Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life- Pulitzer Prize Winner
“Surfers are self-centered arseholes sometimes.” I’m sure the surf obsessed among us recognise this sentiment. It’s in that moment when your partner catches you looking out the window at the toetoe plants for wind directions, and checking the tides at the most inconvenient times of the day. I suspect this is why William Finnegan’s Pulitzer Prize-winning surfing biography is called Barbarian Days. However, Finnegan has made a valiant attempt to argue our case.”
Tartine Manufactory - Restaurant in SF
Tartine Manufactory is a light-filled temple of bread, creativity, and the pursuit of craftmanship. A wood-fired brick oven sits at the heart of the space, where co-owners Chad Robertson and Elisabeth Prueitt, plus their team, craft beautiful loaves and traditional pastries with a contemporary edge. Simple, excellent made Californian comfort cuisine.
Album Surf
Matt Parker creates boards that combine striking design with speed, agility, and distinctive, progressive performance. If you are an intermediate to advanced surfer I recommend adding the Twinsman to your quiver. Twinsman : Considered by many as one of the best, most versatile twin fins on the market, offering incredible speed and surprising hold.
The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek
Find time to read Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek. Published in 2012, the piece still shines, showing how fragile life is. This event was tragic and haunting. Miss you Jim Jack
