I. Prelude to Peril
(Wherein our correspondent expresses understandable reservations involving an
upcoming and in all likelihood rather hazardous, if indeed not foolhardy, assignment)
Gary Johnson September 7 at 10:23am ·
I and my intrepid traveling companion are about to embark on a journey to Attica, the
Peloponnese, and the even more ancient glories of Crete. The very Birthplace of Western
Civilization! Now, while I admit that the area is currently undergoing a bit of an upheaval (both
within and without), we are yet willing to take up the tattered flag of those storied adventurers
who preceded us into the unknown...people such as Leif Ericsson, Marco (…Polo!), Magellan,
Amelia Earhart, and of course, Anderson Cooper.
(If you do not hear from me by the end of the month, please alert the media.)
• Jim: Godspeed as you go into the breech. May you be protected, embellished, drizzled, exposed to
the finest people, and gently handled by TSA and their foreign counterparts.
• Hugh: Try to enjoy. And beware the Cretans!
• Gary Johnson: Thank you. Yes, the TSA (and counterparts) might be our biggest hurdle. Cretans I
can handle.
• Jim: Remember, minimal eye contact and keep the liquids in your checked luggage.
• Gary Johnson: Yep, I'm packing several pairs of sunglasses...along with all the Kevlar.
• Jim: And don't forget your junior detective change-your-identity kit.
• Gary Johnson: Please, Jim...I graduated to senior status some years ago...
• Jim: Then you have the requisite mustache kit and fake hair parts.
• Gary Johnson: Already have the mustache covered, but the hair will certainly help.
• David: Should I warn them of your arrival?
• Gary Johnson: Dave...please, no. "Forewarned is forearmed" after all. I want to get the drop on
them...
• Mary: Well I guess you and Jim covered it all. Just remember, the old stuff you see is not props and
sets.
• Atheria: Bring me back a sexy Greek!
• Gary Johnson: Yeah, that's all I need...a sexy Greek...
• Gary Johnson: Okay, I'll see wh