JUST ONE MORE THING

Needing “Just one more thing” is constantly advertised to us, like it was for those who were following Ponce de León in search of the Fountain of Youth. I am reminded of King Solomon’s writings: “Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don’t have. Just...

THE PURPOSE OF DISSATISFACTION

In the summer of 1968, a friend and I headed down the California coast toward the border with Mexico in a ’59 Volkswagen bug. Our surfboards were latched onto a roof rack. We planned to surf every break we encountered as we headed south from Santa Cruz.  At the time,...