My dear Margaret…
Last weekend, I (along with your uncles) did something new and potentially stupid..
WE. WENT. SURFING.
Yeah, I can hear the chuckles now… heck, it was funny even for us, imagining what we may have looked like. The scene looked like something that normally precursored the slapstick highlight of a TV sitcom. It was quite the sight: three pale, short, plump, and slightly clumsy Chinese guys walking across the beach while being led around by three lean, bronzed surf bums each holding surfboards. Obviously with the power to make aforementioned Chinese dudes look either totally cool, or totally foolish.
The following are the things I “learned”…
1. Looking stupid with a surfboard was pretty normal in those parts. To quote Michael Jackson, “we [were] NOT alone…”
2. Surfing, or attempting it, is fun.
3. The toughest part about surfing is wading against the strong waves to a workable (“surfable”) distance from the shore.
4. The actual act of “surfing” is only a few seconds worth. But damn, it feels great to let the waves carry you…
5. In reference to item number 2 above, attempting ANYTHING new is always fun long as it doesn’t involve jumping off a plane or window, or wild animals…
6. Keep item number 5 in mind all the time.
2. Surfing, or attempting it, is fun.
3. The toughest part about surfing is wading against the strong waves to a workable (“surfable”) distance from the shore.
4. The actual act of “surfing” is only a few seconds worth. But damn, it feels great to let the waves carry you…
5. In reference to item number 2 above, attempting ANYTHING new is always fun long as it doesn’t involve jumping off a plane or window, or wild animals…
6. Keep item number 5 in mind all the time.
Stay safe, kiddo… but try something odd from time to time…
Catch you later…
Love,
Dad
