Leaving Paradise

I've never believed that utopia could ever be achieved in this present world therefore leaving "paradise" was not something I thought would create some cosmological meltdown in my world.   On July 31st I once again set out to head off "the rock" but was greeted by a call from American Airlines stating that my flight was cancelled.  They had some baggage system failure at JFK and of course needed to cancel MY flight.   I was cordial and told the woman my needs.  Ten minutes later my phone rang again and i had been switched to Delta Airlines.    The adventure beginneth.