The typical surfer probably only buys things at a surf shop roughly 23 percent of the time they actually visit the surf shop. That’s because most of the time, surfers visit surf shops just to look at boards.
In fact, the surfer will often touch the boards, almost in a caressing manner.
While the surfer visiting a surf […]
Posted on December 31st, 2008 by Pat
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Q: Why do they call certain surfers “goofy footers?”
– Made-up Question Poser
A: That’s a good question, Made-up – one I’ve often thought about myself.
The term applies to a surfer who puts his/her right foot forward while standing on a board. Since most people put their left foot forward, I thought maybe the name implies others are goofy in […]
Posted on December 30th, 2008 by Pat
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Wow. That was a pretty good Christmas.
We had some great family time, nice weather and — not to sound materialistic – I cleaned up on presents.
Okay, yeah — that did sound materialistic. But check it out. I got a cool little amp, called the Micro Cube:
I have another, much larger amp, but it’s so big, I […]
Posted on December 29th, 2008 by Pat
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A while ago, I told you how I had spotted Santa surfing at Pismo Beach. Well, apparently, the folks at CNN’s Headline News found out about it, too. They aired the Big Guy surfing at Pismo throughout the day on Christmas Eve. So check it out.
I thought maybe Santa might come back to SLO County after […]
Posted on December 26th, 2008 by Pat
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I’ve said this before: Christmas in California is weird.
When I lived in the Midwest, the holiday season always coincided with the weather, starting with Halloween, when the leaves change colors. By Thanksgiving, the leaves fall off the trees, and it gets chilly. And by December, it’s full-on winter coats and snow.
But here it’s hard to […]
Posted on December 24th, 2008 by Pat
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In the old days, you might say a guy was either a Glass Half Full or a Glass Half Empty sort of dude. But this is the 00’s, and things are different.
We define ourselves by other means.
For example, a while back my wife came upon the Life is Good merchandise line. Basically, the company began with two brothers […]
Posted on December 23rd, 2008 by Pat
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Even though Bob Marley is not known for surfing — in fact, chances are he probably never surfed — surfers love Bob Marley.
In fact, if you were to visit a popular surf spot — say San Onofre, for instannce — odds are you could find at least a dozen cars in a parking lot with […]
Posted on December 22nd, 2008 by Pat
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While surfers usually complain when the temperature dips, there’s a small part of them that welcomes chilly weather. Because cold weather actually gives them an excuse to wear beanie hats. And surfers love beanie hats.
We’re not talking about the little beanie Spanky wore on “The Little Rascals” — the kind you might find with a propeller on […]
Posted on December 19th, 2008 by Pat
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It must be getting close to Christmas. This morning I awoke to frost on the ground. And just yesterday, I spotted the Jolly Fat Man himself — getting the Stoke in Pismo Beach.
At first I wasn’t quite sure if my eyes were working, so I did a mental checklist: red suit, beard, bellowing.
Then I took […]
Posted on December 18th, 2008 by Pat
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While getting Christmas decorations from our attic a few weeks ago, I found a relic that probably contributed to my brother’s divorce.
At first, I merely looked at it with nostalgic fascination. But a few weeks later, it called out to me: Hey – remember me? We had some great times together, didn’t we?
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Posted on December 17th, 2008 by Pat
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