North Carolina native John Kitchin was a successful, ambitious neurologist living the life in San Diego, until he made the big change—giving it up, all of it, to devote his days to skating on one foot down at the boardwalk. Because of some plainspoken but powerful advice he received from an elderly patient, he now follows his unique slow-motion muse as he gracefully balances on one foot, working with gravity to propel his way to happiness. He can even give a neurological explanation of why it feels so good. Although we don’t know everything about his earlier days, we get a clear picture of this extraordinary man in a late and happy chapter of his life.  TBW