tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16391933788725066922023-11-16T09:18:44.243-07:00The Wanderings of DanDan Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628970067190401118noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639193378872506692.post-14887446385504313022010-01-21T21:56:00.023-07:002010-01-22T00:43:38.597-07:00Indonesia.... Part One<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirJ5fknZnhpNRwRbgZLTia5wkOn9be3mJL4zH87CuL8J2CGwuaQBH3h_wPNC0e5OEwbSyrtv_kr0KS2PNCj4yrmKmvvXPFKkgql5eqBlHMTQR7Koo29kAmTEP7zYLsFw18_paXSgjihpf/s1600-h/DSC_0675.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirJ5fknZnhpNRwRbgZLTia5wkOn9be3mJL4zH87CuL8J2CGwuaQBH3h_wPNC0e5OEwbSyrtv_kr0KS2PNCj4yrmKmvvXPFKkgql5eqBlHMTQR7Koo29kAmTEP7zYLsFw18_paXSgjihpf/s320/DSC_0675.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429423977440889554" /></a><br />Sorry for the long break. It seems like awhile since I was in Indo but at the same time the memories are so fresh. So many different things happened while I was there. So many new experiences, insights and feelings. It was such an unreal experience. A much needed experience to be away from stuff and be isolated with a few friends and my thoughts. I kept a travel journal while I was there. I treasure it and am so glad I took that. <br /><br />We really felt that we were completely out of our comfort zone about 95% of the time except when we were in the water. We experienced some pretty amazing things from surfing amazing waves to cruising through Bali on scooters (they drive on the opposite side) ha ; Drew getting pulled over by the police to no one speaking english; being on an airplane to the island Java and being the only white non-muslim people to a open wild life safari. It was non-stop action. We were even able to attend church in Bali at a members house which the whole island has about 6-10 members. Very humbling experience. 10% percent of Bali was Christian. All in all it was the people of Indonesia that made the experience complete. The nicest and most humble people I have ever met. Also the happiest people Ive met. I'll let the pictures tell the stories. Please comment on the pics you like and any questions you have. I will probably post more about my experience. Its one that was such a blessing and a learning experience in every way. No words to express it. SO BLESSED!<br /><br /> Bangen Beach<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7ONsMcFDylQ-XooE-LcqqL7WF_x0YxaJoTSmyR3HzE_p4iAIPL19FEDtT05Bc6YcLr-9-YfaHyN40MFtzas-mS8NirxpL6iFswDfxILhgv-JVCKbIK5sPw2FeXO4qZdIpaQxzU9cozUF/s1600-h/DSC_0676.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7ONsMcFDylQ-XooE-LcqqL7WF_x0YxaJoTSmyR3HzE_p4iAIPL19FEDtT05Bc6YcLr-9-YfaHyN40MFtzas-mS8NirxpL6iFswDfxILhgv-JVCKbIK5sPw2FeXO4qZdIpaQxzU9cozUF/s320/DSC_0676.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429427696988430466" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Indo Crew with our local friend aleks eating at a Warung. No Utensils.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiW2In3HDQDonYJQMEORKDxx52jhTNxP42BMczMZ0_X67G54brSvLGaoaTnFpsbfp7ScsOpWMALbDUj6gaPvtQ7nwNsY6w13cUJRPCrEyDo31hWU69AuxHL5nHX8dfbBK9wG0pkhHOG5oE/s1600-h/DSC_0681.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiW2In3HDQDonYJQMEORKDxx52jhTNxP42BMczMZ0_X67G54brSvLGaoaTnFpsbfp7ScsOpWMALbDUj6gaPvtQ7nwNsY6w13cUJRPCrEyDo31hWU69AuxHL5nHX8dfbBK9wG0pkhHOG5oE/s320/DSC_0681.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429428491198855378" /></a><br /><br />Streets of Bali<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf7sNUU6ik61iROuOzPe2uShAr_Z8cQ846Z_MtdHz-Sz8U7Vt33QgXxEyE1XFx0EUSXpHFZ54DPA51W0ENEColcUL-3npypkF8jeyldFTrvVLcm3QqmA2DxcLYp5aer_rZOeWgwDg9I_Va/s1600-h/DSC_0694.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf7sNUU6ik61iROuOzPe2uShAr_Z8cQ846Z_MtdHz-Sz8U7Vt33QgXxEyE1XFx0EUSXpHFZ54DPA51W0ENEColcUL-3npypkF8jeyldFTrvVLcm3QqmA2DxcLYp5aer_rZOeWgwDg9I_Va/s320/DSC_0694.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429431019923776498" /></a><br /><br />A Hindu ceremony<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnewOSVRaODh3I7MHFUZ5DrcUH1Nks1Vifa6GOORjpyD3qga_D40PBr3A1M_RaEzD2CGHWNBkNpbn3AA0C5wRYpsMxgvwy0RNCntu-QWxkus5Js1yrWFt5hWrkKTypR1zjPnVq6PCAi1s/s1600-h/DSC_0701.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnewOSVRaODh3I7MHFUZ5DrcUH1Nks1Vifa6GOORjpyD3qga_D40PBr3A1M_RaEzD2CGHWNBkNpbn3AA0C5wRYpsMxgvwy0RNCntu-QWxkus5Js1yrWFt5hWrkKTypR1zjPnVq6PCAi1s/s320/DSC_0701.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429431012455241026" /></a><br /><br />Uluwatu Hindu temple<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRhtsvhM3MOb0b8NwG2WqVC7QRa0Ngpe_ZlZVDOC-xCXiZKTs8MqOUIofjiN23ycYtr7wA5kd9csysmuNd_D0r6MVboUhmIFti9-743miziipDpsaUWwRNFyBnn53uz4RKbqAontHUja2/s1600-h/DSC_0739.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRhtsvhM3MOb0b8NwG2WqVC7QRa0Ngpe_ZlZVDOC-xCXiZKTs8MqOUIofjiN23ycYtr7wA5kd9csysmuNd_D0r6MVboUhmIFti9-743miziipDpsaUWwRNFyBnn53uz4RKbqAontHUja2/s320/DSC_0739.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429434568106377282" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Monkey in the temple about to take a bath<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYXrDhVX57ZLg-MRuuJohrDc2X6AMULzmeDxtKY_UxTLSlYET10XPkPVPB0i33YISpGiZrX_NYGFmnWxvlGY8_rvfR53JThH6FyJfAlqmkLJ8lEKBAWQxjxWNwETpJ5jGkUQhPqkknNsO/s1600-h/DSC_0713.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYXrDhVX57ZLg-MRuuJohrDc2X6AMULzmeDxtKY_UxTLSlYET10XPkPVPB0i33YISpGiZrX_NYGFmnWxvlGY8_rvfR53JThH6FyJfAlqmkLJ8lEKBAWQxjxWNwETpJ5jGkUQhPqkknNsO/s320/DSC_0713.JPG" border="0"alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429436948831009138" /></a><br /><br />Uluwatu Surf Break<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OYtewoxpOiqvZD8QAKItKITdxV0gERQ9HlosjjCa4kxIU6TtiRM_N_D75bRicVOWdk_Nah2ZwOTeq6D2NKwWVPgCwmBRC7aFJyxeLB9M2SwUGYMfW35TGL8okXMG-DgWIMCT1fQKmKte/s1600-h/DSC_0838.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OYtewoxpOiqvZD8QAKItKITdxV0gERQ9HlosjjCa4kxIU6TtiRM_N_D75bRicVOWdk_Nah2ZwOTeq6D2NKwWVPgCwmBRC7aFJyxeLB9M2SwUGYMfW35TGL8okXMG-DgWIMCT1fQKmKte/s320/DSC_0838.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429440528491950498" /></a><br /><br />We chilled in this beach hut sitting above the ocean watching some good surf<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIXdveuN4EZBZSRG-yOhuP2vU759D8Ywamf_IKYko_hxbBBDELoPdWTzpsiUrVAvJ1uu4rB_x9SN72zkXeF91y9_HC5_-I0wUF7ssSs8YGLKmxCQuLKWat92e-7xzTuECuwHOrFLrqjWS/s1600-h/DSC_0861.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIXdveuN4EZBZSRG-yOhuP2vU759D8Ywamf_IKYko_hxbBBDELoPdWTzpsiUrVAvJ1uu4rB_x9SN72zkXeF91y9_HC5_-I0wUF7ssSs8YGLKmxCQuLKWat92e-7xzTuECuwHOrFLrqjWS/s320/DSC_0861.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429442003744191906" /></a><br /><br />Sunset at Uluwatu<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OOB-onHe35KHjWFFjZl-4D_MvjpZpxsV9fZmTcuLd4n5vIp-5F4Mc2bZeVrar-Q6JrbLfzi8hzc7lI97KhseTYoyJ31s4Qfzykk2j-5qZDpbAxYK5tU8dUHDdbkU1iK8dGczWHwbakcD/s1600-h/DSC_0881.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OOB-onHe35KHjWFFjZl-4D_MvjpZpxsV9fZmTcuLd4n5vIp-5F4Mc2bZeVrar-Q6JrbLfzi8hzc7lI97KhseTYoyJ31s4Qfzykk2j-5qZDpbAxYK5tU8dUHDdbkU1iK8dGczWHwbakcD/s320/DSC_0881.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429443018560258386" /></a><br /><br />The beautiful scenery on our scooter ride to Ubud<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0V1n_gVRxZZ-If_JngMxeNldkqSH1MPxb-1G6L_0Uv1f94MhaTbXFgKv38buaaqOaei7ZZkEGuOyGGw5-oeOOwP8sxfMg6WWuw9YjNGZyif-wCR6W8IsUx3jQruUuQX7EpfrXLfE-vz_R/s1600-h/DSC_0900.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0V1n_gVRxZZ-If_JngMxeNldkqSH1MPxb-1G6L_0Uv1f94MhaTbXFgKv38buaaqOaei7ZZkEGuOyGGw5-oeOOwP8sxfMg6WWuw9YjNGZyif-wCR6W8IsUx3jQruUuQX7EpfrXLfE-vz_R/s320/DSC_0900.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429444111670154866" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Indo crew: Ryan Drew Poliman James Kristi eating at a Warung in Ubud and our view<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig5EzuOf0r7mF9YG2EZ2NMsjspxYbj36cCwuruSaEl0BKCwab_a7XbD9K4OrHrSpHBoKXJu0XhkWaZS7elGCiaefzatM7fy-Oy6LIYskMXwS8DZCVB5EpzFw5hk0_o0zNpkRIALqamBdGi/s1600-h/DSC_0907.JPG"><img style="float:right; 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You could look in his eyes and see 100% happiness. I wanted to ask him what made him so happy about life but he spoke no english.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZS6aTR9vYYhScqFczsXtUG8x5TlB_Fh2a3Adly9OGGRR2hYCgeuyA5zvj3C3LDhSpu1_FxnvybBbmkZ-h-LpRMY-1or5BYKdZgU1L-JHRXTDmkB2BxYEzqYIJRV3iFPKlakmDBQcrazr/s1600-h/DSC_1006.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZS6aTR9vYYhScqFczsXtUG8x5TlB_Fh2a3Adly9OGGRR2hYCgeuyA5zvj3C3LDhSpu1_FxnvybBbmkZ-h-LpRMY-1or5BYKdZgU1L-JHRXTDmkB2BxYEzqYIJRV3iFPKlakmDBQcrazr/s320/DSC_1006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429459036546961666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGVqVc7SWjIWl-4CyfWCC0FdFRrjJf-77PsqbzdRX0J6K16s2vuQr8rWSlR165jeFycob1M3lJoxqBbVsmv1aADUsSPhT6e4kBKEtFjTwZG2ngJzogumrAqSVi6t1Ht17yqA0wQXEblZv/s1600-h/DSC_1001.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGVqVc7SWjIWl-4CyfWCC0FdFRrjJf-77PsqbzdRX0J6K16s2vuQr8rWSlR165jeFycob1M3lJoxqBbVsmv1aADUsSPhT6e4kBKEtFjTwZG2ngJzogumrAqSVi6t1Ht17yqA0wQXEblZv/s320/DSC_1001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429459027493585170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XD-pXSoZUYNHmGe9RMiPe6ltCV_wa_gNP_Myt5maj9Ye9vhRMVX8_d5MT-Iqr9SKpjbzenDT5KrHXS7XnnCU0MVVnfFIB0SrBygALDYPufm4lXbnUc6iZbrimROXGJAn2ZC3X8ccmEe8/s1600-h/DSC_1009.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XD-pXSoZUYNHmGe9RMiPe6ltCV_wa_gNP_Myt5maj9Ye9vhRMVX8_d5MT-Iqr9SKpjbzenDT5KrHXS7XnnCU0MVVnfFIB0SrBygALDYPufm4lXbnUc6iZbrimROXGJAn2ZC3X8ccmEe8/s320/DSC_1009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429459019544900738" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sunest in Ubud<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jQ4cGTBCCBQBarMPHpKDDh6c2-d0HfWy6y83048oEGAU3Ga1-htu1myznmmWdpCGY7ikJNqqeWz2XrhNQ38BTMIFmOieo1zQZ7OPC0KRgjV8DMtYkw75APWztXFdNgmPnX0JNAgO4_Zs/s1600-h/DSC_1043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jQ4cGTBCCBQBarMPHpKDDh6c2-d0HfWy6y83048oEGAU3Ga1-htu1myznmmWdpCGY7ikJNqqeWz2XrhNQ38BTMIFmOieo1zQZ7OPC0KRgjV8DMtYkw75APWztXFdNgmPnX0JNAgO4_Zs/s320/DSC_1043.