by Mike | Feb 7, 2023 | 1960s, balance, Bible, death, faith, Heaven, Jesus, San Onofre Surfing Club, surfing, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.” -James 4:14b (NIV) American evangelist Billy Graham (1918-2018) was asked what the biggest surprise in his life had been. He quickly replied, “The brevity of life. Almost before we...
by Mike | Oct 20, 2021 | 1960s, Corona del Mar, Grandpa Jack, Malibu, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs, WW II
“I think this is the greatest generation any society has ever produced.”-Tom Brokaw Lunch time at Santa Monica’s Incline Beach, circa 1958 My earliest memories of the beach date back to the late 1950s when our family would go to Incline Beach in Santa Monica. We lived...
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 | Aug 9, 2019 | Grandpa Jack
“I submit this imperfect sketch of a most perfect vision.” Rebecca Ruter Springer (from Intra Muros, “My Dream of Heaven”) “Cowabunga dudes, let’s go surfing!” I see a long strand of glittering white sand several hundred feet wide extending into the horizon. Perfect...
by Mike | Jul 18, 2018 | Corona del Mar, Malibu, San Onofre Surfing Club
This movie was all about being stoked with good friends, sharing some of our most precious times together, and enjoying God’s creation. There are two parts to HODADS (the movie): Part I – HODADS (surfing): 10:40 Part II – HODADS (surf stories): 12:50 Enjoy! Note: The...
