Not just anybody can join this group. We’ve been meeting for close to 30 years, and we guard admission with diligence. To become a member, you must be a man who looks good on paper, but be a bit of a mess in real life. Turns out, there are a lot of us. In the early 1990s, this group usually met at my house because I had three kids, no wife and possessed pots and pans. I served the same meal each time. Though some in our group had impressive Ivy League pedigrees, their state of affairs in those days could be characterized as “unsettled.”
A Boys Trip to New Orleans is Interrupted by a Bird Strike
Key Takeaways:
- The article introduces "The Men of No Particular Ambition" (MONPA), a decades-old group of successful but personally "messy" men, including pilots, a surgeon, and a lawyer.
- Six members of MONPA embarked on an anticipated private jet trip from Tampa to New Orleans for Jazz Fest, with assigned roles among the professional members.
- Shortly after takeoff, their flight was abruptly interrupted by a severe bird strike on the right wing, later identified as a large pelican, which caused visible damage to the aircraft.
- Despite the plane remaining airworthy, the pilot decided to return to Tampa for safety and convenience, where the group landed safely and celebrated their relief with Champagne.
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