Hello, mom and dad.
Walking in reflection with memories.
Rest in peace.
Monday, June 28, 2021
Saturday, June 26, 2021
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Sunday, June 20, 2021
Friday, June 18, 2021
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Jack Vance's The Dying Earth?
I can't find my copy of The Dying Earth, which is the first classic before these two novels.
Where did I stash it?
Agatha Christie . . . Surfed?
"Surfing's first documented wardrobe malfunction may be attributed to an unlikely candidate: the world's best-selling novelist, Agatha Christie. The English queen of mystery fiction also happened to be a keen surfer. In 1920, Christie set off on an around-the-world adventure of the British Empire's colonies. She learned to surf prone in South Africa, and in Hawaii, she not only became of the first Britons to experience stand-up surfing, but also was introduced to more-functional-swimwear, after her ankle-length "handsome silk bathing dress" was ripped from her body "by the force of the waves."
--Lauren L. Hill
The opening paragraph to her essay "Irreversible Bikini" in The Surfers Journal, June/July 2021.
Monday, June 14, 2021
Point Molate Paddling: Low Tide, Breezy, and Bright
Point Molate paddling: low tide and breezy, so a definite workout.
I had such a tough time launching across the mud -- knee deep at times--that I opted for a long walk back along the shore, carrying my board, when I finished my paddle. My arms will be sore later. My back is already complaining.
Vitamin Ibuprofen, the patron saint of getting-back-in-shape, for me.
Sunburnt, dehydrated, and sore of muscle: next time I'll plan my entrance and exit better, take the tidal conditions more into consideration, carry water (even for a short jaunt, for this one grew longer and more arduous than planned), and slather more sunscreen.
Still, a good outing.
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