“Surfing is kind of a good metaphor for the rest of life. The extremely good stuff – chocolate and great sex and weddings and hilarious jokes – fills a minute portion of an adult lifespan.
The rest of life is the paddling: work, paying bills, flossing, getting sick, dying.” ― Jaimal Yogis, Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer’s Quest to Find Zen on the Sea

Gre-Gory the Vampire bat of childhood disappointment
Fooling around through the 1980 JC Penney Catalog, I came upon the Tri-fecta of evil, the three toys I wanted more than anything but never



