by Mike | Oct 31, 2021 | 1960s, Malibu, San Onofre Surfing Club, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“Enjoy today … It won’t come back.”-Amish Proverb If asked to dream up a place for growing up, it would be difficult to find a better community for a young boy than Corona del Mar (CdM), Spanish for Crown of the Sea. CdM was the quintessential beach community in the...
by Mike | Oct 20, 2021 | 1960s, Corona del Mar, Grandpa Jack, Malibu, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs, WW II
“I think this is the greatest generation any society has ever produced.”-Tom Brokaw Lunch time at Santa Monica’s Incline Beach, circa 1958 My earliest memories of the beach date back to the late 1950s when our family would go to Incline Beach in Santa Monica. We lived...
by Mike | Oct 20, 2021 | balance, Silicon Valley, surfing, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
Surfing in Heaven – Section 1 title page (chapters to follow).
by Mike | Feb 28, 2016 | Silicon Valley, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“Material possessions, winning scores, and great reputations are meaningless in the eyes of the Lord, because He knows what we really are and that is all that matters.” Coach John Wooden Prologue (Part 4 of 4) The intent of this final prologue is to briefly review my...
