 2011

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The Virginian-Pilot © February 21, 2011 Living on borrowed time Re 'Cuts not slashes,' front page, Feb. 15: Reading about the federa...
Wednesday, September 15, 2010

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The Virginian-Pilot © September 15, 2010 RE 'PRIVATE liquor stores and public roads,' op-ed column by Gov. Bob McDonnell, Sept. 10: ...
Monday, July 6, 2009

Too Much Smog on CO2

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The Virginian-Pilot © July 6, 2009 Too much smog on CO2 The cap-and-trade bill passed by the U.S. House is generally based on the '...
Monday, November 17, 2008

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The Virginian-Pilot © November 17, 2008 It's not a tough call Re 'How he died denies Marine recognition from state,' front page,...
Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Are you happy?

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I was reading the other day that Steve Irwin's widow, Terri, when asked what she missed most about Steve and she thought and replied tha...
Tuesday, July 16, 1996

The Virginian-Pilot © July 16, 1996 "VMI GROWS UP"

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The Virgini a n-Pilot © July 16, 1996 Headline:  VMI GROWS UP Carol Simpson, mother of a VMI cadet, attacked the U.S. Supreme Court...
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