ISLAND PARADISE

One of the magazines I subscribe to has the "Private Island Business" as some of the coolest employment going. So I added 'Own an Island' on my Life "To Do" List. You know, for a quick little getaway. Maybe Fiji, Thailand, So. America, Carribean, Greece? Like Tom Hanks in Castaway, except with food, supplies, lucidness and a lifeline to the modern world. (I always wondered what was in that last Fed Ex package. Maybe a satellite phone?)

Check out this way cool site, where people really buy and rent their own private islands.

Of course the allure of an island is to get away, stranded in paradise, with time and space far from the stress and hurriedness of life. There's a great deal of romantic adventure involved. Lots of privacy, great views, sand, sun. I like the fact the as far out as it may seem, REALLY owning (or at least renting) my own private island is within the reach and scope of possibility within my lifetime. Anyone care to join me?