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429461207585168722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUyoAz_PDwtbw5gZa_ViPKj7hRKUz0pmDjISQhTk253hJ1M7PJonRQSX3iTkJ4Bo4Ck84l7xhE540nBMnhO1ouxjm42so-1eZebKkiNxmfYEgLrk2Q-m5PukShz8RdDLXlELZ8-jkjX4ox/s1600-h/DSC_1033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUyoAz_PDwtbw5gZa_ViPKj7hRKUz0pmDjISQhTk253hJ1M7PJonRQSX3iTkJ4Bo4Ck84l7xhE540nBMnhO1ouxjm42so-1eZebKkiNxmfYEgLrk2Q-m5PukShz8RdDLXlELZ8-jkjX4ox/s320/DSC_1033.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429461197267957538" /></a>Dan Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628970067190401118noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639193378872506692.post-29433913227769341222009-11-02T00:09:00.003-07:002009-11-02T00:42:00.805-07:00Calmness of MindI am back from Indonesia and safe. Thanks to all the emails or posts on face book for your concern during the earthquakes there. FYI they have still had minor earthquakes every week since those big ones hit. Feel blessed to not have to worry about that on a weekly basis. <br /><br />So for quite awhile now I have been on this reading kick and meditation stuff. Most of the books are self-help and inspirational type stuff but I have found amazing insights and solid meanings. This year for some reason has been a reflective one for me. I think part of it is at the stage of life Im at and part is due too my travels and experiences in general. This last trip especially was a pretty powerful and eye opening experience. Today I was reading this book and came across this deep insight that I thought I should share. "As long as there is a lack of the inner discipline that brings calmness of mind, no matter what external facilities or conditions you have, they will never give you the feeling of joy and happiness that you are seeking. On the other hand, if you posses this inner quality, a calmness of mind, a degree of stability within, then even if you lack various external facilities that you would normally consider necessary for happiness, it is still possible to live a happy and joyful life." <br /><br />I was blown away when I read that. It totally put a finger on my whole experience in Indonesia. I thought I had seen poor conditions and people in Hawaii or Costa Rica which I did, but not to the extent of there. On the other hand, I have never met more loving, giving, warm and happy people as I did in Indo! They lead extremely simple lives and work very hard for what they have which is not much. You could see it in their eyes. Eyes can tell so much of a person. I will blog about the trip and my experiences later but this was another way I learned I have way too much and need to simplify more than I have, and we really don't need much to be content and happy. Truly happy. "The true antidote of greed is contentment".<br /><br />In my journeys too Indo I decided to bring a friend back with me....<br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_FWLXqULyKEwR2im1M5GDddQhsiwymqmqfDTFispk2ErbvhYp6ku7UOGCItY0ApmpGN8yjwLq9hMunsX4Y_MCkfhH1jGkCJT2XnSc7L277l2xaxYrlJLj4oiKPrLyVoR2XEWuWtxNoMU/s1600-h/DSC_0689.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_FWLXqULyKEwR2im1M5GDddQhsiwymqmqfDTFispk2ErbvhYp6ku7UOGCItY0ApmpGN8yjwLq9hMunsX4Y_MCkfhH1jGkCJT2XnSc7L277l2xaxYrlJLj4oiKPrLyVoR2XEWuWtxNoMU/s320/DSC_0689.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399407618846040002" /></a>Dan Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628970067190401118noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639193378872506692.post-21456919762830004182009-09-21T01:05:00.008-06:002009-09-21T01:45:44.369-06:00Odysseyod·ys·sey (d-s)<br />n. pl. od·ys·seys<br />1. An extended adventurous voyage or trip.<br />2. An intellectual or spiritual quest: an odyssey of discovery.<br /><br />I guess this is what I'm about to embark on. An Odyssey. A few friends and I had hooked up with this humanitarian group to go to Baja to do some building of houses and stuff and a little surf as well. a few weeks before the trip it was cancelled due to the drug wars and violence there. The question then was... What now?..... Since we couldn't go there I wanted to go somewhere cool where I would be completely out of my comfort zone and be surrounded by a totally different and deep culture. After debating a few places.... Indonesia was the winner. Located below thailand and above australia. I know that sounds funny to say where it's located but I have had a million questions where it is and why we chose that place. Indo is made up of 17,000 stunning and jaw-dropping islands and beaches and has incredibly rich culture. Bali is mostly hindu and Java is mostly Islamic. I have had a few friends from Indonesia when i was at school in hawaii tell me to come visit them. One of those friends had past away two years ago due to a sudden illness. Her brothers ended up coming out to hawaii for school as well and I became good friends with them. The day we were buying tickets to Indo happened to be two years since their sisters passing. So I wrote them on face book and let them know i was thinking about them and their sister and had just bought tickets to Indonesia. Within 30 minutes I got a call from their aunt who lives in SLC and she was in the process of arranging places to stay for us and stuff to do. I was blown away by their generosity and how fast the word had traveled. We are fortunate enough to stay with my friends family for most of the time. These people are ridiculously kind. They have completely gone out of there way for us because we were good friends with their daughter and two sons and also since i had organized a memorial in hawaii in her honor while the funeral was in Indo. <br />There are three of us going on this epic trip and we are stoked out of our minds and humbled at the same time. Here are some things we expect to experience on this trip:<br /><br />Splendid Beauty Indo has to offer<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoe5VIVWzuM486XWz9832Y_iMV_jabOOijmezDE8IJFJF_5lJ2c9NeQmmqe6DpqvliHqfFFXEg60Fv6JlyH75KsrLYTOmzjls6kn_wIT6nq9C7hDAZvY6uWAurwe-pE2uVhzhJiMbTM8nX/s1600-h/bali_6.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoe5VIVWzuM486XWz9832Y_iMV_jabOOijmezDE8IJFJF_5lJ2c9NeQmmqe6DpqvliHqfFFXEg60Fv6JlyH75KsrLYTOmzjls6kn_wIT6nq9C7hDAZvY6uWAurwe-pE2uVhzhJiMbTM8nX/s320/bali_6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383820128671374978" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The culture<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-TXIk9PL_RBmVLjl8gX3ORRQEWT3g7HKkcl5A8JKxIhzsXNT7SRIZDzRgd3TERNN9ivVAy0nz46vH3luDzSMyFV75aIne7wdcuvh-ltTLrSxjpd7oyanRKCyUl2LBs8MgRyBXUb3coxc/s1600-h/bali_tanah-lot.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-TXIk9PL_RBmVLjl8gX3ORRQEWT3g7HKkcl5A8JKxIhzsXNT7SRIZDzRgd3TERNN9ivVAy0nz46vH3luDzSMyFV75aIne7wdcuvh-ltTLrSxjpd7oyanRKCyUl2LBs8MgRyBXUb3coxc/s320/bali_tanah-lot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383820554561032098" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The People<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjexNxXXXio7P0AB6dilgVWeknqqVqDn1hBIuU6ranNa38x_p-eR4HiQbBiFdvl8R8Y2x1Hwoe2IbZpI-mklW6ZikzgXF782rDOG0ikjpIpW09U2fUmBrqfPgVU6WUN1_ngiRqA0t1QzHV/s1600-h/selayar6.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjexNxXXXio7P0AB6dilgVWeknqqVqDn1hBIuU6ranNa38x_p-eR4HiQbBiFdvl8R8Y2x1Hwoe2IbZpI-mklW6ZikzgXF782rDOG0ikjpIpW09U2fUmBrqfPgVU6WUN1_ngiRqA0t1QzHV/s320/selayar6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383821036981584546" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Waves<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FH8BZNC-2zk-CqhvOlm1Ej9UBaSezVBwlZ7Wf2BDZhOq8_Vcd-QXvPlVsl0G98D3oxvzn31vBh_fOzXghrj6rFrGs2c956qxxT301JFsXRk4ro4_hFQR-_PqMC-zlHQjvh1JjVC6jhFd/s1600-h/robalaia-600.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FH8BZNC-2zk-CqhvOlm1Ej9UBaSezVBwlZ7Wf2BDZhOq8_Vcd-QXvPlVsl0G98D3oxvzn31vBh_fOzXghrj6rFrGs2c956qxxT301JFsXRk4ro4_hFQR-_PqMC-zlHQjvh1JjVC6jhFd/s320/robalaia-600.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383821309797569042" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />We feel extremely lucky and are 100% grateful for this rare opportunity to visit such a unique and pristine place in the company of locals and humble people. This is gonna be a huge learning opportunity and a spiritual quest. I almost forgot to mention the lengthy travel time but it will be well worth it. I take off wednesday the 23rd for two and a half weeks. Feel free to leave me any good tips or thoughts or qoutes to take with me. AlohaDan Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628970067190401118noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639193378872506692.post-42551089651450924992009-08-16T14:40:00.008-06:002009-08-16T15:55:39.194-06:00MAY-hem part 2Back in the blogging world. Took a break for a bit after a crazy summer so far. So back in May/June some friends and I went on a road trip to Nor Cal for my cousins wedding in oakland. This was quite the reunion. My buddy drew flew into SLC and julie holland and a friend of mine here named jen all got in my element and went for a good old road trip to meet up with our good friend Tyler Ryan. The drive was crazy and long. Nevada is not fun to drive thru. We hit up some cool spots and i'll let the photos do the talking. Tell me your top three favorite photos and give me honest feedback negative/positive. It was a fun trip and we had some cool adventures. Some pics were just for fun. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibs277tX7sHupaZ_xOjjeLPVGplUOzfkId3eZBJXBQm_51uRe5rYNy4RMj4ScXVom3cgjxH3rBXLXRMr68sL2la5lnrLCsObGXZ6w6T4H2oU3Nc6KnBrW9oAZ8bjhmDlLWV2JYa5bzkH0f/s320/DSC_0449.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370680675027061666" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPc8m1pn1v02gnU7wHkE9gshyphenhyphenx-5VwEVq2Tyosifnhnwa1YPrrQ3j4vvNPUKngy-vqNRi-X-Uo-Ga4rTYfNMkVP1bGzlpAncH6Kc9yYDUro7TiwFF4TCFdxqL3Y34Mhz1T7CuTnsI_4R87/s1600-h/DSC_0437.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPc8m1pn1v02gnU7wHkE9gshyphenhyphenx-5VwEVq2Tyosifnhnwa1YPrrQ3j4vvNPUKngy-vqNRi-X-Uo-Ga4rTYfNMkVP1bGzlpAncH6Kc9yYDUro7TiwFF4TCFdxqL3Y34Mhz1T7CuTnsI_4R87/s320/DSC_0437.