wish list

The V-man wrote up his list for Santa last night.

And...

He was kind enough to include a lil sumpin sumpin for dear ol' mom.

You got that Santa!?!






Happy Holidays All!

a season of...

brokenness
emergencies
misgivings

the other pea in the pod
has called it quits
after 20 years
this has shattered any fantasy
of a perfect match
that...i ever had

the artist
has been in & out
of the emergency room
with his new squeeze
for weeks now
she's back there tonight
good energy to you M

this time of year
depresses me deeply
i struggle to keep
my usual schedule
the
emotional roller coaster?
stifled
with every ounce of type A
i can muster

here's to...

a new year
good health
good surf

hiatus

i hadn't surfed for two months

shitty conditions
kid/job/life
obligations

there are days
that i truly hate myself
for always being
responsible

so when i paddled out last monday
after a weekend of domesticity
baking (for the cute boy's birthday)
laundry
& pretty sure i scrubbed a toilet in between hoards of hand washed dishes

wasn't expecting much
wasn't expecting anything

just needed
just wanted

to get wet

below freezing air temp
48 degree water
crystal clear day
4 @ 13

gaz & i paddled out at finicky's
quickly joined by jeff & farmer blake
the lone surfinoregon coveting the left at crab pots
eventually joined us
as link (the other gazza) finally suited up & made his way out

caught a handfull
before the chill set in
blue & shaking
barely able to sit on my board

sun glare
big locals
making their presence known

it felt good to be home

thirteen

once
every blue moon
i see her
passion
a glimmer
untarnished
with life