The Adventures of Captain Imperfecto

You are here: Home » When in Rome Left to right: Christopher and Nico at Animal Kingdom Walt Disney December 12th, 2012 Everyone has a story to tell when they return from vacation. Like, "I caught a fish this big..." I knew I would have something to write for my Adventures of Captain Imperfecto blog to share with you, my reader. So sit back, relax, and let me tell you about this walk in the downtown area of San Francisco...  Since I arrived in California, my dad kept telling me,  "You have to go on the Trolley car; it's a must-do in San Francisco. When in Rome, son, When in Rome!"  "But dad, you've never been to San Francisco or Rome." "That doesn't matter!"  his voice shouted through my cell phone. After days of wandering through the city streets of San Francisco, I thought I knew how to get around. I was becoming one with the city folk regulars until I found myself lost while trying to find a local movie theater. I was ...

You are here: Home » Swim to Survive Left to right: Christopher and Nico dry docked  * minor cursing December 10th, 2012 I always found pleasure in my underwater paradise. To swim beneath the surface of the sea and play among the life inside her wet wonderland has always gratified my need to relieve my stress from a long, hectic day. The beauty of the ocean is as majestic as the sun that casts a glare of light off her vast canvas. Life down here is beautiful and can be considered, in its own right, Nirvana. The sea creatures are equally beautiful in the surrounding water, encompassing them like a cocoon. Finding such beauty under the blanket of blue liquid is not rare. But if you heed the old saying,  "stop and smell the roses,"  occasionally, you can marvel at how beautiful Mother Nature can create these sea life animals. Every part of their anatomy somehow flows with the basic needs of a species to survive here. Nature has intricately placed the survival ...