I purchased a Dell 600M for my summer computing away from home and it did not fail me. Now what am I going to do with it? I guess since Windows Vista Beta 1 is out I could use it as a test platform.…
Monthly Archives: July 2005
Adjusting
I learned a lot about constant change and flexibility but am not yet able to apply it.…
The soul still burns
Not doing anything new right now. But soon……
At the turn of the tide
Back in CNY. My skin will get lighter. My muscles will atrophy. I will sink back into the shadows.…
A typical day
Awakened by construction between 6:30 and 7 am. Attempt to keep sleeping until at least eight or later. Check the surf report online before going to lecture. Attend seminar from nine until noon. Sometimes I hitch a ride with my brother to lunch but most days I wing it since I have afternoon lecture. On …
Staring at the sea
Spent all morning on the waves and then watched them out the window while having dinner.…
Chinaman’s Hat
Swam to the little isand of Mokolii (and back) today. Guidebook said it’s over 1200 yards round trip. Oddly, it was neither as challenging nor as easy as I thought.…
Water maneuvers
Hand drag today.…
Windsock
Swam out to the windsock (and back) this morning. Tide was low and rip was not bad but certainly present.…
The hard steel wave
After a long day of giving my NEH presentation and taking my parents to the airport, the first wave I caught was so incredible that I considered paddling in immediately afterward because I knew no others that day could match it.…