good morning. waves looking good up on the north shore. i’m there. have a nice day….

hey guys, got big news. remember todd murashige? the amateur champion surfer who got attacked by a shark while surfing at crouching lion a few months ago? well, there’s a big recovery party that’s happening dec. 3rd at the willow’s restaurant. everybody, please go and show your support for a good surfer and family man. his story is pretty amazing how he turned something so bad into something so good. i was reading a recent article they did on todd and just his positive thinking touched me. gosh, getting attacked by a shark could happen to any surfer/diver at any given time. it could have and could be any one of us. so get out there and support a fellow surfer that’s on his road to recovery. i’m there and hope to see you all there too….



Wednesday, December 3, 2008
at the Willows Restaurant
from 5 – 9:30 p.m.
cost will be $45
Heavy Pupus, Entertainment, Silent Auction, Raffle Drawings

**good music, good food, good silent auction, good prizes, and probably an awesome vibe….
**tickets available at hope chapel kaneohe, willows, or inquire at KONAWINDS@MAIL.COM.

good evening. small windy waves around the island today but expecting a solid north swell tomorrow. hopefully they can get the haleiwa pro going. besides another day of the stock market crash, nothing else going on around here. just a mellow day to get things done. and that’s just what i did….

from all the diving and surfing i’ve been doing, my cardios feel in top shape. i feel like i can paddle my surfboard or swim to molokai no problem. up until 5 years ago, i use to weight train at the gym 5x a week. i felt strong but if i swam 1 mile, i would be exhausted. i guess there’s a tradeoff. i’ve been out of the gym for a while so when i woke up this morning, i was in training mode. i grabbed the 40lbs dumbbells to warm up and it felt so dam heavy. the weights felt big today and i felt small. and when i jumped in my car to drive home, even my steering wheel felt heavy…. i’ll be hurting tomorrow for sure….

on the way back, i stopped by to fill up gas. i thought something was wrong when the pump stopped at $45.50. it usually takes $65 to fill up my tank. gas prices are down and it’s just in time. north shore season is here…. thanks gasman. and i hope the gasman is nice to the tahitians too because gas is almost $9 a gallon there. nuts…

after training hard, a good lunch is a must. i ate salted meat with luau leaves, lomi salmon, opihi, and a big bowl of poi. followed by a smoothie. i gained 8lbs in tahiti and another 5lbs today after lunch… but who cares because i’m a pretty happy guy. a happy guy with a big stomach….

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