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370682793156657682" /></a>Dan Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628970067190401118noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639193378872506692.post-23285794125962070802009-06-14T10:50:00.005-06:002009-06-14T11:55:41.504-06:00MAY-hemMy apologies for being absent for quite some time. May was an insane month for me. It was one adventure to the next. A few months ago my brother-n-law and I had kinda started doing a little running to get in shape. He had ran a 10k in southern utah and after we came back from that he suggested we train for a half marathon. My first reaction was laughing. Neither of us were runners nor pretended to be. After some thought on it, I decided i needed to challenge my body and myself mentally in a new way and this would be a good opportunity. Something completely out of my element. We checked out the training schedule and we're already a week behind but we put in the time and worked our way up to it. One day during my longest run, I got that runners high. It was such a good experience. I felt unstoppable. I was in a different frame of mind. So as the race approached we were still nervous since we still felt like we didn't know what we got ourselves into. We drove down the night before and pulled up at 11:30 and had to be up by 4:30. And if anyone knows me Im a night person and at that I don't like running or doing anything that early. The alarm rang and in a short bit we found ourselves stretching to run a race. It was CRAZO. So many things were going through my mind but i knew i was gonna finish. We all got lined up to run and it was such a weird experience. We were a herd of people all just going to run a course. Here is a pic i found on the internet that shows the herd im talking about. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYKzFEd1cRwkE4YqnEVRtr6xGfvpmHmsp1UxERfklEXuLJuXcRd81cjyEf_BJIhLS2rjgAO9TKARi29rbje9Pn4S0ne4cGvBW8h98xjlVNjCeoR8bDU3q6QLUGivGWWv1lbzpPnYmE2Al/s1600-h/swindon_half_marathon_2007_1_470x312.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYKzFEd1cRwkE4YqnEVRtr6xGfvpmHmsp1UxERfklEXuLJuXcRd81cjyEf_BJIhLS2rjgAO9TKARi29rbje9Pn4S0ne4cGvBW8h98xjlVNjCeoR8bDU3q6QLUGivGWWv1lbzpPnYmE2Al/s320/swindon_half_marathon_2007_1_470x312.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347235070488242834" /></a> It was just such a different thing to be in. Once the gun shot and everyone started running, I just looked around and all you could see is heads everywhere just bobbing up and down. I kinda felt like a bunch of animals in a herd and we were all just following each other. The race was a real intense and challenging experience but was such a good growing opportunity for me physically and mentally. I challenged myself in new ways. I finished the race in good time and had such a good feeling once i crossed the finish line. I took myself to a new level in life. Its important i realized to challenge ourselves mentally and physically. Push the limits. Try new things. I never considered myself a runner but it happened. <br /><br />So the next week to reward myself for doing that, I went on a last minute random cruise with a couple of my friends. We booked a weekend cruise to ensenada mexico but due to the swine flu, we were rerouted to catalina island. We barely made it to the airport in time. And when i mean barely, They had been calling our names and we were the last people to sit on the plane. It was so nice once we got to san diego to take off. The ocean breeze and smell felt like home again. I missed being close to the ocean. We had such a good time on the cruise even though it was a quick one. Being out on the open water is such a good feeling and catalina was a cool little town. Here's some pics of the adventures..... 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DexZOYaSczOF85PobJfG0oDf8IiZqw_zgaxPTYpo27zyrIreD8lCLHtDw_wecMYdwa6fzUEMzyrq1CO_rdzO555z83IkT_j5mPfEGw_cc9TNliGD81lFArujNKsDAWyV9-d0gS6py8Kp/s320/DSC_1172.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347243280014297778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzw0ruv88pU8d2geGmoEF0eDE2vOlSKtO_Rw0RvOPYrgnr_BSCkAfpVhkFfDEyYfYwbpL1pjavwYHUdHOWccG_dvRG-KejS7mgqU-KNR-EZefqAbfd_Rz-0kxiYf7_WBxHFonRgTIi2Z-/s1600-h/DSC_1143.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzw0ruv88pU8d2geGmoEF0eDE2vOlSKtO_Rw0RvOPYrgnr_BSCkAfpVhkFfDEyYfYwbpL1pjavwYHUdHOWccG_dvRG-KejS7mgqU-KNR-EZefqAbfd_Rz-0kxiYf7_WBxHFonRgTIi2Z-/s320/DSC_1143.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347243273163841490" /></a>Dan Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628970067190401118noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639193378872506692.post-25455512338995801812009-04-04T12:09:00.014-06:002009-04-16T01:33:51.224-06:00COSTA RICA.. Discovering more then just epic sightsThe beginning of march I was blessed and fortunate to go with my parents and brother and his wife to Costa RIca. It was kind of random how it happened. We had kinda been planning on going but with ticket prices being high and not being able to leave work when it was still snowing put everything on pause. Then my brother found these awesome deals on tickets and asked what i thought.... It was a done deal for me. About two weeks later we were boarding the plane. I couldn't wait to get out of the snow and back to the ocean. I couldn't even sleep on the plane. I was so excited too see what adventures were in store. We Arrived super late that night and stayed in a nearby hotel. When I go on a trip, I get into this kind of dream state mode where my eyes are glued to the window and im just trying to take it all in. People. Places. Buildings. Way of life. Its like a movie and the window is the screen. Its hard to realize that you are in a whole different world. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89ebZrkQk3G9NvJWJiLhwvBYxCgPY99jYeuej-Hg7RWJY4ZfX9yKrRjvAtbB06ATGhnYAA9OK9IyuedCNomZZ_JDN4Z-3C8nmcz9U0H2B3I9bFB4IIF6RC7l-H9Gk0V2G4jDVQzkvnhaB/s1600-h/DSC_0104.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89ebZrkQk3G9NvJWJiLhwvBYxCgPY99jYeuej-Hg7RWJY4ZfX9yKrRjvAtbB06ATGhnYAA9OK9IyuedCNomZZ_JDN4Z-3C8nmcz9U0H2B3I9bFB4IIF6RC7l-H9Gk0V2G4jDVQzkvnhaB/s320/DSC_0104.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321289704909790066" /></a><br /><br />We tried to fit in as much as we could. Costa Rica is interesting because the central section is all mountains so when you have to drive from san jose the capital to the pacific coast your not driving tons of miles but its all through these up and down really windy two lane roads. Its one lane heading east and one west with the mountain and a cliff on both sides. So anything you do takes forever to get too but the drives are so beautiful. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwDZzHbll7OFsL5dOffU1TayEGgeFdXy5T5bbTb8HSSg9bOn6NBovEMvvMc3bjGQrL4bICZQM7gEq5R2hizTfxoBaxnnHTgaPIIDVTkRGlNC44bx5GqzIr5rIZA1OI6ZUEsbiUQfPXQyjB/s1600-h/DSC_0147.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwDZzHbll7OFsL5dOffU1TayEGgeFdXy5T5bbTb8HSSg9bOn6NBovEMvvMc3bjGQrL4bICZQM7gEq5R2hizTfxoBaxnnHTgaPIIDVTkRGlNC44bx5GqzIr5rIZA1OI6ZUEsbiUQfPXQyjB/s320/DSC_0147.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321318946088550882" /></a><br /><br />I took a travel journal with me to write down things that I experienced or thoughts i had about their culture or way of life that I could learn from. Their were two major things I kept noticing. The first thing i realized was when we were driving the first day up to this active volcano driving out of the city into the country. A lot of people ride bikes or walk on the main two lane roads to get around. The houses their are very simple and small. Maybe two to three rooms total. Most houses just had a tin roof. I noticed a lot of the houses had furniture on the front porch and spent a lot of time visiting with people outside. On our way back from the volcano, we were heading back through the country and i was looking out my window and for some reason I had an awesome moment. We were passing this house that had the tin roof and was very poor in structure but met their needs. This lady was outside playing with her three kids on the porch. As i watched them, the mother and I made eye contact and she had the biggest smile on her face. A smile that said how happy and good life was and she seemed so content. It was the simple life and things that made her happy. Not the big screen tv or a new car. We were talking in the car and my sister n law posed the question if they were happier people than us. Without hesitating I said i had no doubt. We are too much caught up in the trivial and unimportant stuff in our lives. The news and the economy dominates our minds and thoughts. If we lived with what we had we wouldn't be in such a mess. it made me evaluate my life and to simplify my life. Doing so has made me so much more stoked. Im still trying to continue to do that. I thanked God for letting me have that five seconds of realization with that lady.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimECrQTGQvOvj04SeEfLPNL6FzZ4bw4fy-ckEe1nNWkNI59QCQYal-SujcGm-ar8mIZUZ7u0OKFygJJu1YS8iWmu32cqep3TnVl8dtm7cBEH-hdbFj6YQkrg6P9xWF8x5eyU_00po2U_V5/s1600-h/DSC_0493.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimECrQTGQvOvj04SeEfLPNL6FzZ4bw4fy-ckEe1nNWkNI59QCQYal-SujcGm-ar8mIZUZ7u0OKFygJJu1YS8iWmu32cqep3TnVl8dtm7cBEH-hdbFj6YQkrg6P9xWF8x5eyU_00po2U_V5/s320/DSC_0493.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321319637651582786" /></a><br /><br />The Second thing I learned is about Pura Vida. A simple easy spanish translation is "Pure Life". Nothing to that really. But that isn't the translation for Costa Ricans. It has a deeper more meaningful translation. Its actually more of words to live by and a way of life then a phrase. Its much like "Aloha" for hawaiians. They say it all the time and its a greeting and also like if someone were to say "Hey how's life" you would say pura vida. I had heard this in some surf movies but wanted to experience it. One of our last days we went river rafting. It was with some local tour guides and it was a very small group. The guide and our raft was from there and we kept saying pura vida after each rapid we went down. Then him and I got talking and I asked him what pura vida really meant. He explained it like this. "WE'RE ONLY ON THIS EARTH FOR A SHORT TIME, SO SPREAD CHEER, AND THEN WE'RE GONE". I love that. It just struck home with me. Thats how i feel. We waste time and let our pride get in our way of really just feeling love and wanting to help people around us. I found pura vida and its true meaning. We need less blaming in this world and more love. It puts things into perspective as to what we are really suppose to learn down here. Slow down. Enjoy life. Realize what great things you are surrounded by. