by Mike | Dec 17, 2021 | Leisure, Leisure Society, skiing, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“A single rose can be my garden; a single friend, my world.”― Leo Buscaglia The only time in my life I lived away from the ocean was my four years in college at the University of Utah (the U) in Salt Lake City. Despite not getting wet, those years proved to be pivotal...
by Mike | Nov 22, 2021 | 1960s, Grandpa Jack, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs, WW II
“I’ve learned that simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult.”Andy Rooney -Art by Jim Krogle While Corona del Mar provided an ideal beach community for growing up, it was my time with Dad at San...
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).
