Surf Lake Erie!

Hey - if the 38 degree water isn't enticing enough - let's throw some howling wind into the equation - add in some river-esque currents - AND THROW A FREAKING SURF CONTEST! Add 1 part Ben Nigro (current Niagara Falls NY resident) to the mix and you have a former Masonboro and Emerald Isle charger walking off with the trophy... CONGRATS BEN ON THE WIN! You are a TRUE SURFER.

Check out this ESA Great Lakes blog to share cyberspace with some of the most dedicated surfers anywhere on the planet.

Turtle Bay and Leftovers 2007.12.22-23

LOTR Fans Rejoice!

http://www.thehobbitblog.com/

Halloween 2007 sets a new standard for Palawiki Street

In case you missed it - Brad posted this shockingly well produced video walk-through of the Haunted Tent (aka - the Haunted Garage, aka the carhole of scariness).

Torm Poopers

We had another great Owen-ism today:

Torm Pooper = Storm Trooper

Dec 8th, East Side

A good shot of Randy taking off - still struggling with the video quality - the default settings for YouTube export are pretty brutal...

Friday CYO action and Tom Carroll

Friday - after what feels like weeks of Kona and lt/variable winds - Randy and I hit jackpot this AM at CYOs. Very small crowd - solid 3-5' surf (and Randy claims bigger sets) and absolutely perfect conditions. The main peak was doing a freaky double up but you could make it and it was FAST and SMOOTH going right. Beautiful out there. My 6'8" Flyer was enough to catch the good ones - but I was spinning out on turns. Randy blames my fins - they are pretty flexible - time for NEW FINS!

We also met some nice guys - including 2 time world champ Tom Carroll - who was out on a stand-up paddle board with two of his mates. Guy was ripping and he was incredibly nice. Just an epic morning - Lucky we live Hawaii! The only downsides were I had to go to work and Doug couldn't join us (and because of that we didn't bring the camera - DAMN). Well - we have memories!

Darth at the Nativity

This is how we found the Nativity scene a few nights ago. Vader was menacing the wise men and - though his motivations weren't clear - he had apparently recruited the donkey to his (clearly dark) cause. Joseph was alone in the stable - it appeared that there had been an attempted evacuation of baby Jesus that may have ended badly for the angel. Mary was found nearby on the floor.

Late Nov Kailua Beach Day

Friday AM (11-16-2007) Marineland

Jack's First Soccer Game

Jack getting his first game on!

Darth battle...

Vader vs Maul

Yeah, not exactly a fair fight...

German Pils - prost!

Fish Food

Yeah it's been a while since we last posted... but this Owen moment had to be broadcast. "Fish Food - It's What's For Dinner"

Summer Vacation Day 1

Kristen and the Kids arrived in NC today and ate their first meal at Chick-Fil-A. I, of course, prefer my first meal at Bojangles (Spicy Cajun Chicken Biscuit with Cheese and spicy fries) but it is hard to argue with the Fil-A. The kids are digging the vintage Star Wars figures my mom has so generously moved mulitple times in the past 25 years. I fly tomorrow, land Friday, and off to the beach on Sunday for two weeks - should be good times!

Moose Drool

Thanks very much to Jay and Kaipo Fake for toting this wonderful brown ale back from Montana - this is a rare treat and a very nice beer. THANKS!

Masters...

Yeah - I know it is US Open time - and it does sound like it should be a fun one - but it really Masters time... at least time to try and land practice round tix.

Anybody want a JC Equalizer???

Selling my 7'5" JC Equalizer on Craigslist if anybody is interested...

Happy Birthday BP!

The whole Hawaii Lemonds crew wishes the beloved "BP" (aka the original PawPaw) a very happy 83rd birthday!

The kids are on a bit of a Star Wars trip at the moment - as their cards reflect:



From Olivia (with a little help)


From Jack (with a little help from Olivia)

Jack Vader

Jack and his Star Wars stuff - kid is addicted.