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglD726lvSoxBW1YM-5LByBrVfhlWSEG1Tzt1tx_B6Yw5R4Dp8uBUA0i3Ct3oADeoDTmYMNObpSjIRSSCJltpZxlmMIW46evEKWoqnBf24QD6jp-weq6qOEVr-c9SFk7LkUGrMPsK2av1Uq/s1600-h/DSC_0139.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglD726lvSoxBW1YM-5LByBrVfhlWSEG1Tzt1tx_B6Yw5R4Dp8uBUA0i3Ct3oADeoDTmYMNObpSjIRSSCJltpZxlmMIW46evEKWoqnBf24QD6jp-weq6qOEVr-c9SFk7LkUGrMPsK2av1Uq/s320/DSC_0139.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321318121115804434" /></a><br /><br />Even as i was writing this blog its just mind blowing the things i was able to experience. It was complete unspoiled beauty. This trip was really unlike any other trip I had been on. I grew to love this place so much and the people. I felt like i was in my element which is such a pure good feeling. Just seeing and meeting the people told the story of Costa Rica. What they were about. One of the nicest things about the trip was not having my cell phone. It was nice to leave that behind and feel unattached and free. No one to call back. Exchanging my phone for my camera. I just felt such a sense of what life was like again without the conviences of technology and not being restricted or distracted. Pure freedom. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObciM42qvfGMBJTlnAlJhNOU11CsKXhfdtvQCU4m3moEEgJZGP9rSjSIydDtsH5mRGzY1CTfhfKLCIveLYw8oajd3dOR7BogshVyjrdXTG3GMWDeAKBXvIwd-LyHHK8bC_UdcfjESXzda/s1600-h/DSC_0200.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObciM42qvfGMBJTlnAlJhNOU11CsKXhfdtvQCU4m3moEEgJZGP9rSjSIydDtsH5mRGzY1CTfhfKLCIveLYw8oajd3dOR7BogshVyjrdXTG3GMWDeAKBXvIwd-LyHHK8bC_UdcfjESXzda/s320/DSC_0200.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325172557223956946" /></a><br />I can't say enough about my experience in Costa Rica. It really awakened my soul. Check out some more pictures I took and let me know which were your top three favorites. 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Crazy thing was is he was doing a radio show that i got invited to but last minute they cancelled cause he had the flu and was trying to get better for the show that night so i was a little bummed. BUT.....When we go to the show and the opening act came out we were blown away. His name is GARY JULES. He was so so good and had his own little styler and was just a funny guy. CHECK out his stuff. Try listening to the DEVIL KEEPS GRINNING. I think you'll be sold. He was such a nice guy and just a normal guy that loved playing good tunes. So then Donnie came out and played a great show. If you haven't checked out his music you missed the boat but should get on it. He just has a cool fun chill vibe. They did some songs together but the thing that blew my mind was this guy......<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdCkGQWZmui7JwyPm3CPd5lI-zEl5vGn5qgWSBMGgQkGem-ac1cqcKftOlRpOETSq10XQKJhSo609pEaSQRb9vM574Ets6wT9We966KrE6KVvxfASQO1xwwAANPgSrQ6JFr6al9ezma0T/s1600-h/IMG_0150.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdCkGQWZmui7JwyPm3CPd5lI-zEl5vGn5qgWSBMGgQkGem-ac1cqcKftOlRpOETSq10XQKJhSo609pEaSQRb9vM574Ets6wT9We966KrE6KVvxfASQO1xwwAANPgSrQ6JFr6al9ezma0T/s320/IMG_0150.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316062416146729314" /></a><br />He plays piano in donavon's band. BUT.... Not only is he amazing on key board and piano.. and i mean amazing... He plays everything he can get his hand on. Next song he whips out the MELODICA which i play and was stoked to see, This mini piano thing, Accordian, and trumpet all extremely well. The thing that was mind blowing was that he played some of them at the same time. Donnie would be jamming and this guy was playing keyboard with one hand and piano with the other. the coolest thing was when he was playing piano and trumpet at the same time. I've never seen that done. It was such an amazing show with great talent. Check out there stuff for sure. ALSO, if your in NEED of some good music like that i have found tons of good stuff lately and would love to spread the love. <br /><br />COSTA RICA blog coming real soon. Heres some pictures from the show. <br /><br />Keep it real<br /><br />Gary Jules jamming <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawjZGAdD0Ik1N_Yl28RTC_01a7UW6GY35TwZzER2xKc8AUqO-qaOc_RpdAxszERwxW_taf15yQ8vJXi5uErNZeX1P4PY-2VbYAbXLhtcoN4qxhUFELtJh187PHAJZc1V6D9rqlP3o4T6n/s1600-h/IMG_0143.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawjZGAdD0Ik1N_Yl28RTC_01a7UW6GY35TwZzER2xKc8AUqO-qaOc_RpdAxszERwxW_taf15yQ8vJXi5uErNZeX1P4PY-2VbYAbXLhtcoN4qxhUFELtJh187PHAJZc1V6D9rqlP3o4T6n/s320/IMG_0143.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316065754851946530" /></a><br /><br />Donavon <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMeuxelK06Bh8wbRI5JTMR_di1madVf2nHViOTEf8rcdDoBK4XULiI_pna1HjUENOvlKW4UHvsSFppYg-EcQH42Bshff5iGMv1BKbrZPA-8WoJLQGjbCOQ3_WEnh5oZtPw2HNqdcVXIEi/s1600-h/IMG_0158.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMeuxelK06Bh8wbRI5JTMR_di1madVf2nHViOTEf8rcdDoBK4XULiI_pna1HjUENOvlKW4UHvsSFppYg-EcQH42Bshff5iGMv1BKbrZPA-8WoJLQGjbCOQ3_WEnh5oZtPw2HNqdcVXIEi/s320/IMG_0158.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316065771206839778" /></a><br /><br />The Donnie "sick solo" face<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ZvII4Yh5C5o21Y3_fXVNb1KKXEOuARaksgDQpvnnlurTHNWNq32l0zLxaFLs8_YTd2ABSRa_epkU1M0f8ViIo602CVwl-rzfrnr9EUPYKcEJ1zHfdz5yGvzAKTQp-xqPq-nfkWOi2l-t/s1600-h/IMG_0163.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ZvII4Yh5C5o21Y3_fXVNb1KKXEOuARaksgDQpvnnlurTHNWNq32l0zLxaFLs8_YTd2ABSRa_epkU1M0f8ViIo602CVwl-rzfrnr9EUPYKcEJ1zHfdz5yGvzAKTQp-xqPq-nfkWOi2l-t/s320/IMG_0163.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316068490230892050" /></a><br /><br />Here he is playing the trumpet and piano at the same time<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklamcVjAFw7v5Ba3nspFyHOqj29kW4GurK-GNmoroA2xNalr3vXiPc-nJczzugWoHrHXrRRhYgpD13OAPZorJziUJ2iVymoJYBukN78pP_d9GEgXl2OLt7xt7Yqm67R9C9gRpRxU5Sgth/s1600-h/IMG_0153.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklamcVjAFw7v5Ba3nspFyHOqj29kW4GurK-GNmoroA2xNalr3vXiPc-nJczzugWoHrHXrRRhYgpD13OAPZorJziUJ2iVymoJYBukN78pP_d9GEgXl2OLt7xt7Yqm67R9C9gRpRxU5Sgth/s320/IMG_0153.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316069505986271298" /></a><br /><br />Donnie and Gary jamming<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOVTZyEkmkUzyEVxyHR7AG2mZ-fRjv6BB8HCd6jtRgjB39lxYZzCPwn3Hr3lUipshPUW5JxOlrQtDSXS7Jt4PWkumoEv78p0HKwn9crqMFSYmuubYJ2EXVHXx-FESswxfWsLp4UKR2bwv/s1600-h/IMG_0176.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOVTZyEkmkUzyEVxyHR7AG2mZ-fRjv6BB8HCd6jtRgjB39lxYZzCPwn3Hr3lUipshPUW5JxOlrQtDSXS7Jt4PWkumoEv78p0HKwn9crqMFSYmuubYJ2EXVHXx-FESswxfWsLp4UKR2bwv/s320/IMG_0176.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316069512859550962" /></a><br /><br />Kristi, Porter, Gary Jules, and me after the show<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfUjwhIC1zewqeo5hDxdb_IhxmdbEfD3hSEVnm9PxzWYHlFIMp2IZacWJqivl-OCrPERcZVWfcaVls4QWzJYGfQemZqB6RbPMax68hmftIiH1xgVbtebL5lnAeV0MJK0b730KjhMKe5Bq/s1600-h/IMG_0179.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfUjwhIC1zewqeo5hDxdb_IhxmdbEfD3hSEVnm9PxzWYHlFIMp2IZacWJqivl-OCrPERcZVWfcaVls4QWzJYGfQemZqB6RbPMax68hmftIiH1xgVbtebL5lnAeV0MJK0b730KjhMKe5Bq/s320/IMG_0179.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316069531784171890" /></a>Dan Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628970067190401118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639193378872506692.post-27232741063806301352009-02-25T12:04:00.008-07:002009-02-25T20:19:04.251-07:002-23-08Mr. Aloha, Da Hui member,wave riding vehicles and good friend Bob Kaleikau. RIP 2/18/07 <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBv8g2bXsohZjLFhyphenhyphenIvnPpwE1l8JNPOi32_-8vwLEPEyZtVsS7fAyC-CLezsSYC3rQfHapopF1ReUwIXZ2BS6oDGGG6DVzzlYRgJpXKfx8qjvRfiObOenKS7wtikUdppKytDfdAhPXaJFt/s1600-h/Bob+Kaleikau.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306813211689066098 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBv8g2bXsohZjLFhyphenhyphenIvnPpwE1l8JNPOi32_-8vwLEPEyZtVsS7fAyC-CLezsSYC3rQfHapopF1ReUwIXZ2BS6oDGGG6DVzzlYRgJpXKfx8qjvRfiObOenKS7wtikUdppKytDfdAhPXaJFt/s320/Bob+Kaleikau.jpg" border=0></A> This day was one of the most <STRONG>INTERESTING</STRONG> days of my life. I can't believe how fast time has passed. I don't think i've had a day with so many mixed emotions. Such a good day turned into something somber slowly. A day I really reflected on my life and gave much thanks to God for what I had.Anyone who was with us that day will not forget this. It was a Saturday in Hawaii. My best friend drew and I woke up to go surf with some friends. We headed down to Haleiwa to surf Ali'i and it was such a clear day. I had just purchased my 5'10 retro fish and was still getting use to it. The waves were so fun that day. I was stoked cause I felt so good about my surfing. We all went out and took turns video taping. I had such a good day surfing and felt so comfortable on my board. There were some bombers coming through that day. I was surfing by this German kid who was about my age who kinda moved here for a couple months and was just starting to surf. We just started talking and getting each other pumped on each wave we charged. As the surf started to get choppy and all our friends got hungry, we all paddled in. This german kid ran up to us in the parking lot and asked if we could go surf again, so we told him just to come cruise and hang out with us for the day. After working up an apetite and being cheap college students, we went to McDonalds to eat off the dollar menu. After we ate, right next door is a surf shop called Wave Riding Vehicles. I had known these guys at the shop really well since we did stuff with our Ocean Appreciation Club. I always stop by and just say hi while I'm down there and get a few good laughs. When we walked in and there were some girls there working that dated the manager. I asked them where everyone was like LG and Bob. Then STRUCK the words... "Didn't you hear the news? Bob passed away two days ago!" I was in shock. It blew my mind. He was 46. Such an amazing happy guy. Always hooked me up with