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Surf Report: An American (Surfer) in Paris – Epilogue
Paris was always worth it and you received return for whatever you brought to it. — Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast Paris — The month-long stay has come to a close. That last bottle of Red Wine has been drunk and … Continue reading
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Tagged A Moveable Feast, Dan Brown, Ernest Hemingway, France, French Open, Hot Chocolate, La Pyramide Inversee, Le Celtic, Le Marais, Le Metro, Literary Paris, Musee Louvre, Paris, Paris Life, Petit Dejuener, Roland Garrros, Tennis, The Da Vinci Code, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Travel
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Surf Report: An American (Surfer) In Paris – Part 3
Week Three: In The Groove Paris — I have got it together now. Am getting up early. Am going for walks along The Seine. Paris sleeps in. Those red wine comas have that effect on ya. This river … Continue reading
An American (Surfer) In Paris – Continued
Day 10: My Feet Are Killing Me. Paris — I live at the beach in Santa Monica, CA, so when I think about going on holiday, I don’t want to go to the beaches … Continue reading
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Tagged A Moveable Feast, Americans in Paris, Anne Rice, Best Baguette, Christopher Rice, Claude Monet, Conde Nast, Da Vinci, Dan Brown, Eglise Saint Sulpice, Erniest Hemingway, Festival au Pain, Mona Lisa, Musee de l'Orangerie, Paris, Rafael Nadal, Roland Garros, Shakespeare And Company, Surfing, Tennis, The Da Vinci Code, The Vampire Chronicles, The Vampire Lestat, Theatre Saint Sulpice, Travel, Trip Advisor, Water Lilies
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Surf Report: An American (Surfer) in Paris
The Pacific Ocean is still really cold. There has been very little surf all Winter. So, while the Spring winds warm the water, I am off on holiday in search of Friends, Fromage, and A Moveable Feast. Day … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rd Arrondissement, Arrival, Arts et Metiers, Ascension Day, Burgundy, Charles de Gaulle airport, cobblestones, Denis Villevenue, France, French Bread, Fromage, medieval streets, Off Season, Pain Vin Fromage, Paris, Railway, Red Wine, Rue au Maire, springtime in paris, Strike Day, Surfing, The Marais, Trains, Travel, VRBO
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Surf Report: Another Mother’s Day, Another Onslaught of Emails Asking You To Buy Stuff (Which Is Annoying When Your Mom Is Dead!)
Paris, France — For the last several weeks, the emails have been arriving fast and furious urging me to not forget to buy something for Mom. Take Mom to Brunch! Buy Mom Some Flowers! It’s Not Too Late to Celebrate … Continue reading
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Tagged Bed Bath & Beyond, Brunch, Celebrations, Dead Mothers Day, Delta Airlines, Home Depot, Mother's Day, Paris
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Surf Report: California Dreamin’ On A Winter’s Day – Series To Binge, Books To Revisit, and Photos for That Inevitable Surf Memoir
Santa Monica, CA — I never realized just how much writing I did at my local coffee shop on Main Street, which has been closed for two months, and that’s exactly how long it’s been since my last Post. Yikes. … Continue reading
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Tagged A Wizard of Earthsea, Battlestar Galactica, Black Panther, Blade Runner, HBO, Isle of Roke, Mage, Marvel Comics, Marvel Studios, Netflix, Philip K. Dick, Super Heroes, Surf Memoir, Surfing, SyFy Channel, Tales of Earthsea, The Archipelago, The Crown, The Silmarillion, Tolkien, Ursula K. Le Guin, Westworld, Wizardry, Wizards
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Surf Report: Santa Monica’s Main Street Bids Farewell to Longtime Favorite Peet’s Coffee
Santa Monica, CA — A friend of mine on Twitter recently asked that his followers (including me) to refrain from publishing photos of their Lattes in 2018 saying they all look the same. He’s got a … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred Peet, Blue Bottle, Coffee Shop, Edgemar Center, Gathering Place, Latte, Main Street, Peetnik, Peets Coffee, Santa Monica, Shifting Gears Cycling
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Surf Report: 48 Hours in Park City, Utah
Park City, Utah — No better place to escape smoky California wildfires in December than this sleepy Silver Mining town that is better known for hosting the Sundance Film Festival in January, and for great skiing, of course. Like all … Continue reading
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Tagged All Seasons Resorts, Bourbon, Deer Valley, High West Distillery, High West Saloon, Jacksons Base Camp, lululemon, Mountain Town, Park City, roots, Silver Mining, Ski Rental, Skiing, Sundance Film Festival, The Eating Establishment, The Lodge at The Mountain, Tourism, Travel Writing, Utah, Winter Olympics 2002, Winter Sports
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Dallas Surf Report: Hidden History – A Room With THE View at SMU
Dallas, Texas — At my Alma Mater, Southern Methodist University (SMU), there is a Room with, hands down, the best view of the campus and of the Dallas skyline. And, it’s a 100-year-old Secret to most Mustangs. Welcome to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alumni, Architectural Secrets, Attic Apartment, Centennial, Dallas, Dallas Hall, Dallas Skyline, Darwin Payne, Dodie Jacobi, Harry Potter, J.C. Penney, Joan Gosnell, Laura Bush, Lettermen Hall, Meadows School of the Arts, Mustangs, Neiman Marcus, One Hundred Years on the Hilltop, Perkins School of Theology, Ray Morrison, Robert Hyer, Rotunda, Scot Montague, SMU, SMU Archives, SMU Football, SMU Mustangs, Southern Methodist University, Stanley Marcus, The Chamber of Secrets, The Daily Campus, The Hilltop, University
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Surf Report: My First Job As The Weekend DJ for the Local Radio Station in Hodgenville, Kentucky — Radio Days, Indeed
Santa Monica, CA — Little known fact: When I was 16 years old, my first job was working as the Weekend DJ at the local radio station in my hometown of Hodgenville, KY (pop. 2,500). As it turns out, my first … Continue reading
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Tagged '70s Hair, Abraham Lincoln, Albums, Anne Litt, Broadcasting, Eight Tracks, Hodgenville, Jan Libby, KCRW, Kentucky, La Rue County, Lincoln National Bank, Lou Rawls, Michael Jackson, On Hold, Radio, Radio Days, Raul Campos, Script Fest, The XX, Western Auto, WLCB Radio
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