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Native Samples & Observations: February 2010

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Monday, February 22, 2010. Epicuro, Salice Salentino - A Wine Review. THIS IS NOT A PAID REVIEW (although I'll try hard to get the wine makers attention with this review in hopes to get a free bottle or two, I'm not too proud). If you are the type of wine enthusiast that enjoys reading phrases such as, "slightly oaky undertones", "fruit forward splendor", "visions of mustard fields in Autumn", or "hints of this or that." you may not want to proceed onward - you'll read none of that here. So there you hav...

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Native Samples & Observations: Things are shaping up...

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Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Things are shaping up. Although I know never to get my hopes up too high. Good solid SOUTH headed our way. Already put the call into my buddy to get ready and get early morning clearance for Sunday. I might even see if I can sneak out early on Saturday locally to a spot that likes this type of swell. The anticipation builds. Click on image to enlarge. Graph/table courtesy of STORMSURF. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Surfers Journal / MAG. NPR - National Public Radio.

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Star Wars vs Star Trek

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Podcasts for the Initiated. Subscribe for Access to Exclusive Content. Star Wars vs Star Trek. Episode 36: Star Wars vs Star Trek…I’m not sure why we thought this was a good idea, but we tried to take opposing sides in the nerd debate of the ages. Did we bring honor to the respective franchises or did we fail miserably? And Spock vs Darth Vader? How does that even work in the real world? We’ll try harder on the next episode…. Let’s chat via Twitter or Email:. Josh – twitter.com/nthcast. To post a comment.

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Native Samples & Observations: The Wedge @ 1500+ FT

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Tuesday, August 3, 2010. The Wedge @ 1500 FT. I traveled down to Southern California on business this week. I flew in and out of John Wayne Airport - always a fun ride. They gun the engines to steeply climb to 1000 feet very quickly and then they cut the engines to adhere to FAA rules to lessen noise over the OC. The Wedge doing it's thang! And the people who love to watch it! A beast of a wave when it is on. Labels: John Wayne Airport. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Surfers Journal / MAG.

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Native Samples & Observations: November 2009

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Monday, November 30, 2009. Sessions No 3 and No 4. Links to this post. Tuesday, November 24, 2009. San Francisco Street Art / 8 Year Retrospective / Part 1. After my recent visit to the Kommunitas Allery. I started to go back to my archives of Street Art photography, singling out the shots that I have really appreciated over the years. I have realized that there are just too many for one posting. So I'll try a post a collection each month. Now what defines Street Art? Bus Shelter @ 5th and Mission. While...

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Native Samples & Observations: January 2010

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Sunday, January 31, 2010. The Great Highway / Dispatch from the shrinking Front Line. It is BIG news. Around these parts. A portion of The Great Highway. As we made our way down (we walked and took the stroller) an immediate observation was the extraordinary amount of flotsum. A second observation was the amount of sand eroded off the beach. Many of the dunes that have been built up over the years are taking a real hammering. Yesterday I ran into Carol Schultz, "Queen of the Beach". While I'd love the op...

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Native Samples & Observations: March 2010

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Monday, March 15, 2010. Bay Nature Magazine / Flickr Group. I have become a big fan of the magazine Bay Nature and have mentioned it before on this BLOG. A fantastic magazine focused on the natural world in and around the the San Francisco Bay Area region of California. I also received a subscription over the Holidays. Is also a great resource and full of very interesting content. One of the cool features is how they highlight their FLICKR Group. Nothing earth shatteringly technological. Nothing that...

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Native Samples & Observations: Some things don't change in CA

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Friday, August 28, 2009. Some things don't change in CA. I started this blog with the comment that CA has changed so dramatically over the course of it's relatively short history and that even dramatic changes are evident within two generations of my family. Rather than focus on what has changed about CA, I'd like to highlight something in CA that has not changed for 5-6 generations. In the latest issue of Bay Nature. Located near the South East corner of the East Bay near Sunol, CA. Here are a few pics ...

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Native Samples & Observations: Visitor from around New Zealand

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Tuesday, July 28, 2009. Visitor from around New Zealand. Summertime is typically the doldrums. Nowadays these events can be forecasted and planned around a week in advance. There are a multitude of forecast websites one can check to track these swells (I particularly like  StormSurf. Technology has really lent itself well to the surf community. Log-on, read and plan accordingly. Exactly what I started doing on 07/17. BEEP, BEEP, BEEP. BEEP, BEEP, BEEP. CLICK! Video footage of Santa Cruz. Grouse Ridge Loo...