This page is dedicated to Kim Corbin, author of the amazing Iskip.Com website. For my nosy inquiring fans out there, no Kim was not my 'Tinkerbell'. She was, however, my guest at the 2001 Webby Awards ceremony and an awesome companion during my trip.

Kim's website has a very similar theme to mine: encourage people to embrace their inner child! While my site mostly encourages freedom of self expression through dress and appearance, Kim's theme is skipping, for both fun and exercise. Both of these themes require one to recognize that we deny ourselves simple things that are most enjoyable, out of concern for what people will think of us.

This is a common spiritual theme we share, and it is indeed a spiritual message. Meeting Kim really made my trip, and I can never express sufficient appreciation to her for filling much of my San Francisco visit with joy, companionship, and a good deal of partying! There was plenty of skipping, bubble blowing, and pixydust for everyone. And before you decide that we must have surely been surrounded by squirrels for having lost our marbles, , consider these words of wisdom from Kim:

When Friday came, Kim arranged for a "Skip Meet", as a tribute to Peter Pan. These events are very spontaneous and timed to occur around 'happy hour'. This encourages business men and women, and workers of all ages, to skip a little as they navigate their way home from a long weeks work. As it turned out, at least 1/2 dozen came equipped with attire to properly express the Peter Pan theme, and some of us met at the bar at the Grand Hyatt Hotel to plan our strategy. Nothing like a few rounds before a "skip meet" to get everyone into the spirit, and contemplate their mission!

As you can see, the elves were restless and quite ready to take on the world. And now, here are just a few pictures taken over the rest of the evening...

Here, on this inescapably short city block, the Dynamic duo of Kim and Captain Density, along with a host of elfin tag alongs, fight the forces of conformity with bubbles and laughter, encouraging all who enter "Skipper Island" to boldly take a few skips,forever changing the course of their lives!

Peter, more used to flying than skipping, rests his weary legs, while vainly posing for a photo in front of a local business, whose URL is most appropriately named Web Street.Com!

Skipping is hard work! So now it was time to kick back at a local Irish pub, where the proprietor (hanging out of the doorway in the background) kindly offered to buy all the leprechauns a round of drinks, To make sure they did not make too much trouble.