harmless neighborhood eccentric

first to arrive first to leave.....

2012-03-04T21:39:00.000-08:00

"it's the way to go, muey thai coozie"

2012-03-03T19:35:00.000-08:00

Who's More Grizzled

2012-03-03T17:30:00.000-08:00

i'm gonna put on a iron shirt

2012-03-03T16:45:00.000-08:00

"and the professors are a bunch of frazzled einsteins"

2012-03-02T21:39:00.000-08:00

"this is going to be insane!"

2012-03-01T21:51:00.000-08:00

"where did she get that dress?"

2012-03-01T08:18:00.000-08:00

i am so tired of the race to the bottom

2012-02-29T20:59:00.001-08:00

i don't see you dancing over there- thats better

2012-02-29T17:36:00.000-08:00

the days are just packed.....

2012-02-28T22:12:00.000-08:00

i didn't take any photos today

2012-02-27T20:18:00.000-08:00

but this will do
derek hynd, j-bay. frame grab, litmus

you know how it is when you get a song stuck in your head?

2012-02-27T20:08:00.000-08:00

"isn't he one of the mollusk dudes?"

2012-02-26T21:25:00.000-08:00

some people laid the foundation for who you became and you don't even know who they are

2012-02-26T10:02:00.001-08:00

Rest in peace Ken Price

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-ken-price-20120225,0,3889631.story

"that plant has been provoking me all night long"

2012-02-25T19:50:00.000-08:00

i wave a shaka to the four directions

2012-02-24T21:28:00.000-08:00

little positive things sometime make all the difference

2012-02-24T16:30:00.001-08:00

check this out!
From:
http://www.patagonia.com.au/journal/2012/changing-lives/

After the Australian release of Come Hell or High Water we received this heartfelt message from Coffs Harbour based parents Greg and Donna Edwards. Kyan, their 8 year old son has autism. After watching the film their lives were changed forever.

I would like to share our little breakthrough and in some small way, say thanks for making Come Hell Or High Water film possible.
Come Hell Or High Water has changed our lives.
Put simply, our 8 year-old son Kyan has Autism. We have had a very difficult time bringing him up and up until last week, we had given up on the idea that he would ever be comfortable at the beach. The bright sunlight, sand and wind create a ‘sensory overload’ for our little boy and most often he will scream and scream when we take him anywhere near the ocean. My wife and I both grew up surfing and we feel completely at home in the water. Some days, the two of us have wanted nothing more than to be able to take our kids down onto the sand and swim.
Last week, we watched Come Hell or High Water and were so touched by the story of Don and Beau King. The footage of Beau diving under the waves was an inspiration. We watched the film a couple of times and so did our two sons. Kyan was absolutely spellbound by the beautiful images and by Beau King’s smiling face. When we turned the TV off, we noticed him running round the house with his arm outstretched. He started to imitate the surfers he’d seen.
Kyan has limited language and he finds it very difficult to talk. He was walking around the house yelling “Don’t cry Beau…”. He ended up running towards his mother saying “beach… surfing”. I think it was the next day that we all decided to go down to the water and just see if Kyan’s enthusiasm remained. Sure enough, he ran down onto the sand without screaming. He ran out into the water and he began wading out toward the waves!! We were still pulling our fins on when we noticed him (in disbelief I might add). That day, and every day since, have been remarkable! Our son has discovered the ocean. He now feels at home in the water. His confidence is growing and he is catching his first waves!!
We can’t tell you what an incredible gift this has been. We can’t tell you how grateful we are. If it all ends tomorrow, so be it — we have had an amazing week with our son. We pray it continues and that this new-found enthusiasm becomes a life-long passion. We have enclosed a few shots of Kyan out in the surf. There’s one shot that’s particularly blurry, but you can make out his smiling face as he races down his first wave!!
I would love it if, somehow, this could be passed on to the filmmakers of Come Hell Or High Water. Just so that we can say thank you!
Yours faithfully,
Greg and Donna Edwards

salt bagels? salt bagels!

2012-02-23T20:45:00.001-08:00

The best thing ever?

2012-02-23T20:28:00.000-08:00

maybe it is, maybe it is

Wet Art Project: Sander and Olin from Jarod Taber on Vimeo.

"well, we learned something"

2012-02-22T20:33:00.000-08:00

good old charlie brown

2012-02-22T20:32:00.002-08:00

"i love the guy but he is such a grom!"

2012-02-21T21:09:00.000-08:00

Malcolm was killed 47 years ago today

2012-02-21T19:09:00.002-08:00

2012-02-21T19:08:00.000-08:00

"What's past is prologue"

2012-02-20T21:07:00.000-08:00

"brave monster, lead the way"

2012-02-19T20:29:00.000-08:00

lest we forget

2012-02-19T15:23:00.000-08:00

Surfing on Heroin from Meat Post on Vimeo.

roadrunner twice....

2012-02-17T21:00:00.000-08:00

"you are the cutest and the funnest!"

2012-02-16T21:05:00.000-08:00

"this is a song the girls in the band wrote"

2012-02-16T08:11:00.000-08:00

"you are getting sleepy......."

2012-02-15T21:03:00.000-08:00

use your gift to uplift

2012-02-15T18:43:00.000-08:00

we are all in favor of love

2012-02-14T21:06:00.000-08:00

"everyday is valentine's day here"

2012-02-14T07:23:00.000-08:00

"what is the least you will take?"

2012-02-13T21:40:00.000-08:00

"it's your happiness that matters most of all..."

2012-02-12T23:11:00.000-08:00

"you can't have a bulldog, you don't look like one!"

2012-02-11T20:13:00.000-08:00

"there are so many surf goofuses, aren't there?

2012-02-10T20:02:00.000-08:00

i never meant to cause you any sorrow

2012-02-10T19:19:00.000-08:00

they are playing my jam!

