After a quiet birthday I managed to emerge with a new board. It's from Santa Cruz shaper/boat builder Bob Miller. It's the biggest board I've ever owned. It's a 10'0" log called the 'Rambler.' I bought it primarily as a small wave board BUT it works in sizable surf as well! This is the ultimate 'Log' to-be-sure! It has a bit of a hull design that works FANTASTIC (Thanks, Drew!). It has an interesting tail design as the hips blend off into the corners of the tail where they slightly turn up (!) making the board lock into the wave and be a bit more controllable for when one is going for the 'sweet spot' or a little 'tip time.' I was lucky enough to hit the local break on a decent low-tide day, with a surprising swell pumping through from waist to chest high and put it through it's paces. It's surprisingly F-A-S-T and light, yet is heavy enough to push through the flat spots and turns really, REALLY well. You can move all over it and it holds like walking on the sidewalk. Yep. I'm REALLY happy with this one.

The ocean, surfing and yes, even surfboard design make me very, very happy.

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Okay, it's towards the end of February and I'm still waiting for winter to hit (and summer from the past two years while I'm at it). It seems to have been Spring here in Marin for two solid years. Though I am digging the weather for the most part (notice photo, just in a t-shirt...tree I'm looking at has blossoms about two months too early) I can't help but wonder, am I the ONLY person who feels that this weather is wrong?

Daydreaming instead of working (okay, I'm actually taking a break) and thinking about surfing. Had a pretty good week surfing and as you surfers out there already know, gliding on your log is always on your mind. Here's Cyrus Sutton, Ryan Burch and friends getting some smooth log time. dig it.

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Back in the city... there are days like these where it feels like I never left and that actually feels good. It's GREAT to be back.

On the mornings that I don't surf I take a walk/hike instead. This morning I decided to not surf, sleep-in a little longer (6:45...Oooh) and walk instead. I really like my walks and I really like walking all over the hills and town of Fairfax. I almost always see something interesting or run into interesting people.
Today's 'find' is this hand made flyer. This flyer is great on so many levels. After I read it and took a picture of it I kept a sharp eye out for 'Cindy.' Hey, five bucks! How awesome is that?

It's true, oh-it's SO true. I'm playing music again BUT this time around it's acoustic music...mostly Ukuleles but I'll also be playing an occasional Dobro/slide/lap steel thing and acoustic guitar. My friend, Tom Borromeo the Uke master and collector and I are working some tunes out for an acoustic duo with harmony vocals. It'll be mostly old classic tunes (Dream a Little Dream, etc.), Beatles songs, Talking Heads and so on. I'll keep any and all up-to-date who may be interested when we'll play out.

Oh, I'll still be playing electric music again real soon.