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 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...
by Mike | Oct 19, 2020 | San Onofre Surfing Club
“I don’t know what the future holds — but I do know who holds the future.“ ― John Wooden (quoting his father) Today, kicking out is somewhat of a lost art in surfing. It’s not often I see a surfer cleanly exit the wave they are riding while going over the backside to...
by Mike | Apr 10, 2020 | Bible, Heaven
“No time is lost waiting on God.” ― Amish Proverb These are gnarly times! This reminds me of 1969 when Richard Nixon became the 37th U.S. president and set up his “Western White House” at La Casa Pacifica overlooking one of Southern California’s top surfing spots,...
