by Mike | Feb 2, 2026 | ironman triathlon
“Swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles, run 26.2 miles. Brag for the rest of your life.” – John Collins, 1978 Back in 1999, I got the “Congratulations!” letter telling me I’d been selected in the lottery to race the Ironman Triathlon World Championship in Kailua-Kona,...
by Mike | Jan 4, 2026 | 1960s, death, Heaven
Every year, The Surfer’s Journal (TSJ) releases a short film called “A Moment of Reflection”— a respectful remembrance of surfers who passed away the previous year. It’s beautifully done and always stops me in my tracks. It’s worth taking a few minutes to watch it all...
by Mike | Dec 25, 2025 | Bible, faith, HOPE, Jesus
Into the darkness, a baby was born. He grew—learned to speak, to walk, to embrace. He was treated poorly, despised and rejected. Yet the words He spoke were the words of God, the footprints He left became the path to eternal life, and the love He showed became our...
by Mike | Nov 12, 2025 | 1960s, community, Corona del Mar, death, faith, Heaven, HOPE, surfing, Surfing in Heaven
Scott E. Sutton passed into the next life on November 5, 2025, with his wife Susie at his side. He had been in hospice care for a kidney transplant that, after a miraculous twenty years, finally began to fail. I believe Scott is now sampling the perfection of God’s...
by Mike | Oct 8, 2025 | 1960s, balance, Bible, Corona del Mar, death, faith, Heaven, HOPE, Jesus, Leisure Society, Life Coaching, Malibu, marathon, New Beginnings, Prayer, running, San Onofre Surfing Club, Silicon Valley, Simplify, skiing, surfing, Surfing in Heaven, WW II
Now streaming on Audible — narrated by the author. After ten exciting months on Amazon in print and e-book, Surfing in Heaven is now available on Audible! And yes — I recorded it myself. That’s part of why it took a little longer after the official book launch in...