discounts. He was the one that got us going to the Da Hui beach clean up. What do you say. We were so taken back. We cruised on over to our new german friends house overlooking waimea. I was still just soaking it in. UNREAL. We drop our stuff off and head to the beach and play around and watched a beautiful sunset into the ocean. After we went back to that kids place he was renting a room and the guy and wife who lived in the rest of the house were out bbqing and cooked for us and were so hospitable. The guy then tells us of an experience he had. Easter 07 his outside house camera caught this so called phenomenon. He said he went outside and saw this egg-like-portal in the sky and all these spirits that he couldn't see faces all flew and entered into this egg and in the video that caught it you see the egg go up.He said the egg was like a portal going to heaven or something like that. He was super sincere about it. Not even a nutty guy. Didn't tell us to believe it but it was so crazy. Of course we didn't believe it but it was just so random even watching the video. You can see it at www.jesusvine.com. Just from hearing our friend pass away it was such a weird thing. So many different ideas out there of how people view life and what happens. So after we left there, Drew and I could not stop thinking about everything that happend and the emotions. We started jamming at home and Drew started playing this chord progression that he always messes around with. All of the sudden, both of us start getting these lines and ideas and thoughts for the song. We immediately grabbed a pen and started writing. It flowed so naturally and was exactly how we felt about this day. Here are the lyrics. We didn't finish the chorus but im working on that. Im currently sick or I was gonna video it. Bob will always be in my memories and his aloha spirit. Aloha Oi Bob! Tell me what ya think and <STRONG>REMEMBER</STRONG> the singing isn't that good as im getting over pneumonia: <br /><br />Verse 1 Big balls of light, on the horizon angels take their flight Asking why, why we were born to die. <br />Verse 2 Trying to see, beyond this magical fantasy Dreams don't die, Until the next life we'll try <br />Verse 3 Its beautiful, this life we're living and days of mine Write it down, take a picture as the sun goes down <br />Verse 4 Rising sun, as another days begun Days like these, I won't forget your watching me <br />Verse 5 Take some time, to release your weary mind All my cares, broken up in the ocean clear<br /><OBJECT class=BLOG_video_class id=BLOG_video-6557afec43d98d5a height=266 width=320 contentId="6557afec43d98d5a"></OBJECT>Dan Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628970067190401118noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639193378872506692.post-52337342912807902009-02-17T23:41:00.004-07:002009-02-18T01:07:46.000-07:00Nothing is as constant as CHANGE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZr4Avm6dyOd2DdiFmkmCyIzFlzGkxM-ojL4v3T3Sm1Uq4DPrV5mCu5C2XggRDBhU_54yqh2sxrAzOcfrxwiMWdbwRtoGNUbsQkH558IgxK9BjfrvEbqzmKSgDt7y6Ghj-KZhFnGGTmMsC/s1600-h/change.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZr4Avm6dyOd2DdiFmkmCyIzFlzGkxM-ojL4v3T3Sm1Uq4DPrV5mCu5C2XggRDBhU_54yqh2sxrAzOcfrxwiMWdbwRtoGNUbsQkH558IgxK9BjfrvEbqzmKSgDt7y6Ghj-KZhFnGGTmMsC/s320/change.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304026361210307426" /></a><br />For the past while, CHANGE has been a constant thing on my mind. It started back before I left Hawaii and has stayed around my head and for the last little bit has been something I've thought of and noticed. Its such an interesting thing. Change means so many different things. Change effects all of us constantly. We all look for change. Change of pace. Change of luck. Change of job. At the same time we have a love/hate relationship with change. We don't like change when it effects something that is going good for us or when we have things planned out for awhile. Change can be good or bad. Change occurs in everything. We may change names when we get married or change our perspective on something or someone or how we view life. The world wanted change which landed Obama a new job. My thoughts are changing as I gain new knowledge through experience and change. I have come to realize that change is really a natural part of life. Whether we want it or not, it will come as needed in good and bad times. Sometimes its hard to deal with change especially when we don't know why its coming but I believe that change is a positive good thing even when we don't see the benefits at first. It helps us grow and learn. We are who we are because of change really. Although it may seem like a bad thing at times, I don't believe change ends up as a negative thing. Its an inevitable thing that will follow us. <br />I've been trying to write music and focus on thoughts and experiences. Writing music is such a cool natural thing. I am writing a song about some of what i've said and need to finish another verse and tighten stuff up but thought I'd share it. Let me know what ya think. Be honest. Maybe I won't be shy and will record a video and put it up here with music.<br /><br />Verse 1 Waiting, as life passes me by. <br /> Changes, it all comes with time.<br /> You live and you learn, but life don't come easy.<br /> you gotta take it slow and change with the seasons.<br /><br />Chorus You gotta move along<br /> Cause time just don't stand still<br /> You've got to free your mind, free your mind.<br /><br />verse 2 Live for today, don't wait for tomorrow<br /> Yesterdays gone and time we can't borrow.<br /><br />Well im still throwing around a few different lyrics and stuff but that is pretty set in stone but still much work needed. Give me any thoughts you have about change or my lyrics. Always appreciated. AlohaDan Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628970067190401118noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639193378872506692.post-32585496328364840992009-02-08T22:30:00.009-07:002009-02-09T01:19:50.797-07:00Sun+Camera= A happy soulLately I've been looking for an adventure and to get away from the cold air. Since it wasn't looking like it would snow which means no work I knew it was an opportunity for my to soothe my soul and clear my head. My dad and I took off to st george and stayed at our condo down there. I was stoked because I knew it was good weather and a perfect time for me to test out my camera skills on my new camera. My dad and I found some nice hikes to go on which felt nice to take it slow and easy and hang out with my dad. Here's some pictures I took. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRjhaVSRO4_xk-kjvO08jKwnqiinkGDOnBCty7tb6wTr_dhXRioJD_GIXO_QYij_Pm3pK-3FA9VgoZRbLoF1iuKT6zYSIeHtTEHiti8VI56m56r_AWhz9mhq50TE_dRxLg7npiUEAFOv_/s1600-h/2009+winter+013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRjhaVSRO4_xk-kjvO08jKwnqiinkGDOnBCty7tb6wTr_dhXRioJD_GIXO_QYij_Pm3pK-3FA9VgoZRbLoF1iuKT6zYSIeHtTEHiti8VI56m56r_AWhz9mhq50TE_dRxLg7npiUEAFOv_/s320/2009+winter+013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300689447263539922" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiDET-KRTfd7M5xPo8rPC04ELnSYx0uOmkAELTgp7IHs0HirD2lIMNf1Dl2yJCinic4wcdY0kDEzyHYQS8pIVlzmPmS80VlNgIpEG1TP87YDaKFjeuiS6euVAH4fdWDdVfO9r3VtG2ekNA/s1600-h/2009+winter+011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiDET-KRTfd7M5xPo8rPC04ELnSYx0uOmkAELTgp7IHs0HirD2lIMNf1Dl2yJCinic4wcdY0kDEzyHYQS8pIVlzmPmS80VlNgIpEG1TP87YDaKFjeuiS6euVAH4fdWDdVfO9r3VtG2ekNA/s320/2009+winter+011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300689439810741618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjHoJc1EqAJIoy_N8RRksQ6ySrRKI3MERg5QPlrl19I4MoCVLXGOOaZZA8CwNzEHpgF0Gb5BdgAv5J4GNkoWoe6kqBlyBlLnhQwm6S_953xgsr0JjmBewft9o7U7AJ_wDuM5UpLlb_4iP/s1600-h/2009+winter+012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjHoJc1EqAJIoy_N8RRksQ6ySrRKI3MERg5QPlrl19I4MoCVLXGOOaZZA8CwNzEHpgF0Gb5BdgAv5J4GNkoWoe6kqBlyBlLnhQwm6S_953xgsr0JjmBewft9o7U7AJ_wDuM5UpLlb_4iP/s320/2009+winter+012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300689448033173714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg476-gU62aAzz1sXqtMNJp4QtMPWODTVhvzJE_oILFikBNBiaUATdbb7HAxZUTiBqiOfuKFMPquGgl42d3WONhp3zM4VRNBpHyNe_zMaOqzSX0jeVANU7UNJPJ5ODPtOLU3TdMq5mYhvTu/s1600-h/2009+winter+027.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-m529gBoEXeSCqPX979xlkYbMwCsS4yJlbdGuqxDjqcda-imSmV1pydW8KAxCqHNUJCfgRrdrZ5VGMnI9nnLh8YjDI58mV-FMgnEGCmeT67LfDbTXXbC_NKxp2Xcf3VwKbz78kK4KGjcp/s320/2009+winter+024.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300690927536317042" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUchUJiyfQPmYkzcnU-hi57zwhZtKlCPk3oMpPuFiq6wmvCmWn3wTvxX582jI7mhS3f5HA7MGvSYqhEktK7hyphenhyphenwz6u2hp4r6l1Bb96lqUUVLFQnwSgGO9wlLjR78uWGDy5J3t-xe3lGOE5G/s1600-h/2009+winter+033.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUchUJiyfQPmYkzcnU-hi57zwhZtKlCPk3oMpPuFiq6wmvCmWn3wTvxX582jI7mhS3f5HA7MGvSYqhEktK7hyphenhyphenwz6u2hp4r6l1Bb96lqUUVLFQnwSgGO9wlLjR78uWGDy5J3t-xe3lGOE5G/s320/2009+winter+033.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300693380543248706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp71_k6HyNhUjzvzxUE2O0QF3q1l4HuQHMZ5NB9hbDrqdATHNeWfAkcf7izlnxeZINSSeGP_MzFm4AUhcRx11RjnGltE3NrquHJl7x75cPLNrqXEmKNX5AbFDKSOqUsL_ckgxnIPIE8603/s1600-h/2009+winter+063.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp71_k6HyNhUjzvzxUE2O0QF3q1l4HuQHMZ5NB9hbDrqdATHNeWfAkcf7izlnxeZINSSeGP_MzFm4AUhcRx11RjnGltE3NrquHJl7x75cPLNrqXEmKNX5AbFDKSOqUsL_ckgxnIPIE8603/s320/2009+winter+063.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300693391396640242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Mk2OX-XF_BbiGhF5tZJHS4Tk81l4qYdPych2LVhzH9hNRJsn_yYhaxJwiIIDGv4M9Q06enUZ7zoo7paxbmp1jT-S9I7lgaDawHEZ7Pb_UBk9BNkkbTW_UGmb-U-jv6Ff2IkmB_LwOmLQ/s1600-h/2009+winter+052.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Mk2OX-XF_BbiGhF5tZJHS4Tk81l4qYdPych2LVhzH9hNRJsn_yYhaxJwiIIDGv4M9Q06enUZ7zoo7paxbmp1jT-S9I7lgaDawHEZ7Pb_UBk9BNkkbTW_UGmb-U-jv6Ff2IkmB_LwOmLQ/s320/2009+winter+052.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300693384818543938" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaYvV8jED7KIWS4QcUh0hY5Zdq5Osb1wo-tJAXjplzgShBw1yfUhelbE6p7Yd_gJkuRVatyz3ho02-_6apXZX5JI5ru7BUu9iq4laMomNiIGo0sA7krvFEgUoxIAuWhsrqfMK_HOawO-o/s1600-h/2009+winter+068.