Do real men like to cuddle? – By Dave Johns – Slate Magazine.
My opinion on such matters: NO COMMENT
Brian Lam
ruby! Malcolm! Good doggies!
I wrote about the Karate Kid for BoingBoing
Glad that after writing this, I enjoyed the new movie. It paid enough homage to the original to earn its name/misnomer, depending on how you look at it. [Boingboing]
applies to everything, really
I forgot about this scene. But really, I never forgot what it meant.
Things To Do In 30 Days Off
- Go to Australia or the Maldives and learn how to scuba
- Get back to welterweight or light-middleweight
- Surf 20 days
- Read 20 books
- Spend time with my dogs, maybe get another one
- Start and name my ocean site
- Relax
- Get better at Scrabble
- Practice swimming
- See people I haven’t in a long time
- Learn to cook 10 new meals
- Sleep in late every day
- See my dad
- Grow my moustache
- Figure out what an iPad is for
- Get my medical card
- Visit Matt in Santa Cruz
Update: Did all of this, except shaved moustache, didn’t see my dad, bought a house, learned to cook 4 new meals, read 10 books, learned scuba local, not in aust or maldives, and surfed 25 days, not 20.
How to Write With Style, By Kurt Vonnegut
In Sum:
1. Find a subject you care about
2. Do not ramble, though
3. Keep it simple
4. Have guts to cut
5. Sound like yourself
6. Say what you mean
7. Pity the readers
The Shi-Tones
I just discovered by means of my and Lisa’s favorite secret yakitori joint in SF, a cool surf band called the Shi-Tones. Lisa accidentally asked the waitress, whose father is in the band, what the shit-tones were. Whatever, anyhow, listen to their rendition of Sleepwalk if you feel like falling asleep and dreaming of nice things. And here’s a link to their performance of Endless Summer’s soundtrack, live. [Archive.org]
A Simple Plumber
Not really. That’s Gerry Lopez, the famous surfer who helped pioneer surfing at Hawaii’s vicious Pipeline break. As you can see, he’s quite relaxed doing it. On top of his skill, he attributed his survival and success to choosing the right waves and having the right equipment, namely, more shorter, more narrow boards like the ones he used to make with Lightning Bolts on them. Now Gerry lives in Oregon, addicted to snowboarding, surfing the colder breaks in the Pacific Northwest. You have to wonder why anyone would move from Hawaii to Oregon, but I’m sure he has his reasons. Continue reading
Vintage Travel Posters
The Boston Public Library’s Flickr stream has filled up with these vintage travel posters. This is my favorite because sometimes, its nice to not be afraid of the ocean. Once in awhile, I like to even pretend its my friend. [Flickr via John Mahoney]
