5.11.2010
Change is Good
Jackson is really turning out some shots. This isn't new. I've seen his stuff for some time, and watched him work while traveling with him. He's had pics here before - this one is all time. Thanks and keep it up. My site is going through an upgrade, so it may seem a little sketchy - but continue, it will. Now, first the past to build the future.
The first major south of the year showed today – March 23, 2010. The buoys show it at 3.5 feet from 215 at 17 seconds. I watched low tide Drain Pipes this morning and it was quite a display. Ruler edge sets and rides over 100 yards down the line with no cutbacks. The boyz were ripping – seriously. I paddled out at Tiburones. Got a few bombs, but the bigger waves seemed to section down to the Gate. The inside in-betweeners had the best shape and I tried to focus on those; although I took some beatings from the outside sets. The swell continued to push over the next few days, but various factors conspired to tone down the potential. I can’t really put a finger on it – too much swell, too much west, too much kelp, too little tide, too much sand, too many people, too much time between sets, too few waves per set, too much wind – it was all too much fun. Anyway, as the swell died and the surf population expanded, it all disappeared only to reappear as a northwest groundswell with plenty of takers. In the mean time, I made the most out of some Segundo Bol and left over south that seemed to pulse every once in a while at Tiburones.
That was the past. More recently, we've had a mix of wind swell, northwest groundwater swell, and early south swell underneath. Surfed the same'ol and had fun every time. Hasn't been big, but it has been fun. Since the beginning of May, the swell has backed off - I mean it's flat - nada. The models suggest a south ahead, and given the track record regarding south swells showing on weekends, it's not too much of a stretch to predict a swell will show this weekend.
Shared interests? - "United States taxpayers are giving Israel roughly $3 billion each year, which amounts to something like $1,000 for every Israeli citizen, at a time when our own economy is in bad shape and a lot of Americans would appreciate that kind of helping hand from their own government." And, “We in Congress stand by Israel, we have a joint bipartisan commitment. No separation between us on this subject. In Congress we speak with one voice on the subject of Israel. Together we remain committed to advancing the peace process, preserving Israel’s security, responsible sanctions against Iran, working to finalize Iran sanctions bill right now.”
Those foolish Palestinians; what is the Arab community complaining about? I mean, how could anyone think the US is siding with the Israelis?
As I have previously stated herein, Olame-a’s presidency has been mostly lackluster in my opinion. I hear the fearsters talking about government takeover – socialism, but Olame-a has done nothing but entrench corporate socialism, ensured health care capitalism, propped up the financial sector, furthered the military-industrial complex, engaged in executions, excused collateral damage, and kept Israel in their rightful place next to god. It’s no coincidence that as natural capital disappears and countries decide that what natural capital is left remains in their control for their own development; the financial-corporate complex looks to the masses. Why not harvest the fear of illness and death – the population, I mean the natural capital, is getting older. Anyway, now to his credit, bama is turning to nuclear weapons – of course I’m not convinced it’s for the betterment of the globe. More likely it’s a ploy to leverage more pressure on Iran, but so be it – the intention is important. What need is there for nuclear weapons? Didn’t shock and awe convince everyone that major death could be had without nuclear fallout and global radioactive contamination – for thousands of years? Of course, as can be expected, there are those who insist we need to have nuclear weapons and we should use them liberally – or posture that way. And we need to make improvements – bigger? More poison? Wait – I know, green nuclear weapons. How could anyone argue in favor of nuclear weapons? But here is the real deal – our secretary of state: “And with this emphasis on our nuclear stockpile and the stewardship program that we are engaged in, that we’ll be, you know, stronger than anybody in the world, as we always have been, with more nuclear weapons than are needed many times over, and so we do not see this as, in any way, a diminishment of what we’re able to do.” Emphasis – more nuclear weapons than are needed many times over. Is this the neighborhood bully talking? Smith and Wesson? Mine is bigger than yours? This isn’t a threat, it’s a fact? Talk loudly and carry a big stick? We’ve gone nowhere.
Last Word:
The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns momentarily from the herd and thinks for himself. –Archibald MacLeish, poet and librarian (1892-1982)