2012-02-10T19:03:00.000-08:00

"Don't forget your toothbrush! You're still in your cavity-prone years"

2012-02-09T20:55:00.000-08:00

for better health watch this about once a week

2012-02-09T18:42:00.000-08:00

I'm a Little Airplane

2012-02-09T18:37:00.000-08:00

"That's the place to be right there, Wyoming! Nothin' but prairies and mountains and nobody around. All you need is your bed roll and a good horse. "

2012-02-08T23:04:00.000-08:00

i whomp therefore I am

2012-02-08T09:43:00.000-08:00

"Among fewer burros, there will be more corn"

2012-02-07T21:19:00.000-08:00

Epic!

2012-02-07T09:43:00.000-08:00

"he has a complicated inner life...."

2012-02-06T22:05:00.000-08:00

when i am down i can watch this and feel better

2012-02-06T20:26:00.000-08:00

when my time comes......

2012-02-06T08:05:00.000-08:00

"stupid foamball......"

2012-02-05T18:48:00.000-08:00

we'll always have paris

2012-02-04T21:19:00.000-08:00

"i always felt it was better if people who spoke freely of revolution and class struggle were not tenured"

2012-02-04T20:36:00.000-08:00

"i'm a person....."

2012-02-03T22:04:00.000-08:00

actually, sockmonkey is a little angry

2012-02-02T23:12:00.000-08:00

"i try to look my best for you...."

2012-02-02T17:51:00.000-08:00

"how will you know the revolution is here if you don't have fast enough internet?"

2012-02-01T20:44:00.000-08:00

America!

2012-02-01T20:41:00.000-08:00

thank you don cornelius!

2012-02-01T18:15:00.000-08:00

Laguna Negro!

2012-02-01T13:36:00.001-08:00

http://lagunanegro.tumblr.com/

"sockmonkey is not angry, he is just saddened by the whole thing"

2012-01-31T21:27:00.000-08:00

"No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it "

2012-01-30T21:05:00.000-08:00

good evening!

2012-01-30T19:36:00.000-08:00

Good Afternoon!

2012-01-30T17:40:00.000-08:00

Good Morning!

2012-01-30T07:08:00.000-08:00

" it is the plastification of sock monkey. it is not what he is about. that is why he isn't stoked. he is a homespun guy""

2012-01-29T18:41:00.000-08:00

this stuff? this stuff writes itself

2012-01-28T23:06:00.000-08:00

creature from the black lagoon!

2012-01-28T10:36:00.000-08:00

check out this tumblr. fantastic! no end of chewy wholesome wholegrain goodness here.
http://lagunanegro.tumblr.com/

count your blessings everyday!

2012-01-27T20:56:00.000-08:00

2012-01-27T20:10:00.001-08:00

via Qualitypeoples.com

they are playing my jam!

2012-01-27T18:38:00.000-08:00

yes: i, too, went to college

2012-01-27T17:50:00.000-08:00

sure, i get bummed but, really, things are OK

2012-01-26T21:13:00.000-08:00

mmmmmm

2012-01-26T17:43:00.000-08:00

sockmonkey didn't make the world, he just made it better.....

2012-01-25T21:50:00.000-08:00

today's tip: make stuff and have fun.

2012-01-24T20:08:00.000-08:00

peace, love and chocolate cake

2012-01-23T22:09:00.000-08:00

yes yes y'all- throw your hands in the air

2012-01-23T21:48:00.000-08:00

sorta eggy.....

2012-01-22T20:49:00.000-08:00

they're out there a-having fun In that warm California sun

2012-01-21T22:10:00.000-08:00

thanks johnny otis

2012-01-21T17:23:00.000-08:00

etta james I'd Rather Go Blind

2012-01-20T20:26:00.000-08:00

we are what we are....

2012-01-19T20:30:00.000-08:00

rainy day reblog!

2012-01-19T19:29:00.000-08:00

disfruta!

he is playing my jam!

2012-01-19T19:20:00.000-08:00

ah yes

2012-01-19T08:02:00.000-08:00

censorship? none for me thanks!

2012-01-18T19:57:00.000-08:00

fully

2012-01-17T22:11:00.000-08:00

happy birthday champ!

2012-01-17T19:35:00.000-08:00

"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world"

"i feel bad for those guys, they aren't into anything"

2012-01-16T19:16:00.000-08:00

every valley shall be exalted, and every hill shall be made low; the crooked places shall be made straight, and the rough places plain

2012-01-16T15:27:00.000-08:00

There is little hope for us until we become toughminded enough to break loose from the shackles of prejudice, half-truths, and downright ignorance. The shape of the world today does not permit us the luxury of softmindedness. A nation or civilization that continues to produce softminded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.

But we must not stop with the cultivation of a tough mind. The gospel also demands a tender heart. ... What is more tragic than to see a person who has risen to the disciplined heights of toughmindedness but has at the same time sunk to the passionless depths of hardheartedness?

trying to make the world better in a second hand v-neck sweater

2012-01-15T22:22:00.000-08:00

osaka ramones!

2012-01-15T14:01:00.000-08:00

Ba Ram Ewe!

2012-01-14T20:19:00.000-08:00

"menehune alligator? i'm changing my name!"

2012-01-13T21:16:00.000-08:00

"pack it up, pack it in, let me begin...."

2012-01-12T21:00:00.000-08:00

"you are a sleepy little buffalo....."

2012-01-11T22:13:00.000-08:00

"i haven't wanted to ride anything else since august......."

2012-01-09T21:32:00.000-08:00

when friendly eskimo get here.......

2012-01-06T21:52:00.000-08:00

"you like waffles but you like pancakes more....."

2012-01-05T22:29:00.000-08:00