| An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Well, that | | | | beats the heck out of the playstation, or hangin' |
| may be true, it sure can't hurt, and it's tasty, so I | | | | out in the mall by a long shot... and oh yea, by the |
| think I'll have myself a Granny Smith. | | | | way, chicks dig surfers... and just plain everybody |
| And sure enough, no doctors came slinkin' around | | | | digs surfer chicks. Not that being cool means a |
| the house today, like a salesman in the grass | | | | dang thing, it's just common knowledge - surfing |
| trying to sell you his oil, or a mailman working long | | | | is cool! |
| hours after the sun goes down in a part of town | | | | The overall point is, surfing creates a positive |
| he has no business being in anyway. | | | | mindset for you that is to a large degree missing |
| City life, city dreams and nightmares slowly | | | | in today's culture, and when you're lucky enough |
| assimilating their way into our waking moments | | | | to share perfect, head-high, waves with just you |
| and scaring the crap into our subconscious, giving | | | | and your friends, there truly is not much of a |
| us brand-new phobias with impossible names and | | | | better feeling on this earth. |
| stars that have long since exploded, just dusty | | | | Maybe Christmas morning at age seven could |
| aftermath remaining, only to one day cross our | | | | compare. The fact is, I can't thing of a single thing |
| path. | | | | in the world I'd rather be doing than go surfing |
| Hollywood, you highly entertain me and Angelina, | | | | with my kid, in perfect, uncrowded waves. As he |
| my vibrating chair, and I hate to admit it, but you | | | | just happily agreed himself... so, on Monday, May |
| also captivate my four dogs, in a very creepy | | | | 22nd, I am officially giving my fifteen year old son |
| way that is sure to someday lead to chaos and | | | | Eric a TK (Truant Kid) pass. We're leaving the |
| anarchy, and people hiding from the evil red-eyed | | | | house at 4:30am, and going surfing all day in Playa |
| robots you so fanatically portray. | | | | Pavones, one of the best, longest waves in the |
| And New York, New York, hey, you set the | | | | world... (and there's a nice looking swell on the |
| trend, you're the the beginning and the end, you | | | | way! Oh, yea!!!!) |
| are the very motor that drives the world and | | | | Here's a few reasons why surfing is a great |
| God bless you all, but won't someone please tell | | | | activity for kids to take up with their parents: |
| me, who's greasing that machine? It just couldn't | | | | 1. It's a great cardio and overall body workout. |
| be Mister Clean... so why don't we all just go live | | | | 2. You get to smile and hoot at your kid's waves |
| our dreams yea let's all be a team, go ride the | | | | while they race by you. |
| surf and drop the strife, go down to the tropics, | | | | 3. You get to laugh and sputter as your kid |
| and find a wife. | | | | carves by and fills your face with spray. |
| Or find a husband who's truly the man and let him | | | | 4. You get to steal waves from your children and |
| teach you how to ride a wave and flow on one | | | | then tackle them at high speed, as old age and |
| that's made just for you, girl. And then, when | | | | treachery shall always beat youth and skill. |
| you've finally reached that state of peace surfing | | | | 5. Simply put, surfing is the ultimate "stress |
| offers, you'll know without a doubt that beauty | | | | reliever"; there's nothing like a good session in the |
| lies everywhere, and you are truly a lucky human | | | | ocean to give you a good night's sleep. |
| being to be able to appreciate it. | | | | 6. There's a near endless list of fun pranks you |
| Having said that... taking your kids to a local surf | | | | can play on your buddies, so that they eat sand |
| school, or better yet a Costa Rican surf camp, | | | | for lunch, wear jellyfish hats, etc. |
| and teaching them the real wonder of surfing is | | | | 7. Surfing is an excellent activity for kids to |
| quite possibly the best activity your kids could do, | | | | devote themselves to. Not only is it impossible for |
| and something they will always, always thank you | | | | kids to be out drinking or doing drugs while they're |
| for! | | | | out surfing with you, they can't be drinking or on |
| And just what is surfing anyway? Well, besides | | | | drugs, period, as they'll fall off on every wave due |
| being super fun and very healthy, it keeps them | | | | to complete lack of coordination. |
| off the streets and out of trouble. Surfing gives | | | | 8. Surfing can and most likely will change your life |
| kids a positive outlook on life (especially when | | | | in a vary positive way, to where you soon find |
| surfing/ surf tripping with mom and/or dad). And | | | | yourself and your family living not so far from |
| for the kids who are reading this, trust me, | | | | that most wonderful of places, where we all want |
| surfing absolutely rules!!! | | | | to be, by the beautiful Mother Ocean. |
| Getting barrelled or doing a big floater or cutback | | | | |