Thanksgiving is supposed to be a time to take stock in the intangible things that make your life good. The health of your family members, the happiness that the people in your life are bringing to you,the successes of your job. I'm not going to go into all that. I'm going to give thanks for my new windsurfing toy. A cargo van I bought last week. It's flippin' sweet!
The guy who had it before me was also a windsurfer and had spent a lot of time and money making it a near perfect windsurf-bum van. It has an elevated platform with enough room for a queen-sized inflatable mattress, a bunch of gear compartments below. It has special places to put sails, a well thought-out board rack, insulated walls, dark tinted windows, a boom rack. It has a bunch of nifty compartments above the driver's seat for various knick-knacks. This van is completely ready for me to some day slip off the map and spend a couple months someplace windy, just bumming around and sailing.
People who know me are aware that I'm not a very detail-oriented person. I don't particularly care to undertake large projects. I'm not terribly handy. Getting a windsurfing van where someone already thought through all the little details is HUGE. I probably would have bought a van, never installed racks and just shoved boards and gear in there forever.
So this Thanksgiving, I hope all of you get time with your families and eat a lot of food. I hope you take a moment to feel grateful for all the important things in life. But this year, maybe give thanks for all your cool toys too.
8 comments:
Aaron, too bad we are on opposite coasts, you could have bought mine which I've been advertising for sale on my blog.
looks like a nice set up though! congrats. Its gonna make your windsurfing life sooo much better.
Bitchin'.
Sweet! Are you going to sticker that bad boy (bad girl) up? Got a name for her yet?
Mac, there are some stickers up there already, and I stuck a MauiSails sticker that I got with my new sails on it too.
No name yet, but I'll let you know!
Did you just refer to yourself by your moniker in the third person?
Awesome
it's ridiculously clean. It's fastidious. Freaks me out.
Hey Mr. A...when was the last time you were catapulted? Just curious!
Hey Michael,
I had a sweet spectator catapult today at Crissy. The wind was blowing out of the north, which is different from the usual Westerly under-the-bridge breeze. I discovered a sandbar that extended from the beach and had a terrific spill for all the lovely tourists to see.
Hoo boy was the water cold. :)
Outstanding...C.A. is keeping it real in CA!
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