by Mike | Feb 22, 2022 | Bible, Jesus, John Wooden, New Beginnings, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“God doesn’t ask us to be successful, only faithful.”-Amish Proverb As much as I had been anticipating it, I was seriously wounded when the words finally came. After 25 years of continuous employment in Silicon Valley, the layoff bullet I had been dodging for so many...
by Mike | Feb 1, 2022 | 1960s, Corona del Mar, Grandpa Jack, Jesus, John Wooden, Prayer, surfing, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.”-John 16:33 (NIV) Quitting the Corona del Mar High School basketball team my junior year is one regret in life that has lingered. I showed up late for a Saturday practice (the surf had been good), and...
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 | Dec 10, 2021 | 1960s, Bible, faith, San Onofre Surfing Club, surfing, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“Heaven is full of answers to prayer for which no one ever bothered to ask.”-Billy Graham Team “Endless Summer” reunion at SanO 2016 To an aspiring grom who was growing up at the beach in the 1960s, Bruce Brown’s epic movie The Endless Summer had a deep-rooted effect...
by Mike | May 7, 2021 | Heaven, surfing
Redwood getting his leash fitted for the tandem board If there were a bright spot in this pandemic, it was my relationship with our “fox-red” Labrador retriever, Redwood. “Red” (as we called him) was pretty much the center of attention every day as we took him on...
