Muscular Dystrophy - tax write off

Alrighty...I don't think I have much of a fan-fare; but both of you, listen up. Summers friend Michael has Muscular Dystrophy and needs to upgrade his old piece of junk van that has beeen breaking down all the time to a brand "almost" new making a difference van...He needs it to drive. WE ALL NEED TO DRIVE...ahhhhhhhh!

Sure, he'll never be able to step up to the 1976 B100 Dodge Van aka The A-Team van...but he'll be able to get around town with your help...so love Michael, feel guilty for all the $16 Goose and Sodas you had last weedend at the $500 VIP table...and throw down some loot for a good cause...STEP UP

Read more from Michael himself by clicking on the Donate HERE! button.
Thanks all...enjoy...AND GIVE SOME MONEY!

The Donkey Patrol Contest Website!

Yeah, so we are dorks. At one time we were listening to the Dead Kennedy’s, Black Flag (before Rollins became a poet and an MTV Jackass pawn), surfing at any cost (skipping work, school, weddings, graduations, dates, flights, buses) before it was COOL TO BE A SURFER and refusing to sell out to the man...and suddenly...we are playing on computers all day long. Dorks.

Me and the boys that try to surf together when we make time from playing on our computers have a contest every year or twice a year called the Donky Patrol. Check it out for contest updates and all around stupid trash talking surfing dorks.

1976 B100 Dodge Van

For Sale
Vintage 1976 Dodge Van

I bought the Dodge. I was wrong, it wasnt a '74...it was a 76..once I get my broken cannon elph fixed again...i will post some more pictures. For now, I will leave you with a few comments I have gotten already: Shaggin' Waggon, The Mystery Machine, The Ultimate Concert Mobile, Where's the Disco Ball, YEAH BABY!, Sweet!, The lap belts in this make me feel real safe....I will add some pictures soon.


1976 Dodge B100 Van

1976 Dodge Van...I got it

The ladies love to ride in the back of my van ;-)
If it weren't silver...it were black and had a big gold chain wearing black man named B.A. driving it instead of me...it would be the A-Team van.

A boys childhood dream finally comes true.

Vintage Van or Milk Truck?

I want a van and I don't want to be practical about it. I don't need a commuter car...I live in Encinitas and take the Coaster (commuter train) to work which is downtown San Diego everyday. What I need is a ride that I can put my surfboards in, my dog and go surf and go camp in mexico with my girlfriend and her dog. I will probably have to use it to get around Encinitas on the weekends since I leave my work car downtown...but here are a few sweet ones that I found.

Check 'em out....


This Police Van is sooo sweeeeet


Police Van Anyone?

1974 Dodge B100 Van

1974 Dodge Van...I want it

Whoa! The roundness is the spare tire, not an ottoman

The van is being offered by original owner. He is passionate about it and is only selling it because he has 5 vehicles! He has put 4,000 miles on it per year.

Well, what do you guys think...let me hear some feedback!

S400 Memory Card Error - Cannon Elph

Ok...so I have had the S400 Cannon Elph camera for a couple of years and have been pleased with its performance...aside from trying to take pictures of action sports like skateboarding or surfing...the shutter speed was just too slow.

Then...right after my Indo Surf Charter it stopped working. It would read "Memory Card Error" all the time. I tried taking out the battery...buying a new memory card..nothing worked.

Well, I just spent an hour online looking at forums and I figured out how to fix the S400 Memory Card Error on my Cannon Elph in 8 steps.

1. Take out memory card
2. Press and hold the "menu" button until it prompts you to "reset factory default"?
3. Hit the set button to reset the factory defaults on your Elph
4. Insert memory card into a card reader on your computer
5. Go to "My Computer"
6. Right click on memory card (Lexar Media for me)
7. Format Card (this will erase everything!)
8. Insert memory and battery back into camera...

Following these steps fixed the S400 Memory Card Error my camera has been experiencing on and off for almost a year. My digital camera is now taking EPIC pictures again...we'll try today at Travis and Ellies wedding....nice...Wedding Photography to test out the fix!

English Staffordshire Puppy

Ok, So here I go...i am going to put Youtube on my blog...but this is a special occasion...I found a video of Monkey, my English Staffordshire Bull Terrier that everyone should see! She looks like Pluto...all lanky and uncoordinated...

