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Alex's 17th Birthday

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I couldn't believe Alex was turning 17! It seemed he was a tiny toddler, not so many years ago. Inna and I decided to surprise him with a few presents. Since Alex has developed a passion for surfing, I indulged him with a lightly used Firewire Tomo v4 LFS 6' surfboard. It's a small, 6-foot shortboard/fish with excellent speed for carving waves in Santa Cruz or Southern California. In addi…
Alex's 17th Birthday
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ABK Windsurfing Clinic at Sherman Island

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Last year (2018), I took my first windsurfing lesson with Andy Brandt of the ABK Windsurfing Clinic at Sherman Island. I have been primarily self-taught in windsurfing (and had picked up many bad habits along the way). Andy significantly improved my sailing technique, and I was eager to become more proficient, especially in planing jibes, duck jibes, and tacking. Day 1 - Thursday, July 25, 2019 With light traffic, I…
ABK Windsurfing Clinic at Sherman Island
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Review: San Francisco Symphony - Leslie Odom

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On the spur of the moment, Inna informed me that she could get tickets to see Leslie Odom  Jr (the lead in Broadway's Hamilton) with the San Francisco Symphony in concert at Davies Symphony Hall. Although the program was not known beforehand, it might surprise me with unexpected popular songs. The concert began with the San Francisco Symphony playing an introductory number. Afterward, Leslie…
Review: San Francisco Symphony - Leslie Odom
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