I never liked the circus. The clowns always scared me. Which is why I’ve tried to stay away from the news. I’ve done a decent job relegating myself to the delivered Sunday newspaper, which I really only keep a…
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The Girl In The Puffy Pink Jacket
About 3 minutes ago, I realized I didn’t send out my holiday message this year. But we’re still in December, at least here in San Diego. So here goes: A few years ago, I stumbled into an angel. At the…
Becoming a Father
Apparently, I’m going to become a father today. No, my partner isn’t on the way to the hospital, or pushing a baby out in our bathtub. This is going down in a way I never imagined. In…
Cat Videos
I usually write a story about gratitude on Veterans Day. Acknowledging that appreciation should be done every day, of course, but so should a lot of things we don’t do every day. Life gets in the way. Responsibilities pile up.…
Sometimes You Have To Give It A Minute
Sometimes you have to give it a minute. Or fifteen years. Or thirty. I wouldn’t say I thought this guy was psycho, but I kept him at arm’s length when he first approached me as a fan. Which is what…
The Little Puppy
It’s been a rough week. Couple weeks, really. I’ve been getting in the water almost every morning as a salve. A sliver of good news when I woke up today was that Analog Sun is the #1 New Release in…
Right?
The ocean warms up this time of year, and turns clear as a creek. I watched the bright orange Garibaldi fish darting in and out of the seagrass waving beneath my feet, as a leopard shark slinked below them, searching…
Time To Stand Up
I got my first surfboard for my 11th birthday. My dad left work early to drive me to Huntington Beach, where a blue and white G&S thruster longingly awaited my selection on the used surfboard rack. We walked to the…
You Should Go
I stood there, thinking about not going. The ocean had taken a turn, with winter-like temperatures and a stiff NW wind already chopping the water into chunks. This summer has been strange here, with not much…summer. “You should go.”…
Flying High Again
I’ve only gotten one speeding ticket in my life. And I was listening to Ozzy Osbourne. I got pulled over about 6 houses from our driveway, on the way to school. Despite my plea for forgiveness, the cop was having…