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaYvV8jED7KIWS4QcUh0hY5Zdq5Osb1wo-tJAXjplzgShBw1yfUhelbE6p7Yd_gJkuRVatyz3ho02-_6apXZX5JI5ru7BUu9iq4laMomNiIGo0sA7krvFEgUoxIAuWhsrqfMK_HOawO-o/s320/2009+winter+068.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300693379009074130" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtNFKRkAv6UVf0FGTXvv9ILLLXTqq31YbUpdb38jtyTorDFtqMZ3eOkOXaY9XOF2Xd1gnkYPkwwstnCbPsf1TvBgEdnPWnzlBE-hPVJ85pVwuUvXsX-gC-FjHWEf8_fFYeWxnra_kXmfi/s1600-h/2009+winter+058.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtNFKRkAv6UVf0FGTXvv9ILLLXTqq31YbUpdb38jtyTorDFtqMZ3eOkOXaY9XOF2Xd1gnkYPkwwstnCbPsf1TvBgEdnPWnzlBE-hPVJ85pVwuUvXsX-gC-FjHWEf8_fFYeWxnra_kXmfi/s320/2009+winter+058.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300693388514617218" /></a><br /><br />It was fun just to try it out and see what i got. Let me know what one you liked the best. Its a skill in progress but if your looking for some cool photos to look at or need a photographer let me suggest some awesome talent of good friends....<br /><br />If your in Utah, check out my buddy Clay's Photography who has a good eye at www.claytonhansenphotography.com or www.claytonhansenphotography.blogspot.com<br /><br />OR... My good friend Malia in Hawaii who is such a cool girl at www.maliajohnsonphotography.blogspot.com<br /><br />I hope to learn some from them as they have inspired me to be a better photographer. ALOHA!Dan Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628970067190401118noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639193378872506692.post-54456887626140598872009-02-04T13:19:00.005-07:002009-02-04T14:05:34.029-07:00Music feeds my soulSo last Wednesday I turned 28. I've been in Hawaii the last few years on my birthday so it consisted of school sometimes but usually i'd ditch and go chill on the north shore with my good friends and go surf all day. I started a good tradition out there of buying myself a present on my birthday. When it came this year I had no clue what to do during the day. I told my bro-n-law that I was gonna go out and find something cool to purchase whether it be a shirt or an electric guitar. Well my friends, i did find a cool rvca shirt.But it gets much better. I found myself drifting over to the local music shop browsing in the electric guitar section and then saw this kid from my homeward who worked there and told me he'd hook me up with his discount. So this is what i ended up with:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrecV4YSgU6m8REkBv5bkGBXBxW4LpLY60TYiTB2cBTnAFN1A9qi_oJoVwicW_h0qwGf0ac8G08D5BDa4f8J7SV1c11atNrIfb6Og2KcuVLNA9yZYCQukad3Y24T88d3knbch-MPxy7EL/s1600-h/2009+winter+073.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrecV4YSgU6m8REkBv5bkGBXBxW4LpLY60TYiTB2cBTnAFN1A9qi_oJoVwicW_h0qwGf0ac8G08D5BDa4f8J7SV1c11atNrIfb6Og2KcuVLNA9yZYCQukad3Y24T88d3knbch-MPxy7EL/s320/2009+winter+073.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299048734233788930" /></a><br /><br />and....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LSqLmteAVRxQr72kCWchaYyklfnvrd_8T8TxyRrDQb1YULhHdTFQs9XmlurzOrhC4hoeQush00OxaH0OByxmeoTK5tvVz0Xw0qlDV2V3qSNotLjCC-qU95ZYFPC5rPVY9lfQUhGpByfl/s1600-h/2009+winter+077.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LSqLmteAVRxQr72kCWchaYyklfnvrd_8T8TxyRrDQb1YULhHdTFQs9XmlurzOrhC4hoeQush00OxaH0OByxmeoTK5tvVz0Xw0qlDV2V3qSNotLjCC-qU95ZYFPC5rPVY9lfQUhGpByfl/s320/2009+winter+077.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299049780099664194" /></a><br />Thats right an acoustic-electric ukele and an amp. Im stoked for it. I've wanted an uke since living in hawaii. And one of my goals this year is to spend more time on my hobbies and specifically writing music and getting better. Maybe I will drop some tunes on this and see what ya think. Aloha!Dan Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628970067190401118noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639193378872506692.post-40991323804484902502009-01-23T23:38:00.004-07:002009-01-23T23:49:06.734-07:00Get into your elementSo I made a big purchase in late october I think it was and totally forgot to blog it. So here it is. Simple and short. I've been eyeing this thing for awhile and finally decided to charge it. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGaPgnah6aB4By4W5xzvKutkroer-w7GwT_KhyUz61l-2xIpEBLFjE9SL5MLbExFTVnwa7hkZ1ZRWKYHRvVNBz57uO-zMr1WZHS3W08N8wDr1z3hEuXWrs3LclazwG_aJMkmy5-Um77Dy/s1600-h/2009+winter+008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGaPgnah6aB4By4W5xzvKutkroer-w7GwT_KhyUz61l-2xIpEBLFjE9SL5MLbExFTVnwa7hkZ1ZRWKYHRvVNBz57uO-zMr1WZHS3W08N8wDr1z3hEuXWrs3LclazwG_aJMkmy5-Um77Dy/s320/2009+winter+008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294746997740911154" /></a><br /><br />Here is a view for all you Hawaii peeps out there. Keepin my roots.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PlZ2bO7mlOxEH-5Q2ugWZTqRT9X1rqvqxC2v5O1GkxNYmkaCbb2ERNztOmICuXBorLKtmS3L-aBGlNKHI6hlJ5X1RnBGMMzgUJTLvWG-4OuBlRVQV2pEy45UOYckbSloYnbkLxV4xgY6/s1600-h/2009+winter+006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PlZ2bO7mlOxEH-5Q2ugWZTqRT9X1rqvqxC2v5O1GkxNYmkaCbb2ERNztOmICuXBorLKtmS3L-aBGlNKHI6hlJ5X1RnBGMMzgUJTLvWG-4OuBlRVQV2pEy45UOYckbSloYnbkLxV4xgY6/s320/2009+winter+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294747586424029682" /></a><br /><br />You'll notice the Hawaiian islands in red and the hula girl on my dashboard. My hula girl has gotten me through many long days ha. Stoked on my car and can't wait to road trip with it on a surf trip. Perfect for such adventures with the spacious room and the rubber flooring. <br />Cheers!Dan Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628970067190401118noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639193378872506692.post-43656408196842701002009-01-18T21:27:00.005-07:002009-01-18T22:11:45.684-07:00If I married a Lebanese....Hmmm<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-kktth4IwdmvIXTHHvtg4313nHzrzTkOcXu9b6lR4pFT87JqAgXiLeJs5vc8STSbfaLq7K6udarhO0uxOyVMiPx3SMd6NK4mfaE7tTWG2qhfQZ1VKtfJm6h7sUZ9if_bNLaKBjcdv2IT/s1600-h/Lebanon.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-kktth4IwdmvIXTHHvtg4313nHzrzTkOcXu9b6lR4pFT87JqAgXiLeJs5vc8STSbfaLq7K6udarhO0uxOyVMiPx3SMd6NK4mfaE7tTWG2qhfQZ1VKtfJm6h7sUZ9if_bNLaKBjcdv2IT/s320/Lebanon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292857825977360882" /></a><br />This is a rad picture of the country Lebanon. I would say it looks like a place I would love to see and explore. I don't know much about lebanon but it could offer some good pictures and an awesome adventure for sure. After doing little research on Lebanon, I found out there is a couple surf spots in one area called batroun. I would not move there unless I could have a surf break somewhat close. Where im getting with all this is this past friday I went with some friends to a authentic Lebanese/Middle Eastern restaurant for dinner. Anyone who knows me well understands im a simple eater. Love cereal and other simplistic food. I decided if im going to travel I need to just try different things and why not start now. I told my friends this would decide if I could marry a lebanese woman and move to the middle east.<br /><br />This is the place we went to eat <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ue3QSyYNc4Q20AomqpdzrMalIyi9NIpuDgcB4e0rkYLuB2ikC_26YGkaykrBgX4g7dlTKE3dgXiJbxfpd5YAflBmu8RoifmhqJGEBq42CCYbMJ-ER3dv3bBjuL5DRVEIkjl9b8Ddx21w/s1600-h/2009+winter+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ue3QSyYNc4Q20AomqpdzrMalIyi9NIpuDgcB4e0rkYLuB2ikC_26YGkaykrBgX4g7dlTKE3dgXiJbxfpd5YAflBmu8RoifmhqJGEBq42CCYbMJ-ER3dv3bBjuL5DRVEIkjl9b8Ddx21w/s320/2009+winter+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292862247450472770" /></a><br />The next picture displays an authentic drink from the Lebanon area. Its called "Limeade". <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEc7xGGW3XhlvTrGfWz53C3ZN17JBnlFCNpvhkbZIdcZ7GobUj9YdKp9nwBNaVVI9nCllw9gtlG9WYeUe7jOf92hZ6n95hL1UblFBMTWy2W2FJObXz9hYj9HiBbkuTXecTfU735mnFaH5R/s1600-h/2009+winter+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEc7xGGW3XhlvTrGfWz53C3ZN17JBnlFCNpvhkbZIdcZ7GobUj9YdKp9nwBNaVVI9nCllw9gtlG9WYeUe7jOf92hZ6n95hL1UblFBMTWy2W2FJObXz9hYj9HiBbkuTXecTfU735mnFaH5R/s320/2009+winter+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292865521045712562" /></a><br />It was decent but really tangy and sourish. Nothing your chugging down. I finished a half a glass in an hour.<br /><br />This next picture is a digital replica of the food I ate. The sandwich to your right is a "Mediterranean steak and cheese sandwich" with there local sauce and spices on it. It was actually pretty good. Second thing you notice is the little pizza. It was a Lamb pizza with onions and some other local lebanese sauce. It tasted more like an onion wrapped with bread and minor sauce. Not stoked on the pizza at all.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKedSp92lbB3fbeju-FWvYSIakr2jOdKjpjqe66qHtvzl75aWHoDSxuk-gRz_qmhBPQG29ed31kADtyjrw1R8T1hZ2-hIzLcw7TmO5NfIkWlch5XOpUHyG4AQEemQ-y3Xd9kCQR1T2EZM/s1600-h/2009+winter+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKedSp92lbB3fbeju-FWvYSIakr2jOdKjpjqe66qHtvzl75aWHoDSxuk-gRz_qmhBPQG29ed31kADtyjrw1R8T1hZ2-hIzLcw7TmO5NfIkWlch5XOpUHyG4AQEemQ-y3Xd9kCQR1T2EZM/s320/2009+winter+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292867261630213506" /></a><br /><br />So... Comes the question... Would I marry a lebanese woman? I don't currently know any at the moment so I don't think its a big worry or decision I have to make but if I had to decide I think I could survive but not be super happy.Dan Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628970067190401118noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639193378872506692.post-48364187006894824652009-01-10T16:02:00.004-07:002009-01-10T16:12:18.729-07:00Where you been hiding.....Sorry i have been MIA for the last little while. This picture should explain whats been keeping me super busy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwD89ZuChUYGQHrnqKOFM1X6cWlAXHXZA_kcgS-d1Sxe7Yqo16gBRAcgb5HO9vRmasvgk5bQD1lkU3jhGTcPTTHe0SMXi-lhqVCJj8U0b5xQxv91IkXFkW1s1qgzQkh39t-0wIMY4ZU3f/s1600-h/snow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwD89ZuChUYGQHrnqKOFM1X6cWlAXHXZA_kcgS-d1Sxe7Yqo16gBRAcgb5HO9vRmasvgk5bQD1lkU3jhGTcPTTHe0SMXi-lhqVCJj8U0b5xQxv91IkXFkW1s1qgzQkh39t-0wIMY4ZU3f/s320/snow.