There is a man I admire very much in Ocean Beach. I consider him to be a proud sentinel of our community. An ambassador to locals and tourists, and someone who smiles every time someone walks by. This man is a true gift to OB and a face I have enjoyed seeing every time I [...]
I find it no surprise that after a week of storms, and dark clouds, that the sun came out right around when I got a phone call that my Grandpa had passed away. He had been in bad shape all week, and the storms had been a haunting indication that he was not enjoying life [...]
[This is a continuation from Hawaii - Hawaii - Aloha & Honor (Part 3: The Kane). Please read that before this post. Mahalo!]
Finishing the race as we did was a fantastic accomplishment and one that I will consider a highlight of my trip. But note that I said “a” highlight because a few events would [...]
[This is a continuation from Hawaii - Aloha & Honor (Part 2: The Wahine). Please read that before this post. Mahalo!]
One would think that after the wahine race the tale would be over, but alas, I still have my duty of paddling to perform, as did the crew I was with and the master koa [...]
[This is a continuation from Hawaii - Aloha & Honor (Part 1). Please read that before this post. Mahalo!]
Sitting on the shuttle bus from downtown Kona to our race start, I enjoyed the view out my window. A few picturesque shots here and there of the women’s race. I squinted to see our wahine in [...]
The outrigger canoe paddle experiment has been a great success!. Three nights a week we practice and three nights a week I come home tired, and stoked. Cool cool folks combined with great culture and exercise. Our races have been cool too! We even medaled in our last race up in Marina Del Rey. Hard [...]
Walking through Target the other day, I went head first into a flashback. Not drug induced, but toy induced….How fricken cool is it that Transformers and GIJoe are back?!?!
Mom didn’t let me have war toys at home, so GI Joe were all kept at my dads house, and remind me of many many happy memories [...]
What a crazy month. The stock market posted positive results for the first time in 6 months. I fully immersed myself into a new sport and further heightened my love for the Hawaiian culture. Had some family health issues that put a scare into alot of us and reminded us again how precious life is. [...]
Wow, time flies. 2008 was one of the most challenging years I have experienced in over 30 plus rounds. Despite all the negative things though, it was also a year of growth, challenge, and great success.
ClarkeDesign has been a wonderful journey so far. I just relaunched my professional website (www.ClarkeDesign.net) after 8 years of the [...]
Since the triathlon I have really neglected things around here. Sorry. I will try and contribute some more fun posts soon.
In the meantime, the big news is I would like to welcome a new addition to my family…an iphone*! thats right, I have hopped onto the modern age and have a kick butt new toy [...]
