Chasing The Blue Beyond

I'm not an Anchorman, I'm an Anchor,Man! V isiting the campus of The United States Merchant Marine Academy, also called  Kings Point. I ran a few laps around their track. My pace is like Clapton's Layla, just the slower, raw heart-felt  unplugged acoustic version.    Mission Accomplished- I 've been a 1 man National Geographic on that everywhere trip. Now cancel my subscription because I am done with that "issue". You Get What You Pay For Qualifying for an MMD Card was so much fun 99.9% of every cruise ship flys under flags of convenience, to save money,  but hires grads of the USMMA, who are some of the best trained navigators.  June, 2007, I worked on the only American flagged cruise ship, the NCLA's Pride of America, I had to go to the Seafarers Academy, in Piney Pint, MD  to qualify for  a land-based SCTW (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping)  aka,  a Z Card-a  US Coast Guard Merchant Ma...

On The Set of  Lost   (November 2007)in Haleiwa-- As Terry O'Quinn's  Stand-In Body Double. MY SAAB! Michael Emerson and Ed Reif Here with " Vincent The Dog ", and Michael Emerson 

Skip to story My First Ship · Hawaii · 1994 Shoveling Sunshine in Hawaii I wanted a different experience. So I took the first job I could get: deckhand aboard the SS Constitution. See Full Image Open Original Show Text Story Position · Answer the Call Ordinary World The Call Answer the Call Foreign Land Trials The Elixir The Decision A Different Experience Was Enough of a Reason My first extended stay in paradise began with American Hawaii Cruises. I was not following a grand plan. I simply wanted a different experience—and I was willing to take the first job that opened the door. In 1994, aboard the SS Constitution Answer the Call The First Job I Coul...

I showed up In Hawaii and magical things began to happen.  It all started with the simple decision-to go.   Being T/here in Hawaii has put me in a unique space ..  ... that supports personal exploration, oneness and the mystical experiences of Huna, the Shamans about manifesting and tapping into "mana" "Chi" also known as the life force. I have had a tremendous amount of good fortune, starting with this gig on the TV Show, Lost, and the teaching contracts I got, and my reverse commute from my condo in Ka-a-a-va (Yes that's how you spell it). With Terry O'Quinn  I am the hero of my own life.When I think of The Hero's Journey, refers to Joseph Campbell's basic pattern found in many narratives from around the world. The Bill MOyers Interview still rings in my ears.... It starts with sacrifice, from sacrifice comes bliss.My general formula for my students is"Follow your bliss." Find where it is, and don't be afraid to follow it. Joseph Cam...

Sailed over to Maui. Docked in Kahului. Rented a PT Cruiser. On the road to Kihei...Then Big Beach..Aloha from:You'll GO YOUR WAY. I'll Go Maui. Didn't come all the way to Hawaii to eat great pizza--but we did---doubled back to Paia's Flatbread and Company, the accidental pizza maker. $40 Bucks---Why pay less . Almost Authentic Neapolitan New York Ray's; Almost Greenwich Village deep dish Stromboli's. Hung out with, beautiful-as-god-made-her , Cheryl--- Barefoot, 25 from Petaluma, California. Had the Beach Boys Cali Girls on my iPod. Sang the lyrics to each other... The west coast has the sunshine And the girls all get so tanned I dig a french bikini on hawaii island Dolls by a palm tree in the sand I been all around this great big world And I seen all kinds of girls Yeah, but I couldnt wait to get back in the states Back to the cutest girls in the world I wish they all could be california I wish they all could be california I wish they all could be cali...

Big Island Adventures - Shoveling Sunshine in Paradise THE BIG ISLAND SHOVELING SUNSHINE "My First Extended Stay In Paradise" Kona Coffee & Blue Hawaii Kona has coffee; and where there is coffee there is caffeine, and where there is caffeine, there is Starbucks and the opportunity to do stupid things faster. Kona's ocean water almost always reflects a blue Hawaii that leaves me thinking "Where is the ukulele and Elvis sightings?" "American coffee is 'dirty water' and Instant coffee takes too long. Kona, however, is 'Ono'. Tastes good." ...

Return to New York 2012 - A Nautical Journey of Personal Liberty Return to New York A Nautical Journey of Personal Liberty 📅 July 14, 2012 ⚓ Back to the Harbor Where I Docked Two Months Ago Headed back to New York, where I docked two months ago. The familiar harbor beckons with memories of previous adventures and new discoveries waiting. Personal NYC Memories - 2012 The Dock - Portal to the Big Apple 🚢 Expat's Return Coming to Amer...