Be patient through the itching...and watch close!


My English Staffordshire Bull Terrier at around 12 Weeks young!

What do ya'll think of youtube?

The raddest letter ever

Subject: DEAR DAD:

FATHER PASSING BY HIS SON'S BEDROOM WAS ASTONISHED TO SEE THE BED WAS NICELY MADE AND EVERYTHING WAS PICKED UP. THEN HE SAW AN ENVELOPE PROPPED UP PROMINENTLY ON THE CENTER OF THE BED. IT WAS ADDRESSED,

"DAD."

WITH THE WORST PREMONITION, HE OPENED THE ENVELOPE AND READ THE LETTER WITH TREMBLING HANDS:

DEAR DAD,

IT IS WITH GREAT REGRET AND SORROW THAT I'M WRITING THIS. I HAD TO ELOPE WITH MY NEW GIRLFRIEND BECAUSE I WANTED TO AVOID A SCENE WITH MOM AND YOU. I'VE BEEN FINDING REAL PASSION WITH BARBARA AND SHE ISSO NICE EVEN WITH ALL HER PIERCING, TATTOOS, AND HER TIGHT MOTORCYCLE CLOTHES. BUT IT'S NOT ONLY THE PASSION, DAD - SHE'S PREGNANT... AND BARBARA ASSURES ME THAT WE WILL BE VERY HAPPY. EVEN THOUGH YOU DON'T CARE FOR HER SINCE SHE IS SO MUCH OLDER THAN I AM, SHE ALREADY OWNS A TRAILER IN THE WOODS AND HAS A STACK OF FIREWOOD ENOUGH FOR THE WHOLE WINTER. SHE WANTS TO HAVE MANY MORE CHILDREN WITH ME AND THAT'S NOW ONE OF MY DREAMS TOO. BARBARA TAUGHT ME THAT MARIJUANA DOESN'T REALLY HURT ANYONE AND WE'LL BE GROWING IT FOR OURSELVES AND TRADING IT WITH HER FRIENDS FOR ALL THE COCAINE AND ECSTASY WE NEED. IN THE MEANTIME, WE PRAY THAT SCIENCE WILL FIND A CURE FOR AIDS SO THAT BARBARA CAN GET BETTER; SHE SURE DESERVES IT!! DON'T WORRY, DAD, I'M 15 YEARS OLD NOW AND I KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. SOMEDAY I'M SURE WE'LL BE BACK TO VISIT SO YOU'LL MEET YOUR GRANDCHILDREN.

YOUR SON, JOHN

P.S. DAD, NONE OF THIS IS TRUE. I'M OVER AT BILLY'S HOUSE. I JUST WANTED TO REMIND YOU THAT THERE ARE WORSE THINGS IN LIFE THAN MY REPORT CARD WHICH IS IN MY DESK CENTER DRAWER. I LOVE YOU!

PS:CALL WHEN IT'S SAFE FOR ME TO COME HOME.

San Diego Padres Game!

I went to the Padres game last night. It was fun; we started out at Fred's in downtown San Diego and then headed on over to the ballpark.

The construction all around is crazy...a lot of it by John Moore...the builder of the Ball Park and the owner of the Omni Hotel.

As soon as Blogger let's me upload the image...i'll show you a picture!
5/21/06-I give up...Blogger is not letting me upload the image I am trying to show you guys of the San Diego Ball Park and the City Skyline...F-it! This is as close as I'll get to showing you the picture...

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The Padres lost to the Bruins...but the Sake and Kirin was good...as was the San Diego Coaster ride home...45 minutes after the game...sweet.

Surf to live, live to Surf - East vs. West

The reason I moved to California was to have opportunity to make some money and be able to surf...without dealing with below zero winters.

This winter, the surf in San Diego was decent...a lot of working to pay the bills and a few trips to Hawaii and Costa Rica. But still, even then, I get emails from friends about waves with pictures attached staying: "XYZ spot, my brother surfed all day with only 10 guys out". See the Picture below...


Surfing Pictures


What makes me bitch about this is that the amount of taxes I paid to Uncle Sam this year I could have purchased a home right in front of this spot...and here I am in SoCal renting...unable to swing a $750k starter home.

Well, regardless, it is never below zero here, I haven't seen snow in San Diego (besides Big Bear Lake) and I love the traffic on I-5!