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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
{Updated Aug. 24, 2019} 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 … 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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Style Surf Report: Rafael Nadal Rocks Fashion (And Business) Both On And Off The Court — Vamos!
Santa Monica, CA — This week, the tennis world slides into Paris and the terre battue of Roland Garros, aka, The French Open. And as you know, dear Readers, when I’m not surfing, I am most likely playing Tennis. Rafael Nadal, a … Continue reading
Happy Memorial Day…
If you need me, I’ll be at the pool.
Posted in Surfing Life
Tagged Beach, Jaws, San Clemente State Beach, Sharks, Southern California, Steven Spielberg, Surfing
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Surf Report: Mother’s Day Is A Day To Get Creative When Mom Has Exited Stage Right…How I Handle A Difficult Day
Santa Monica, CA – Just got an email from Peets Coffee alerting me that today is the Last Day to Order Mother’s Day Gifts with Free Shipping! There is no Reply function available to this email, but if there were, … Continue reading
Beach Surf Report: Something’s Wild Across from Annenberg Beach House in Santa Monica
Santa Monica , CA — Across the Bike Path from the Annenberg Community Beach House in North Santa Monica, is a non-descript, enclosed section of beach adjacent to an unused lifeguard tower not yet ready for Summer. There’s no Signage. To … Continue reading
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Tagged Annenberg Beach House, Beach Restoration Pilot Project, beach verbena, CA Wild Beach, climate change, evening primrose, Heal The Bay, Rick Cole, Santa Monica, Santa Monica City Manager, Santa Monica Mayor, sea level rise, snowy plover, SoCal Lifeguards, Surfrider Foundation, sustainability, Ted Winterer, The Bay Foundation, urban planning, Wendell Berry
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