Decided to write another thing about #surfing and what it means to my life. Also, the header photo is of me surfing! (From the summer of 2004, on tiny Fort Pierce summer waves)

Whenever I try to add Alt text to my images in Write.As, I have problems (I'll put it in a reply).

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Surfing And Humility

Surfing saved my life. That’s an over-dramatic way of putting it. Perhaps the more accurate thing to say is that surfing has played an...

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“The One Thing That Hasn’t Changed Since the 1980s”

In the 1980s we had only a handful of TV channels, and most nights someone still said, “There’s nothing on.” Today we have streaming, YouTube, TikTok, and more choices than we can count. Yet somehow, the one thing that hasn’t changed is still trying to find something to watch.

https://polymathchristian.wordpress.com/2026/03/07/the-one-thing-that-hasnt-changed-since-the-1980s/

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Sometimes I feel like I’m still becoming the person I want to be.
Not there yet… but not where I used to be either.
And maybe that’s something to be proud of. 🌿
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The Scent of Freedom

A rubber keychain shaped like a foot, a Piaggio Zip, and the sweet, terrifying taste of independence.

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2026/03/02/the-scent-of-freedom/

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The Scent of Freedom

A rubber keychain shaped like a foot, a Piaggio Zip, and the sweet, terrifying taste of independence.

"Other transitions are fuzzier. When exactly did the medieval period give way to the Renaissance? When exactly is emerging adulthood overtaken by established adulthood?" — Shayla Love for The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/when-do-we-become-adults-really?src=longreads #science #history #life #longreads #understanding #growingup
When Do We Become Adults, Really?

There are many ways to mark life’s phases—biological development, societal expectations, milestone achievements, simple chronological age, Shayla Love writes. Do any of them capture what it feels like to grow up?

The New Yorker

Somewhere around the time I apprehended that I was gay, at around age 12 or so, I learned the vocabulary builder word ‘heterodox,’ meaning different in philosophy from the prevailing viewpoints. I found this amusing — I got to be hetero after all, but in an alien way.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/the-only-magic-hetero-button-i-ever-pushed-7e9b8a4c5e21

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The Only Magic Hetero Button I Ever Pushed

At around age 12, I learned the word ‘heterodox’.

Medium
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📝 Plot: A group of troubled teenagers is placed in a special education program where strict rules meet fragile lives. Through daily conflicts and unexpected moments of trust, they begin to confront responsibility, friendship, and the challenges of growing up. A restrained blend of drama and humor about adolescence and second chances.

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