yea, I like quotes and I heard a few lately that I wanted to share, all about taking action….

“Knowing is better than wondering…..
Waking is better than sleeping……..
and even the worst, biggest, most un-retractable mistake beats the hell out of not trying”
-Benjamin Franklin

“20 Years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do, than by the things you did.  So go on sail away from the safe harbor and catch the trade winds in your sails…..explore, dream….Discover!”
-Mark Twain

“Ships in the harbor are safe, but that’s not what ships are built for”
-William Shedd

Every now and then, a movie comes along that you have just gotta see.  I saw a trailer today that prompted me to write this post.

If you don’t know who Jamie O’Brien is then its time you learn.  If you don’t want to watch this movie or go surfing after seeing these trailers, then were not friends.

Hint- Watch these on fullscreen, they are HD….and turn the music up..

Official Trailer

Trailer I

Trailer II

Yes, that was a rodeo flip on a surf board, a two person barrel and a great piece of…….surf footage.

gonna be a sick movie.

I never though I would say it, but i genuinely miss the seasons right now.

Growing up in the Midwest(Michigan & Ohio), fall was always such a gorgeous time of year.  You could literally smell winter coming as you gazed around at the semi-barren tree branches and heard the crunch of dead orange and deep red leaves underneath your feet.

College football Saturdays on a brisk fall day were some of the best days of all time.  Maybe it is the grass is always greener mentality which I have been accused of before, but as I sat on my couch today watching Michigan Football in board-shorts, I began to actually miss Ohio for the first time in 5 years.

Well, maybe it is Ohio or maybe it the mountains, or maybe its just the restlessness I get in my soul after staying in one place for too long.  Everyone has certain elements of their youth that brings back a rush of memories.  For me they are freshly cut grass, the smell of a hockey rink, morning in the mountains and the smell, look and feel of a perfectly crisp fall day in the Midwest playing football in my backyard.

OK, enough reminiscing, something has to give, gonna have to get some real fall weather in my life real soon…..

Ha, ok so if you know me at all you know that I have a tendency to get injured.

I will contend that no one else is playing hard enough, but whatever.

So I am making this post to fill you in on my most recent injury, which happened to be a facial injury.  Let me set the stage for you….

Its a gorgeous day in San Diego and you guessed it, I am Surfing.  Now the waves are small today, very small about 1 foot or shin high.  I am out with 2 buddies, Casey and Luke at our favorite hidden spot.  So when the waves are this small, really you do whatever you can to entertain yourself and get even a little ride.  That being said, I was ecstatic when I finally did ride a wave into shore.

Finally the wave died and i fell off the board.  As i was standing up, I felt someone hit me with a baseball bat in the face.  Only it wasn’t a baseball bat, it was the butt end of my board, which just so happens to have 2 points on it.  Dazed and confused, I stumbled to shore and my buddies followed as the look on my face instantly said something was wrong.

Now I could feel it starting to swell, but wasn’t sure how bad it was until I asked my buddy Luke “How does it look?” and he just kind of turned around and walked away.  Ha, so its back to Scripps Green Hospital for me, situated nicely on the 11th Hole at Torrey Pines Golf Course.

Long story short, I did not fracture my face(this time), but it swelled up……..a lot, check it out.

BEFORE

AFTER

Which one looks happier?

Ha and no I am not a Boston fan, its just all i could find at the time, I was dissoriented!

Ok, so I have drug this out long enough, I am fine, back surfing and my face might get back to normal one of these days.

To address the title of the blog post.  I AM the reason your medical premiums keep going up, so thank you for helping me split all my medical bills.