Hurricane Harvey – ‘Hanging Ten’ With My Dog in Houston

SurferToday – “The Glossary of Surfing Terms”

Discover the vocabulary of surfing and learn new words:

Aerial – a surf maneuver where a surfer hits the crest of the wave and flies through the air
A-frame – a wave peak breaking left and right with perfect shape
Aggro – an Australian expression for aggressive surfing or aggressive surfer
Alaia – a surfboard made of wood originally used by Hawaiians to surf breaking waves, in the late 19th century
Aloha – a Hawaiian greeting that means “hello” or “goodbye”
Amped – excited, stoked
Backdoor – when a surfer pulls into a hollow section from behind the section
Backside – when a surfer rides with his back to the wave
Backwash – when a wave sweeps up the beach and returns to the ocean, sometimes colliding with incoming waves

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Liberty – “Is It Safe?”

First they came …

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

The Joy of Painting ‘Happy ‘Effing Machine Gunners’

The political rancor and partisan squabbling has even gotten to our ‘Happy Painter”, Bob Ross. He was overheard on the set saying, “Screw the ‘happy little trees’ and screw the ‘happy little accidents’, I’m gonna paint some ‘happy ‘effing machine gunners’ or I’ll end up taking an ‘effing palette knife to somebody’s ‘effing ass.  And I’m as ‘effing serious about that as an ‘effing happy little heart attack!”

Bob Ross Painting Happy Trees… *Ohhhh here they come!*