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289804814169111202" /></a><br /><br />I have been shoveling so much freaking snow! Unfortunately its how i make my benjamins. In the summer its landscaping and winter is snow removal. I run a crew and work insane long, late, cold hours. I know your laughing since most peeps who are reading this know how much i dislike being cold and love the sun. It is helping me stash the cash to travel or move back to Hawaii. But seriously its been snowing non-stop. <br /><br />On to more important things. My christmas was epic as always and got hooked up with some cash and other cool stuff. The cash was an important role in my goal to travel and explore my new hobby. Here is what a little cash gets you.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbSr45zmmTvyoqYenJLPPzLIy6ivfx8TlVUma_ARi98iH-Dw96TDFPS6OOAp051nCmau5pffT6M25jebsVkHFtA5yrceOemX6E2xLevlyJY5uognd18RgehhWYYI-1EFK44ChrhNVeZCH/s1600-h/camera.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbSr45zmmTvyoqYenJLPPzLIy6ivfx8TlVUma_ARi98iH-Dw96TDFPS6OOAp051nCmau5pffT6M25jebsVkHFtA5yrceOemX6E2xLevlyJY5uognd18RgehhWYYI-1EFK44ChrhNVeZCH/s320/camera.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289806530617245634" /></a><br /> im super stoked to use it for blogging but most of all traveling and documenting my trips and adventures and making photo books online. Eeee!Dan Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628970067190401118noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639193378872506692.post-21913862158182023322008-12-12T00:20:00.028-07:002008-12-12T02:58:42.379-07:00The Californias.... EPIC<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3_TNTfo7LrRWuueclyHg9SQ6StYBqsGsvhcEYJsDZ_NwktU4DisovK_xukyYmzBIlHUiDbss_FMLpXKkumrmfl4xOLkkJzGpmSsd0L02URUe99uZ3IiZ46hjaAnPHXI6Yzn0N5-ul68B/s1600-h/Cal+flag.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3_TNTfo7LrRWuueclyHg9SQ6StYBqsGsvhcEYJsDZ_NwktU4DisovK_xukyYmzBIlHUiDbss_FMLpXKkumrmfl4xOLkkJzGpmSsd0L02URUe99uZ3IiZ46hjaAnPHXI6Yzn0N5-ul68B/s320/Cal+flag.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278835113390066978" /></a><br />So after being oceanless for the summer i made up my mind i needed a surf trip. Due to one of my buddies not having a passport and me probably being super rusty at surfing we decided to venture to my third home... Southern California. I LOVE CALIFORNIA! I've been going there for years since i was like two years old. I try to go there every year on a trip. So back in mid september we packed, booked our hotel and got all psyched for our trip. Traverls: Spencer Pearson (long time neighborhood friend) aka douchey (i'll explain the nicknames later; James jolley (good buddy on the mission) aka rashy; and me aka Beardy. We headed out at 5AM to make good time.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDzDVj_kV6CrtlOVz_HUZ-bylnGQg1z-gfkfIFSpSjoZFzBUmYdLpFWWeap7krdbfyzBUtgwlWecJOoWTpQCZ5huNmUm1l5SfNtRtyVWLO2Si7fdODtKiSvkIsyCR5MipgwTzS4YB_5oI/s1600-h/California+08+076.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDzDVj_kV6CrtlOVz_HUZ-bylnGQg1z-gfkfIFSpSjoZFzBUmYdLpFWWeap7krdbfyzBUtgwlWecJOoWTpQCZ5huNmUm1l5SfNtRtyVWLO2Si7fdODtKiSvkIsyCR5MipgwTzS4YB_5oI/s320/California+08+076.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278803887963919570" /></a><br />We made a pit stop for a soda and bathroom and came across this hickside of Utah.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinLgiz7Mb21oUopd71lg2ur2YD0-Qa9obBIWLtpTrLuZu5T4T_4vNnH1cHF0peoYa5m95_Gv1Sq2amuYQTKeNRUmBkiX3Hp3RWjpX0UYDweFR68GMElFKUu8GfAUSRndRynCRadcOGqFRD/s1600-h/California+08+077.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinLgiz7Mb21oUopd71lg2ur2YD0-Qa9obBIWLtpTrLuZu5T4T_4vNnH1cHF0peoYa5m95_Gv1Sq2amuYQTKeNRUmBkiX3Hp3RWjpX0UYDweFR68GMElFKUu8GfAUSRndRynCRadcOGqFRD/s320/California+08+077.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278804991101331554" /></a><br />We got back on the road till we hit st george where my pops was so we decided to fill up with gas and pay a visit to him while he was at our condo.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDX7_-b4H0EIWVBBfW0aWhPA6aUD0FKn2ox4IeI1DEJgks7368jKBz3zJS4fLIow_ff-_i2nNVrEGs0pyAyylmIT2GV9CIHrt6nvvxs_OwP1cniqjUgc8LDUs8P1Rfp7UE91cpWmSXaXpA/s1600-h/California+08+078.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDX7_-b4H0EIWVBBfW0aWhPA6aUD0FKn2ox4IeI1DEJgks7368jKBz3zJS4fLIow_ff-_i2nNVrEGs0pyAyylmIT2GV9CIHrt6nvvxs_OwP1cniqjUgc8LDUs8P1Rfp7UE91cpWmSXaXpA/s320/California+08+078.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278805973570888034" /></a><br />So as we were cruising to vegas we made another nessacary stop to make this trip more epic.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsC30zUmm_tT7Q6wYXe287YpSjy76tbcSYjMOsvQDd5gGAk3RS-Ih5uH4Ij5VCYGAI4dUyn4q0gA3uc_PY8mUJDfyLFsdHGJ6NLMEha9AJuiH40eyKnYh9Elj_n0ka9JJCv0XS-mnVBVt8/s1600-h/California+08+080.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsC30zUmm_tT7Q6wYXe287YpSjy76tbcSYjMOsvQDd5gGAk3RS-Ih5uH4Ij5VCYGAI4dUyn4q0gA3uc_PY8mUJDfyLFsdHGJ6NLMEha9AJuiH40eyKnYh9Elj_n0ka9JJCv0XS-mnVBVt8/s320/California+08+080.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278806906157533106" /></a> and if your looking for the best burger in vegas, DONT go to average in n outs but too.....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkjZWCH6wZfG0pImhFVXF1fVdp9A6iU6dWuuyANQzBYBz-pjqhM6GqE4pT44i83O9dv6VWYkRzJmi3VKMbeXa90PCIBAj_8KciFziKJY1oP6lkE7EmtSNluWMsOcsp0URi1lubQ6QbzXc/s1600-h/California+08+083.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkjZWCH6wZfG0pImhFVXF1fVdp9A6iU6dWuuyANQzBYBz-pjqhM6GqE4pT44i83O9dv6VWYkRzJmi3VKMbeXa90PCIBAj_8KciFziKJY1oP6lkE7EmtSNluWMsOcsp0URi1lubQ6QbzXc/s320/California+08+083.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278807787233289426" /></a> Even Notorious BIG raps about this. Sorry In n out fans. Our buddy spencer also won huge money in vegas playing roulette. $400 to be exact. So we get back on the road and head for the beautiful destination. On the way there we had been in the car pretty long and spencer and I had to entertain ourselves. We see this guy driving next to us in a white mercedes or bmw with his wife and another couple in the back with the license plate "MASHY". ha ha Maybe you had to be there but we kept cracking jokes like "hey Mashy thats quite the party you threw the other night. or Hey look everyone its Mashy. ha ha He just seemed like the schmoozer type and played tennis at a club and had pool parties where everyone knew him ha ha So spencer and I started calling james different names that ended in E sound. I had a beard thus called Beardy. Spencer pulled a douche move and cut tons of people off while driving and our friend jolly got a rash from surfing. So when we finally arrived in Laguna where we were staying we didn't waste anytime. Everyday was filled with rad adventures and cool people. Every morning we started our day off right with a light breakfast at<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2uCAhgmzy1JEgnFk4Oq_BYmbsc2GwtWRLabxIDbUC_DfTlcwNUql-BA7X6joIFvgPUGSmMnh5kb2I5wwpAQX52fwGRFVOE6UZC8gaSJSNyZ7Syu-ZsgA6dwP32R69vWAiYj_waZTRhcV/s1600-h/California+08+089.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2uCAhgmzy1JEgnFk4Oq_BYmbsc2GwtWRLabxIDbUC_DfTlcwNUql-BA7X6joIFvgPUGSmMnh5kb2I5wwpAQX52fwGRFVOE6UZC8gaSJSNyZ7Syu-ZsgA6dwP32R69vWAiYj_waZTRhcV/s320/California+08+089.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278817764840583282" /></a><br />...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGDfEr_BlsSUWF4iZV_gl4nkkU_rnH1AVL6fqNNAhl7T5oLfnjT4yVAV7HPsuqfsIrH6QzO0hdelc4VpIfCs9Jnk6BBUqA-XLnWFHBnQyYJLSg4OdBhghYH0XvYyUxLvrFaucoIYf8sue/s1600-h/California+08+090.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGDfEr_BlsSUWF4iZV_gl4nkkU_rnH1AVL6fqNNAhl7T5oLfnjT4yVAV7HPsuqfsIrH6QzO0hdelc4VpIfCs9Jnk6BBUqA-XLnWFHBnQyYJLSg4OdBhghYH0XvYyUxLvrFaucoIYf8sue/s320/California+08+090.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278817768529280994" /></a> Every morning we went in and visited with the asian lady that owned the donut shop and she would ask what cool things we had planned and gave us life advice. She was such a rad lady.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzwBmLTktGQmuyfQx9qOwaeZF90UTUyuBfAcx3u3mUZsNjMhEWxbv3c0mLwOH7YPnERBycufeEpvnwYXiGmje-bvt-s8xtzPJXbKAedsoqaWUnaloyLBJG_tuWyGbZxRpoT3vyJFw65Il/s1600-h/California+08+094.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzwBmLTktGQmuyfQx9qOwaeZF90UTUyuBfAcx3u3mUZsNjMhEWxbv3c0mLwOH7YPnERBycufeEpvnwYXiGmje-bvt-s8xtzPJXbKAedsoqaWUnaloyLBJG_tuWyGbZxRpoT3vyJFw65Il/s320/California+08+094.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278818934613484210" /></a> I can't remember what day we did everything but I will just show the pictures and explain. Here we went Mini golfing one of our favorite things to do. The game got intense as dinner was on the line. James and I tied so we played paper rock scissors for the dinner and he won!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcksdm6__edEOugA5IiDGRvXB1GUTzfcLApmEQp9jbjpLAblRgH3pVfARS5kKCZysgXxYrnTfgJvDMPmpDiFgGdH_IgQVeoxO2h6AaXsBjmh1bNGfEA0Op8vv5VAbBqsywVJqRnARIaQd/s1600-h/California+08+099.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcksdm6__edEOugA5IiDGRvXB1GUTzfcLApmEQp9jbjpLAblRgH3pVfARS5kKCZysgXxYrnTfgJvDMPmpDiFgGdH_IgQVeoxO2h6AaXsBjmh1bNGfEA0Op8vv5VAbBqsywVJqRnARIaQd/s320/California+08+099.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278820960093194354" /></a> We lit off fire works while haning out with some friends in san diego and blamed it on James aka rashy.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsixpCCIXAqEs9hELOIHuivb7qtf0CZJ9tI7mpofLNpBooeM0IRR2HN1ZOOMLO0qW465Apgf9XMiK-ZOSHprgXtvXgJ68dWVab8GdUihi5RMW4F1ojH6zF0hKLTMlwZ_ix4S7JY-Jjk2o/s1600-h/California+08+027.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsixpCCIXAqEs9hELOIHuivb7qtf0CZJ9tI7mpofLNpBooeM0IRR2HN1ZOOMLO0qW465Apgf9XMiK-ZOSHprgXtvXgJ68dWVab8GdUihi5RMW4F1ojH6zF0hKLTMlwZ_ix4S7JY-Jjk2o/s320/California+08+027.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278822344727212834" /></a> <br />We ate good food while we were there.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuiNGi4u6b_vcF_HPeB7ypa7yAO0dyNs5h_me-Dvrc3M5rP_T0ctw5QwkB-T8nZW8wVm-BLwlzKRVyqTa8GROWW-rp0v2z_ueN5xtALbptnA613YMwXnlNQMsYzpI1fj3lZeXnE7Q4WQV_/s1600-h/California+08+041.