A grom surfer in Hawaii wearing an orange vest.

Physically fit Hawaiian surfer.

Agressive surfer rips top off wave in Hawaii.

Went surfing at White Plains Beach this morning. Small and windy, but rideable. I was one of the first guys out around 6:00 AM, so I had my fair share of waves.

If you’ve never been to White Plains to surf, let me tell you about the break. The beach is located in Kalaeloa (formerly Barber’s Point Naval Air Station). It’s a nice sandy beach. The surfing area is pretty spread out. On the right side (facing the ocean), the wave breaks further out with mostly rights to surf. Towards the left is a break known as fenceline. You can catch both lefts and rights in this area.

The surfers are predominantly longboarders. The waves are not the best. Any wind causes a pretty good chop. Best on calm days. I used to surf Cliffs at Diamond Head for many years. I can’t compare the waves (DH is better). But the conditions are similar. It’s usually pretty windy and choppy on most days. But every once in a while, you’ll catch a day when the surf is up and the wind is down.

Today wasn’t one of those days…

Wassup!?!?!

I was stuck on what topic to write about in my first ever blog post. Surfing, softball, parenthood and auto insurance may not seem to have anything in common to you. But for me, they’re all a big part of my life (though not necessarily in that order).

Well, surfing might have been the most important thing the last few days! It was nice to have a pretty good south swell before the traditional Mother’s Day swell, which typically starts out the summer. Unfortunately, I didn’t get out in the water until Friday and Saturday, when the swell was petering out. My brother caught Shark Country in Ewa on Wednesday. He said it was really good — and no crowd.

I’ve been playing softball on Sundays at the Kahala field for around 15-20 years now. So long, I can’t even remember when I started in the league! I’m not one of the best players, but I enjoy it! When I was younger (in my 20s), I played a lot more often. Nowadays, once a week is enough.

I have two wonderful (most of the time) daughters. They are 8 and 5. Parenting sure changes everything in your life. I think a part of it is realizing the responsibility you have to bring up well-behaved kids. My own parents tell me I’m too strict with my daughters. But who do you think I learned parenting from? I don’t get it. I’m like the bad guy to my daughters and my parents. What’s up with that?

What the heck does auto insurance have to do with any of this? Well, I sell insurance so I know a lot about auto insurance. If you want to know what’s covered and what’s not covered under your auto insurance policy, just let me know.