Good Morning

One of the first things I do when I get up most mornings is turn the Weather Channel on to see what's happening. At this time of the year, it's usually fairly predictable when you live in the Midwest; cold, maybe some snow, and one big fat mass of grey above (something I like to call the "monocloud") and no sun in sight. Quite inspiring.

I was pleasantly surprised this morning when the local on the 8s came around and the mood suddenly changed; it was Dick Dale, king of the surf guitar, noodling away into oblivion on "Surf Beat" while the radar showed nothing but green (snow) across the region.

I chuckled to myself. Sometimes I wonder how it is that we carve out a surfing lifestyle in the most unlikely of places.

Thanks for the morning pick me up, Dick.