Monday, October 22, 2007

Surfer Poets and Fires

One of my clients is an action sports network so I check in on the sites from time to time. In relation to these horrendous fires there was this one quote that stood out for me on SurferMag.com

While wave faces glow with trailing comets on their lips, and boards tuck beneath curtains in offshore sinews, the wind breathes fire atop the state.

Aren't these guys supposed to be talking about babes and surf? Who knew they were so eloquent.
While I have no TV and no internet (still) I was unaware of the fire until Sunday morning. I was at Starbucks picking up a yummy chai tea latte and the friendly Starbuck workers asked the guy in front of me how he was. He said, "Fine, My house burned down last night". He was so non chalant about it. He said he had insurance and he was safe so he was okay. Great attitude! Great freaking attitude!! He had some huge ass ring with all these stones on it that I'm betting was a fancy sports ring. I think they give things like that out for Super Bowls and things of that sort. Me being completely unaware of all sports figures had no clue who he was but he was my Sunday reminder to not sweat the small stuff.

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