SCORE

Well I went to the SCORE (service core of reired executives) for some advice today. They told me to dissolve the company and keep everything for myself. Honestly, in not in so many words that is what they said. And they said get a real job and they said money makes the world go round. Mostly they were discouraging.

I was so mad I went out and signed up a Mexican mall on the east side of San Jose for two kiosks. I also yelled at the kids in the tutoring group about respecting authority. (imagine me telling them that) Its true though. Looking back, I wish I had done some more of what they told me to. The whole time I was growing up, and even now to a certain extent, if I percieve the system or some authority is acting upon me I am as stubborn as a mule.

I think I am confused.

I was so dissaapointed. I had the SCORE meeting built up in my mind as this great organization, a club of bevevolent, rich, dogooders. I was going to walk in and they were going to tell me everything I wanted to hear and when I left, my company would be profitable and the world would be great.

DUH. They're just like everyone else. They tell you what the book tells them to tell you. They say give us $50 for our course. They are honest and mean. Maybe I really should write a business plan.

Carmel Rivermouth

I couldn't believe it! Carmel Rivermouth, that steeep beach with a sandy gnarly unsurfable closeout for the last 25 years has a wave. It breaks along the rocks at the north end of the beach and then dumps like nothing you have ever seen on the sand. There are some pits though! Last night I came to PG to put a new CD in the Juice and Java Kiosk and I jammed over to the lagoon afterwards. I meditated on gettting three good waves becasue it was almost dark. The sunset was awesome. My first wave I got a great bottom turn and nice snap in front of the sunset. I got a couple of big sandy bombs. One was a huge wall just standing up on dry sand. The wave was all dark and full of sand and I felt like my fins were just barely hanging in there. I dove off my board at the last secnd and jeust barely penettrated the back of the wave getting spit through the back spray. Coooooollll. I will have to head back there tonight!

The coolest thing was, I got an email earlier in the day from Rachael about how things that seem scary at one stage in your life are actually really cool at another stage. I remembered being a little kid, getting sucked out of the river towards the ocean trying to hang on to a whiffle ball bat for a surfboard. Scared me terriblly. My sister had to pull me out. Then yesterday I was riding those things and just loving it!