by Mike | Nov 6, 2022 | balance, exercise, humor, marathon, running, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs, triathlon
“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” – Mark Twain Like the marathon, life can have its challenges after you hit mile 20. That last stretch can hurt! My 1970s vintage Infinity surfboard now requires a little extra resin and...
by Mike | Oct 1, 2022 | balance, Leisure Society, Life Coaching, New Beginnings, Silicon Valley, Simplify
“Man sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then sacrifices his money to recuperate his health.” -Dalai Lama One of my greatest joys in leaving the tech industry was terminating my email account at Oracle. That was another leash I did not mind removing. As a...
by Mike | Sep 25, 2022 | 1960s, balance, death, exercise, faith, Heaven, Jesus, Life Coaching, New Beginnings, San Onofre Surfing Club, Silicon Valley, surfing
“I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.” -Bronnie Ware (1) While the world’s first microprocessor (2) was catalyzing the personal computer revolution in Silicon Valley, the sport of surfing was forever changed by...
by Mike | Sep 25, 2022 | 1960s, balance, Bible, faith, Heaven, Jesus, Life Coaching, New Beginnings, Silicon Valley
Surfing in Heaven – Section 6 title page (chapters to follow).
by Mike | Sep 5, 2022 | balance, bikepacking, exercise, faith, New Beginnings, Simplify
by Mike & Matthew Mulkey The continental divide as viewed from our plane flight to Calgary, Alberta Authors Note: This journal is a brief interruption to my book (Surfing in Heaven). Chapter 19 (Surfing Without a Leash) will follow in the next couple of weeks. The...
by Mike | Jul 20, 2022 | balance, Bible, death, faith, Heaven, Jesus, Leisure Society, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the Earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.” -Abraham Lincoln One of my favorite parts of our many trips to Baja over the years was...