Port Townsend Washington, 20 November 2020 â On Monday, the day after tomorrow, Iâll fly to Atlanta to work on my house there.
Iâll be flying on an Alaska Airlines buddy pass, courtesy of Grayson on X-Wing.
My life has changed. Iâve become so integrated into the sailing community that people donât have last names anymore, just the name of the vessel they sail on.* Itâs very much like the German or Dutch von or the French du, or even how Italian names came into existence as the place where they are from, my original surname, Giuliano, from the province of Giulia, which is no longer inside the Italian borders.
In giving me these buddy passes, Grayson told me I had to fly dressed appropriately, no ripped jeans.
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