by Mike | Jun 22, 2016 | Grandpa Jack
June 20, 2016 This post is in honor of our father, grandfather, and good friend, Jack B Mulkey * On the night of a full Strawberry Moon, Kona Jack, as he was known on the big island of Hawaii for the past 27 years, passed away peacefully in his sleep, just 4 months...
by Mike | Jun 22, 2016 | John Wooden
Prologue (4.3) “Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best you are capable of becoming.” Coach John Wooden I love basketball. I don’t have many regrets in life, but quitting the Corona del...
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...
by Mike | Jul 22, 2015 | Corona del Mar, Malibu
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” Robert Louis Stevenson Prologue (Part 2 of 4) Crown of the Sea My “San Onofre experience” and growing up in Corona del Mar plays a big part fitting this work/life balance puzzle together....
by Mike | May 25, 2015 | WW II
Prologue (Part 1 of 4) “… surfing on a wave is a phenomenal conjunction of forces; the mathematics of it are profoundly complex. However, as an expression of the essential relationship between man and nature, surfing is unique in its clarity. And as a metaphor for...
