Experience: More of Wind and Water
Anyone who’s ever studied the art of navigation is familiar with the name, Bowditch. Years ago, one of my three sons was intrigued by numbers (and still is). When he was ten years old, he read a book titled, Carry on Mr. Bowditch, about the life of the famous mathematician and…
Spice Spice Spice How About Some Actual FOOD?
I waited until the following morning before writing this. I was livid when I walked back from Rock Bottom last night. Being someone who travels a lot I end up eating out way more than anyone should. Perhaps it is for this reason I’m more sensitive to the issue. Hasn’t…
Experience: Wind and Water
I was 13 years old when I started surfing. In those days, I was too young to drive and only made it out to the beach when I could beg a ride from one of my sister’s boyfriends or convince my parents to take me. Eventually I made enough friends who…
Who Taught You to Write?
I get asked this question, or some form of it, often. It seems to be one of the “stock” interview questions people have. The dark reaches of my mind think colleges or just their professors slip a few bucks to interviewers hoping they will steer the answer towards “I enrolled…
From Experience: Surf
Last week I celebrated my 56th birthday. Instead of venturing into the cold waters off Oregon’s Pacific Coast as I did with my eldest son the previous year, I picked up a copy Daniel Duane’s autobiographical work, Caught Inside “A Surfer’s Year on the California Coast.” This book has been an…
Teach Something No Matter How Small
I know many of you visit these pages looking for the magic bullet to turn your writing into a vehicle of immense wealth production. I also know there are hundreds if not thousands of people peddling books and services promising you that very thing with too small to read fine…