‘Wonderful Absurdity’

On Sundays, I paw my way through the voluminous Times for the Travel section first, restraining myself from immediately turning to the back to savor “My Best Shot” before reading at least one or two articles.

I must also comment on the consistent quality, variety and humor of your contributors, most recently Phil Barber and “Lost in Sulawesi” (Feb. 25). One line begs to be preserved for posterity: “If starfish could fly, and if you flattened one while doing 65 mph in a Jeep Cherokee, the resulting splatter on your windshield might approximate the shape of Sulawesi.” What a wonderful absurdity! Such an imagination allows us all to travel to places we’ve never heard of nor will ever get to.

PATTI GARRITY

Manhattan Beach