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.

Thursday, November 12, 2020

Lycoming Engine Cold Weather Pre-Heat

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Being from Minnesota I've done my fair share of really cold, snow crunching (think below zero) winter flying and I've learned that p...
Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Fake News - Trump Wins?

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It was 1983 and my high school yearbook was being finished. My best friend was our class president and valedictorian (later graduated top En...
Saturday, June 27, 2020

Voter Suppression is Real...

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In 2018 Stacy Abrams lost her bid to become Georgia's Govenor by roughy 55,000 votes  with the largest black turnout in the states histo...
Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Black Lives Matter (BLM)

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The BLM website and their stated goals didn't make sense when I wrote this but it's clear their mission is not about saving black l...
Saturday, June 20, 2020

The Ocean is Rising... Not So Fast

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I absolutely love Maine's coastline. If you haven't had a chance to spend time in Maine you have missed out on one of the wonders of...
Sunday, May 31, 2020

National Retail Sales Tax (NRST) Experiment

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Could the federal government conduct an income tax experiment? States without a state income tax (Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, T...
Thursday, May 28, 2020

Who's Threatening the Constitution

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In the U.S. the Spanish Flu infected about a quarter of the population of 105 million and killed between 500,000 to 850,000. It strangly tar...
Monday, May 25, 2020

Maine's COVID-19 Deaths Reach 78

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One would think with so few deaths (significantly below that of the flu) Maine would be one of the States open for business. Wrong! It's...
Wednesday, May 6, 2020

To Mask or Not to Mask...

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On Friday, May 1st, 2020 the Govenor of Maine ordered all Mainers wear a covering in public settings where physical distancing is difficult ...
Saturday, May 2, 2020

Open Letter to Senator Troy D. Jackson on COVID-19

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Dear Senator Troy Jackson, Please understand I'm writing because Govenor Mills is not responding to calls, emails, letters or faxes. ...
Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Open Letter to Governor Janet Mills #2 on COVID-19

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The Honorable Janet Mills Governor of Maine 1 State House Station Augusta, ME  04333 Dear Governor Mills, COVID-19 is very close to m...
Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Open Letter to Govenor Janet Mills on COVID-19

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The Honorable Janet Mills Governor of Maine 1 State House Station Augusta, ME  04333 Dear Governor Mills, After vacationing i...
Sunday, April 12, 2020

Did Sweden Get COVID-19 Right?

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Sweden has lost about 1,000 citizens but as of Easter Sunday the trend is looking good. Both the number of cases and deaths are going down a...
Monday, March 30, 2020

Maine's Governor Closed Fort Baldwin

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I live in Maine and our Governor closed ten areas , including Fort Baldwin due to the Coronavirus. Of the ten Fort Baldwin is rarely busy be...
Saturday, March 21, 2020

World War III - Is it Possible?

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Like many I haven't posted for a while because I've been working 10-12 hours days for the last two weeks. It's been nuts and thi...
Thursday, January 30, 2020

Impeachment - No Witnesses? No Documents?

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The Democrats are asking how can the Senate have a trial without witnesses or documents? Didn't the House Democrats say repeatedly that ...
Sunday, December 22, 2019

Mark Gallid - It's Treason

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MARK GALLID of "Christianity Today" wrote a scathing opinion piece declaring the phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian ...
Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Tax Cuts Yield More Revenue?

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It happens over and over. The CBO scored tbe Trump tax cut as costing something like $3.2 trillion dollars over the next ten years but the r...
Monday, December 9, 2019

FBI's Investigation Launched on Thinnest of Suspicions

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, December 9, 2019 Statement by Attorney General William P. Barr on the Inspector General's Report of th...
Tuesday, November 26, 2019

It's Undeniable Trump was Under Surveillance

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Step back and look at the BIG picture. Take it in... The FBI created a narrative that Carter Page, former Naval officer, Naval Academy gradu...
Friday, September 27, 2019

Taxes are more than you think...

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It just dawned on me that most people have no clue how much money the government collects in taxes. The following is an example of how much ...
Wednesday, September 25, 2019

"If True" Trump's Ukrainian Call

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I'm so tired of hearing journalists using the phrase "if true" when breaking a news story. The President of the United States ...
Monday, September 16, 2019

Enough About Brett Kavanaugh!

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CBS News... News? I'm just dumbfounded that any major news outlet is still publishing salacious stories of "what" happened 35+...
Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Media Spins the North Carolina Special Elections

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Last night two Republicans win special elections and the results don't favor a Democratic take over in 2020 but that's NOT the story...
Friday, August 16, 2019

Open Letter to my Daughter

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Here Are 12 Facts We Know About Gun Violence According to Science By Morgan McFall-Johnsen & Aylin Woodward Business Insider, A...
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