For me, a great surf photo or surf video will be something that makes me want to surf. Obviously, right? But, it needs a little bit more than that. It needs some emotion behind it. I’m not talking about the headline story, the image front and center of a photo either. I want the photo […]
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I’M BACK
I surfed 5 days last week, and I’m fucking ecstatic about it. I’m on track for another 5 days this week. I haven’t been this stoked on surfing since I quit the baseball team to join the surf class during my sophomore year. I recently had a bit of a hiatus from surfing. A 113 […]
I got to go snowboarding last week. I wouldn’t call this a rare occasion, but it only happens about once a year if I am lucky. I really cherish these trips to the mountain though; I mean I seriously enjoy every minute of it. Snowboarding, in my opinion, has a lot of parallels to surfing. […]
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Help
An interesting situation arose while I was having great surf about two months ago that I would like to share with you. I thought about writing a post in dedication to this state of affairs immediately after, but I decided to let the emotions settle. I was hot. The waves were extremely fun, […]
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Missing Out
I hate the acronym FOMO. I typically tend to hate any trend I catch whiff of. I’ve thought about this long and hard, and I really can’t determine the source of my discontent. My immediate reasoning is to say that I despise when people don’t think for themselves. Quickly thereafter, I may find myself […]
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New Year
Happy New Year. Welcome to another post you are probably wondering why you are reading. I appreciate your time and support, sincerely. The original idea I had when starting this blog, for the most part, is completely out the window. I had big expectations for the whole thing. I was yearning to do […]
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Apologies
To the 5 or 6 people that have visited this site more than once, I owe you an apology. If you have read the blog posts, you might have noticed in the “Why Do You Surf” piece that I was working on a small little investigation, a trial of sorts, to try to find some […]
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3 Day Lot Rule
I was recently exposed to a bitter suggestion from a local around my parts that I would like to share with you. Actually, it was at least a year ago, possibly longer, and at the time I definitely just laughed off the proposition. He’s quite the talker – almost any time I run into him […]
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Why Do You Surf?
“Try to explain color to a blind person, & try to explain surfing to someone who’s never surfed.” Dave Rastovich This question seems straightforward enough – what makes you paddle out in the morning? I see a lot of people in the water that I really want to ask this question to. I feel like […]
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So… Whats Next?
“Unprecedented Times” This phrase has never been thrown around more so than in the past month. Just go to your email inbox, type it into the search box and re-read how many times you’ve been hit with that phrase, coupled with something along the lines of, “we’re here for you/we’ll get through this together.” I […]