Then he pulled and pried me until I was as flexible as a circus performer, and I’ve never been quite so tall in my long life. ..

My surfer friend took a long last look at his Waikapu Whacko, tucked it between his thumb and forefinger, and flicked it unceremoniously onto the road...

Sea otters are stealing surfboards in Santa Cruz...

No longer is the question, “How many fighter jets do you have,” but, “How many drones do you have?”

Sam would be proud...

So if we can get this done before we blow ourselves up, wouldn’t it be nice?

“When angry, count four; when very angry, go ahead and swear.  It's the people's poetry.”

Surviving at sea 43 days on 10 day’s rations for 15 men, they washed ashore at Laupahoihoi on the Big Island of Hawaii.

A very smart lady took that charter and hid it in a tree, the hollow of an oak tree to be exact...

Meanwhile I shall remain a friend trying to become a better person in a country trying to become a better democracy…