http://postsurf.com Unfiltered Thoughts on Surf Culture Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:24:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Comment of the Week goes to Fishing w/ Brautigan.  Why? 1) His screen name alludes to a brilliant alcoholic mentally-ill American writer who committed suicide with a handgun in 1984, a stone's throw from my childhood homebreak. 2) Fishing with Brautigan's comment - a semi-incoherent fitness diatribe from someone who seemingly obsesses ... http://postsurf.com/2009/08/02/comment-of-the-week-survival-of-the-fittest/ Kai Otton What a nut-up by Kai Otton. This hairy Howard Hughes of a recluse pulled his Spruce Goose out of a season-long tailspin and soared all the way to the semis at J-Bay.  Against Parko, he kept believin’ even when Parko opened up with an arguable 10 – Kai answered ... http://postsurf.com/2009/07/21/j-bay-power-rankings-16-20/ Remember that story last year about a Kaua'i mortgage lender who stole $1 million from Bruce and Andy Irons? As reported in the Honolulu Adverstiser, James W. Lull was charged with defrauding investors in a Bernie Madoff-styled Ponzi scheme, eventually declaring bankruptcy and owing his victims $50 million. At the time, many ... http://postsurf.com/2009/05/15/mysterious-circumstances/ A couple weeks ago I claimed Kekoa Bacalso in my rookie preview for Surfline.  I'm a big fan of Kekoa's surfing - he has a unique approach to both power and fitness.  With this in mind, I compared Kekoa to Chunk from the seminal 1985 classic The Goonies. [caption id="attachment_389" align="alignnone" ... http://postsurf.com/2009/02/28/truffle-shuffle/