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Originally uploaded by B-TownMom.
Alex took me and the kids wakeboarding last night. It was perfect! Warm water, cold beer & big wipe-outs. This is a photo of Karsten with the flag and Alex behind the boat. Woo hoo!
Friday, August 31, 2007
Saturday, August 11, 2007
old-looper
For 20 years I've wanted to loop. every windsurfer dreams of it.
When I tell people i windsurf, they ALWAYS ask "oh, do you do that loop thing?!?!"
My head hangs low and i mutter... "ahhh, not really. no. that's scary."
15 years ago in the middle of Mexico i worked up enough courage to attempt 15 loops. total disaster. i don't even know what went wrong. shit blew up. i limped for a few days.
Fast forward to now... i'm a mid-aged guy, wife, two kids... i windsurf a handful of times a year, but I want to loop now more than ever. i'm obsessed with looping. and now i've decided i will live my life by one simple rule, and one rule only: LOOP OR DIE.
That's right... DIE!! Just as samurai believe dying in battle is a good death - i too believe that dying while looping would be a GREAT death. i'd hate to die while washing the dishes, or cleaning the bathroom, but to die while looping... that's fine with me.
So... on to the good news... I came CLOSE to looping / dying today!! The first few attempts were horrible. big crashes. but the 5th attempt was soooo close! I slapped the back of my legs on the water - the rig totally flipped - I'm closer to death now than ever!!
Oh, I also tried 3 duck jibes and 3 vulcans. all disasters.
I'm in pain.
When I tell people i windsurf, they ALWAYS ask "oh, do you do that loop thing?!?!"
My head hangs low and i mutter... "ahhh, not really. no. that's scary."
15 years ago in the middle of Mexico i worked up enough courage to attempt 15 loops. total disaster. i don't even know what went wrong. shit blew up. i limped for a few days.
Fast forward to now... i'm a mid-aged guy, wife, two kids... i windsurf a handful of times a year, but I want to loop now more than ever. i'm obsessed with looping. and now i've decided i will live my life by one simple rule, and one rule only: LOOP OR DIE.
That's right... DIE!! Just as samurai believe dying in battle is a good death - i too believe that dying while looping would be a GREAT death. i'd hate to die while washing the dishes, or cleaning the bathroom, but to die while looping... that's fine with me.
So... on to the good news... I came CLOSE to looping / dying today!! The first few attempts were horrible. big crashes. but the 5th attempt was soooo close! I slapped the back of my legs on the water - the rig totally flipped - I'm closer to death now than ever!!
Oh, I also tried 3 duck jibes and 3 vulcans. all disasters.
I'm in pain.
Big dreams and small pools
Silicon Valley is full of big dreams, big companies, big wallets, big budgets and the worlds smallest pool. Super 8 really splurged on this one. :-)
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