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Bora Bora · 32-Day Tahitian Treasure Cruise · LAX Departure Trials Three Days Late. Still Bound for Paradise. Volcanic ash erased the opening chapter, but not the voyage. Tomorrow, I leave LAX and rejoin the story already in motion. See Full Image Show Text Ordinary World The Call Answer the Call Foreign Land Trials The Elixir The Missed Beginning Volcanic Ash Took the First Three Days I missed three days of the 32-Day Tahitian Treasure Cruise because of volcanic ash. The itinerary moved while I stayed behind. So the voyage would not begin at the beginning. It would begin tomorrow, at LAX, with the ship already carrying the first chapters without me. A delayed departure does not cancel the destination. It changes the entry point. Bora Bora ...

Santa Monica · A Bicycle Field Note The Elixir The Epiphany Chair A bike ride past Chess Park becomes a roll call for Santa Monica’s old radicals—and a meditation on what remains after a place changes around you. Santa Monica Chess Park Memory The People’s Republic Ordinary World The Call Answer the Call Foreign Land Trials The Elixir The chair looked like a throne, the rabbit looked like a revelation, and the bicycle supplied the philosophy. “What am I on? My bike.” Field Note 01 · Your Move All Good People I biked past Chess Park, where—before September 11—my buddy Bicycle Pete, PBUH, who lived in his van, held court alongside the Old Radicals. There was “Swiss” Pierre, a John Demjanjuk look-alike and kindly grandfather with that Nazi past, sitting all day beneath his rainbow umbrella and ...

The Cruising Godfather · Declassified File CG-405 From Los Angry Cars to Auckland Flight Risk The world cruise was over. London, the Midwest, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, the 405, the international date line, a Chilean ash cloud, and a cancelled Qantas flight stood between me and the Land of the Long White Cloud. The 405 Auckland Date Line Volcanic Ash Tahitian Adventure See Full Image Open Declassified File Watch the Dispatch Show Story Ordinary World The Call Answer the Call Foreign Land Trials The Elixir “If God had really intended men to fly, he would have made it easier to get to the airport.” Planes are like diets. I do not like being on them—especially when the route includes Los Angeles traffic, the international date line, and a horizon already rearranged by the sea. 01 Ordinary World · Re-entry The world cruise ended. Normal geography returned....

The Cruising Godfather · Declassified File CG-405 From Los Angry Cars to Auckland Flight Risk The world cruise was over. London, the Midwest, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, the 405, the international date line, a Chilean ash cloud, and a cancelled Qantas flight stood between me and the Land of the Long White Cloud. The 405 Auckland Date Line Volcanic Ash Tahitian Adventure See Full Image Open Declassified File Watch the Dispatch Show Story Ordinary World The Call Answer the Call Foreign Land Trials The Elixir “If God had really intended men to fly, he would have made it easier to get to the airport.” Planes are like diets. I do not like being on them—especially when the route includes Los Angeles traffic, the international date line, and a horizon already rearranged by the sea. 01 Ordinary World · Re-entry The world cruise ended. Normal geography returned....

The Cruising Godfather · The Call · A Summer That Never Left Declassified Field Note Pond Be Good for You A childhood summer, a film memorised line by line, and a lifelong habit of carrying irreverence, friendship, and play into every destination. The Grass Is Greener at St Andrews The Geekfather in Sicily Caddyshack Hero's Journey Cruising Godfather St Andrews Sicily Ordinary World The Call Answer the Call Foreign Land Trials The Elixir Bob reminded me of the summer when we were kids—the summer I quit my job, learned the meaning of respect, and watched Caddyshack every day until we knew every line. Some films become entertainment. Others become ...