Just another saturday evening

Enjoying these two items together this fine evening after the girls have gone to sleep.  Good times. Getting over a drawn out cold too, but since we woke up to warm temps and strong ONshore wind...surfing remained a blessed undesirable this weekend.  Being a surfer who has the responsibility of work and family...when a snidge of free time heads my way surfing seems to ride at the forefront these days.  It is actually nice to get 'onshore' days when you would normally go surfing because then mentally you can really dig into family life and not feel like you want to be out surfing.  It probably sounds lame but surfing is pretty gnarly on the addictive side so those that surf can relate.  I really enjoy spending time with my girls..and feel that I do spend my quality time...but lately surfing has been so FUN, while parenting has been kinda hard. Surfing lends itself as a great break and needed relief for me.  If I can score just 2-3 hours in a weekends time...I zip for it.   Like I said...it's pretty addictive.  I am fortunate and appreciative of an AWESOME and understanding wife.  She likes the 'on-shores' too though to give her some extra added break.  Check out photos on Surfline to see the recent swell that came through our zone.  It was pumping!

I used to check out other surf mags but this year I've been following more of the main stream surf culture and found it suddenly to be more accepting of the 'alternative' surf culture I often find myself more in tune with.  Good to see that the main stream isn't so cookie cutter...and continuing to go down that road.  One such amazing surfer who has helped this along by shredding on whatever he rides is Dane Reynolds.  Click on his name and watch some footage.  Pretty amazing.

Folks....anyone out there dig raw denim, selvedge jeans?  Check out some fellas from a company called Gustin.  hurry...while they last you can get a pair of organic, 12.5 oz raw denim deep indigo straight leg jeans for 81$ bangers by chipping in to a pledge drive these guys are having to getting these quality jeans to the public market at cost.  Pretty cool idea and they look like rad stuff.  Much like that I have posted about with my friends at Tellason.  Another SF made (USA made/born/crafted) denim company that makes a killer product.  I've been wearing mine now for a year, having washed them one time (truly...by hand) as they suggest you do..and they are hands down the best piece of clothing I own.
that's it folks...peace and hair grease.  Surf on--skate hard---and shake what your momma gave you.