September 2009
2 posts
Litany against fear
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
Skydiving with Swayze
I went skydiving with Patrick Swayze one warm afternoon on the north end of Oahu when he was filming the North Shore surfing scenes for Point Break. He was with his wife and they were driving a minivan, no dubs, no bling. I talked with him for about 15 mins before realizing who he was. I remember helping pack his parachute out in the grass at the drop zone; glad it opened. We did a few jumps out...