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ANOTHER SURFING LESSON Here's a quick update on my surfing education. I recently learned that there are differences between beach breaks and reef breaks, and that the first person up gets the wave. Most recently, I learned that I'm not ready to surf alone, and that you shouldn't always take the advice of the surf shop guy wearing a Giants hat. He told me I'd be "Allllriiight." That the waves would be "Allllriiight." That the beach break was "Allllriiight." Perhaps his surfing vernacular was limited but he sent me into some fierce waters that were definitely not "Allllriiight". Though I should have questioned why NO ONE ELSE was surfing I jumped in anyway. Unfortunately, so did Yuba, my dog. He tried to keep with me until we both got worked by the foamy unstoppable madness whirling in front of us. I got toppled by fast moving baby breakers and Yuba ended up rolling onto the shore with me. Funny, yes, but my furry friend was terrif...

HANGIN' TEN WITH MOM Mother's Day is quickly approaching and I’ve been pondering what sort of cheesy gift I could create to impress my amazing mom. I'm a fan of homemade goods - sewn, baked, painted or whatever, but this year, with a bit of help, I discovered what could potentially be one of the coolest gifts under the sun. Wet Women® is a bright and upbeat website where you can learn about all kinds of water sports (including surfing) and find links for more information. While browsing the links at the speed of Google, I came across a handful of websites of places in Costa Rica that offer mother-daughter surf packages! Is this not the perfect gift? Some of the sites linked me to surf schools for women (way cool) and others had surf/yoga packages to check out. As a surfer babe I’m convinced this is the ultimate Mother's Day gift. I imagine this is the conversation that would precede opening the package. "Mom, I love you; you've brought me up through thick and ...