http://postsurf.com Unfiltered Thoughts on Surf Culture Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:24:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's back to reality for me starting next week.  Off the road, behind the monitor, staring at "real work" instead of "PostSurf," billing hours instead of being billed. As a consultant, my professional life has the binge and crash rhythms of Amy Winehouse's personal life.  I stay up late doing everything ... http://postsurf.com/2009/06/18/the-waiting-game/ Watching the Billabong Pro Tahiti webcast brings to mind some obvious surf industry conflicts of interest.  Other sport leagues believe that conflicts of interest delegitimize professional sport.  Therefore, they go to lengths to avoid them.  But the ASP? Bitch, pleeeeease! Let's consider three examples: 1) Wildcards: Think about this one for a second.  ... http://postsurf.com/2009/05/13/conflicts-of-interest/