Eric went to college at UCSD and so knows all the best surf spots down here in Del Mar and San Diego. It is here on this very same beach and in these same waves that he perfected his turns. As I watch him with the kids, I think how much I love the continuity of having Jonathan learning to surf here in this same spot as his Dad and how as he ...
Lifestyle
Posts about everything going on in my life. Enjoy!
A shark by any other name . . . (is still a shark)
15th Street in Del Mar has a flat, sandy bottom and a rolling beach break perfect for surfers. That flat, sandy bottom is also a favorite of sand sharks, who seem to come out around sunset to feed. So here are Jonathan and Eric on The Great Sand-Shark Hunt. Eric reassures us that they are harmless and that it's just fun to spot the creatures as ...
Greetings from Del Mar (or Postcards from the Edge)
"Beautiful!Gorgeous! Wish you were here!" Love,Eric & Marta =D"Dudes,These are some righteous waves! The beach here is totally wicked! This place ROCKS!" Be excellent to each other,Jon >:-D"Hey people!How adorable is my new wetsuit? And . . . my pedicure totally matches my surfboard! How cool is ...
I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
NOTE: This post will make sense to die-hard Tolkien fans and LOTR uber-geeks (and you know who you are and in which case you'll love the links on this page) and will merely amuse the rest of you. =D In September of 1973, the author J.R.R. Tolkien died. As usually happens with notable literary or artistic figures, after their death there is ...
El Cocotaso – or how a blow to the head forever altered my identity
When I was born, my parents didn't name me immediately. Okay, I reason, I was the youngest of six and they were just a little tired and feeling uncreative. Could happen. But then, I argue, they had NINE WHOLE MONTHS to give this issue more than a passing thought. I'm not bitter, or anything. I just keep wondering, "what were they thinking??" I ...
A date with Dad
WARNING: Some serious bragging ahead! =D She taught herself to play. She was playing so well, that we finally got a piano teacher to help hone her skills.And she practices everyday.Without me having to remind her. I take NO credit for this kind of discipline.Because I am the messy, flaky kind of artist. ;-) I really need to just sit down one day ...
Out of the comfort zone. . .
I was in Salt Lake City, Utah this weekend for a convention. (I'll explain why in another post) But I wanted to share a highlight of my weekend.I got to enjoy a concert by a . . . wait for it . . COUNTRY. MUSIC. GROUP. I know. Me. Country. Who knew?? It gets better. I. FELL. IN. LOVE. "Shut up. You did not." I swear. ...
My fifteen minutes
There are some days when I bounce out of bed, full of energy and ready to take on the world. Sadly, today is not one of those days. =(Today, I am childish and whiny and (inwardly) complaining about all the stuff I have to do. So, I have found a way to fool myself. (I know. I'm already delusional. No need to point it out.) I call it the Fifteen ...
An MTV Generation
There is no way I can possibly come close to describing our trip to New York in September of 2001 with the same eloquence that Mom did, so I won't even try. What I can tell you is how it affected me. Being in New York at that time and then transitioning back to reality was a moment in my life when I felt genuine purpose. I knew that God had ...
September, 2001
Here we are. Amy and I. Six years ago we took a trip to New York. This photo was taken in September of 2001 in Times Square in New York City. It was taken exactly two weeks after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Only two weeks. American flags were proudly flown EVERYWHERE. The city was overrun with rescue workers from all over the country ...