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuiNGi4u6b_vcF_HPeB7ypa7yAO0dyNs5h_me-Dvrc3M5rP_T0ctw5QwkB-T8nZW8wVm-BLwlzKRVyqTa8GROWW-rp0v2z_ueN5xtALbptnA613YMwXnlNQMsYzpI1fj3lZeXnE7Q4WQV_/s320/California+08+041.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278824137454989538" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBo36rFCGTu8n50PDlssU5XNR-z-BofV545gg6_KGFt_W-bOVR-a7N0q4ncGmiprfMey4tHgnETO3AHedGJKwQnfVKe62DLgO6PogfYTOqZfRXJy3m9b85xJDuhkG87KAc9mkMqq1stwSr/s1600-h/California+08+095.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBo36rFCGTu8n50PDlssU5XNR-z-BofV545gg6_KGFt_W-bOVR-a7N0q4ncGmiprfMey4tHgnETO3AHedGJKwQnfVKe62DLgO6PogfYTOqZfRXJy3m9b85xJDuhkG87KAc9mkMqq1stwSr/s320/California+08+095.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278824135377774514" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYwqT1HGCal1KhMZmX5aFw7QUiunrS6NMTnrPaLdJfa94gw30YXkRn8MpkNHLBaXi7XJHr90_vsWUQ94-UqlZsA4B7gUuL0arl2SGdKQ00pQq2PeI4h55MziPq36J36M-EXnm6bkewq31e/s1600-h/California+08+037.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYwqT1HGCal1KhMZmX5aFw7QUiunrS6NMTnrPaLdJfa94gw30YXkRn8MpkNHLBaXi7XJHr90_vsWUQ94-UqlZsA4B7gUuL0arl2SGdKQ00pQq2PeI4h55MziPq36J36M-EXnm6bkewq31e/s320/California+08+037.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278824131763810754" /></a><br />My generous nice sister hooked us up with second row seats fro the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRYq-ZsnV5vlJnNowDKs3sJCK0pYyYs6Ar4EMcxuoQto-lHPRm0lE9ExYJ-rKr0QbfxjzhyphenhyphenP9Uu0RyRAnv9ds5mCMauOi-dbbeWhmEKdN_io9oK-Rg8RrvaN_L1I-6oLwi2ViQfKi6msC/s1600-h/California+08+034.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRYq-ZsnV5vlJnNowDKs3sJCK0pYyYs6Ar4EMcxuoQto-lHPRm0lE9ExYJ-rKr0QbfxjzhyphenhyphenP9Uu0RyRAnv9ds5mCMauOi-dbbeWhmEKdN_io9oK-Rg8RrvaN_L1I-6oLwi2ViQfKi6msC/s320/California+08+034.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278826003384842946" /></a><br />Here is a short story about karma. So after surfing we were driving back to the hotel. We decided to stop for gas on the way. As spencer and i are feeling up this gentlemen approaches us. He was prob in his mid 50's and dressed casually nice. He asked us if we had five dollars to get gas. We were kinda shocked that this older nice dressed man driving a mustang was asking us for money. He said when he went to pay he had left his wallet but if we could lend him some money he would send us a check in the mail. Spencer and I each gave him five or ten bucks and told him not to worry about it but to promise to help someone else out in need. So later that night we decided to go to the LA Angels baseball game. I was pretty excited since this was the first Major League game i've been to. We go to buy tickets and they said the cheapest they had were $65 seats. We couldn't afford that and were way bummed. So before we left i wanted to get pictures outside the stadium when this random guy comes out of nowhere and asks us if we have tickets. We told him we didn't and he handed us three tickets and told us to enjoy the game. We tried to pay him but he walked off and said don't worry about it. I have no doubt what goes around comes around. Karma is so real. Here is proof <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtocARnRZj8zadhyphenhyphentAGbSwxK6wLFjtdX7KAogytSH4wE3gWvTHkln_NniW4D_6xNn4ZShumDMt-1Nk1FMroYg5allneXgz63xC2TemoXVC1FuOAt1x6hLMU-V1GRDXtBnrgDG52zDqM8QZ/s1600-h/California+08+052.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtocARnRZj8zadhyphenhyphentAGbSwxK6wLFjtdX7KAogytSH4wE3gWvTHkln_NniW4D_6xNn4ZShumDMt-1Nk1FMroYg5allneXgz63xC2TemoXVC1FuOAt1x6hLMU-V1GRDXtBnrgDG52zDqM8QZ/s320/California+08+052.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278829878690569650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY3RTAN9f2w6soy3gEp4eIw3SQk34CC9nJOcC6ZDfwMeSlXs3xhNddyBdfwWGBM8EjvmWr4PuOM6WtY3N1wlTSZoQ8uhlqr9v0KzM4ZQjp4slhxp9hXR5fpl_VRVWU0Lk8SXM2bAEN0p8w/s1600-h/California+08+057.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY3RTAN9f2w6soy3gEp4eIw3SQk34CC9nJOcC6ZDfwMeSlXs3xhNddyBdfwWGBM8EjvmWr4PuOM6WtY3N1wlTSZoQ8uhlqr9v0KzM4ZQjp4slhxp9hXR5fpl_VRVWU0Lk8SXM2bAEN0p8w/s320/California+08+057.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278829871702538050" /></a><br />We were so lucky and grateful. We went and saw the stars on the side walk<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84O7M2lnerq23hmjDjSVOpu0mt7PAHSOu88vJEzi6g1LYtSzCA-vyWblY9c_yjWH2d2fkJKz043VlUmxREBXgWEUPIoAvIFZIVB6ftidtxl54g4L4JSfn2fMbOqjuFt0dUismjfckoX7k/s1600-h/California+08+029.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84O7M2lnerq23hmjDjSVOpu0mt7PAHSOu88vJEzi6g1LYtSzCA-vyWblY9c_yjWH2d2fkJKz043VlUmxREBXgWEUPIoAvIFZIVB6ftidtxl54g4L4JSfn2fMbOqjuFt0dUismjfckoX7k/s320/California+08+029.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278832207957716114" /></a><br /><br />We hung out with birds!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi88KppkrYAnTy1wm6u__kCr3hkXSijUuxBmt3ET_sEiYQOdo31ulwwbNSgqgaso2gsItalsaDMm-Q2eU-WQms_ojLVUiU184ZHkCfjzWHPIUQBUdBW9ShekhlymtYhuw8W-z9EtdKgZXZ6/s1600-h/California+08+065.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi88KppkrYAnTy1wm6u__kCr3hkXSijUuxBmt3ET_sEiYQOdo31ulwwbNSgqgaso2gsItalsaDMm-Q2eU-WQms_ojLVUiU184ZHkCfjzWHPIUQBUdBW9ShekhlymtYhuw8W-z9EtdKgZXZ6/s320/California+08+065.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278831319594155186" /></a><br />Met this girl christina playing guitar on the street. She is pretty good and is on i tunes.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9dM-Tchhz-mDidJt6djWet_W3lGsAyd47X3rRG4hxNpjkzoYCr5xeJO8mYAkRb0gvhZJzugtMu42zRg8Bu2YYT99Y6IYM10JpEKdRCWytq91OuBzy_TX9PxSUW-W_AMszCFa3gBVEWk8g/s1600-h/California+08+072.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9dM-Tchhz-mDidJt6djWet_W3lGsAyd47X3rRG4hxNpjkzoYCr5xeJO8mYAkRb0gvhZJzugtMu42zRg8Bu2YYT99Y6IYM10JpEKdRCWytq91OuBzy_TX9PxSUW-W_AMszCFa3gBVEWk8g/s320/California+08+072.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278833432517207010" /></a><br />took random pictures <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-VdDx-501IpK3uSJGuqngMvA-gsIL5mNHeGgQqN6sugl3CDYL4dGZKZhz9b-7yk0AubNi_242I-FId-TaUIStmO771DlW5xoRHBmrn1_YtpQhP_a0AdSxIc4KmkCSA8U975kHba04LGz/s1600-h/California+08+070.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-VdDx-501IpK3uSJGuqngMvA-gsIL5mNHeGgQqN6sugl3CDYL4dGZKZhz9b-7yk0AubNi_242I-FId-TaUIStmO771DlW5xoRHBmrn1_YtpQhP_a0AdSxIc4KmkCSA8U975kHba04LGz/s320/California+08+070.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278834559678744498" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibk0OMrXJlW4UAWLfBprdI6VGh9VxMEhvdVzLhIupD7qCgvFhYFCqOYxbrd-KnIF2vuiDhV5rC6cjmQ28PdPb8bX9EIKJTWK_z-uejDrgXsxYd70z7bKtQXI4Oscl6OuAPHz8HijnKFNRB/s1600-h/California+08+033.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibk0OMrXJlW4UAWLfBprdI6VGh9VxMEhvdVzLhIupD7qCgvFhYFCqOYxbrd-KnIF2vuiDhV5rC6cjmQ28PdPb8bX9EIKJTWK_z-uejDrgXsxYd70z7bKtQXI4Oscl6OuAPHz8HijnKFNRB/s320/California+08+033.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278834558032727522" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GzGrDULnPy5yejgY95BgCBNVMFx5htSmuoFFUyJGuZip2aqY_EKlN8SbO2qPVzybRzFVoDr7H70wnzePVSAdko_jU-iYCxHZvsHXxQHS2vCYiiy01ueiZpDysunLhcFpoYKSfSTFdR_g/s1600-h/0000544-R1-020-8A.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GzGrDULnPy5yejgY95BgCBNVMFx5htSmuoFFUyJGuZip2aqY_EKlN8SbO2qPVzybRzFVoDr7H70wnzePVSAdko_jU-iYCxHZvsHXxQHS2vCYiiy01ueiZpDysunLhcFpoYKSfSTFdR_g/s320/0000544-R1-020-8A.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278834552827602178" /></a><br />We went Deep Sea Fishing and caught at least five each but spencer caught nine i think. Our Captain, Jack, was mormon and hooked us up with some extra gear. He's the guy in the middle of the group shot <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsNQ1q0pD82DBWieiRt0xeb3MqrKBpRSIGOFKvdWqe03trjCtcZXqVu2z629mPm0t1YvqrBHHHPfOUlXd7RCVkF0ObQal91r4uZFlkiCuXm2c2V5lObpjzdz1Br2KEKx-jBHxWNuKpAnL/s1600-h/California+08+024.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsNQ1q0pD82DBWieiRt0xeb3MqrKBpRSIGOFKvdWqe03trjCtcZXqVu2z629mPm0t1YvqrBHHHPfOUlXd7RCVkF0ObQal91r4uZFlkiCuXm2c2V5lObpjzdz1Br2KEKx-jBHxWNuKpAnL/s320/California+08+024.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278837196113258162" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRScJf2HP4n-zWKuJikVi1IEoTMJiigWoqPnL95hLMzv-nNsAWbnwC9l2UI0CVRAHHOT8YFEePPaxCReBoYRUV04gWPHkQmFuGWCw_vNSJcKin77IIQX6Uqt1zff9YOKhXZuZaJ64kQDSs/s1600-h/California+08+012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRScJf2HP4n-zWKuJikVi1IEoTMJiigWoqPnL95hLMzv-nNsAWbnwC9l2UI0CVRAHHOT8YFEePPaxCReBoYRUV04gWPHkQmFuGWCw_vNSJcKin77IIQX6Uqt1zff9YOKhXZuZaJ64kQDSs/s320/California+08+012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278837194901446978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilr28S701RCXNq39LX6lz45gOvuEstd2YXidhFWIIQC2SMGf_Eee22zMjHoh9ysZW7i16YRl7RNfoOjqYjw7Ol_1NZZVvVexhPL6oBGhzCHonO364MzUB-5io9xkryPIzWva96nHktclsy/s1600-h/California+08+008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilr28S701RCXNq39LX6lz45gOvuEstd2YXidhFWIIQC2SMGf_Eee22zMjHoh9ysZW7i16YRl7RNfoOjqYjw7Ol_1NZZVvVexhPL6oBGhzCHonO364MzUB-5io9xkryPIzWva96nHktclsy/s320/California+08+008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278837180133713042" /></a> Deep sea fishing is one of the funnest things to do and you should try it if you ever get the chance. <br />We saw Palm Trees<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5K1Zc7daiBMVI3vdZGxBRFEHXYaMogpB5ZxTZ8NDmT696GmNGbIYsqJLwtWwTR54xgjRZdjWK2-dfTYFQgb_YVtIYv7cf-sfouFfmVS6GGWQ_xvxKV_MY17WWVOgO_iuq5drCaXc_jpW/s1600-h/California+08+091.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5K1Zc7daiBMVI3vdZGxBRFEHXYaMogpB5ZxTZ8NDmT696GmNGbIYsqJLwtWwTR54xgjRZdjWK2-dfTYFQgb_YVtIYv7cf-sfouFfmVS6GGWQ_xvxKV_MY17WWVOgO_iuq5drCaXc_jpW/s320/California+08+091.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278838220314208834" /></a><br />And Finally we spent majority of our time in the Water! Of course we don't have many pictures because no one wanted to stay on the beach. The last few days it was the foggiest i've ever seen So cal and it lasted for a few days pretty much nonstop.You'll see a random guy destroying the wave with his sick skills. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnCxC16PEleidIrFaJwdx0x-yf9d6EJxlh0J7IvzDgFVv_roknw_JNpYL4P2DePHpoGeOFwCVRqIhUjVp7LcR3yR9IeOJpdhxSbs-qaTEVBuib1WBXgGDdICWYUN_NE77An9F_Axq0CFI/s1600-h/0000544-R1-018-7A.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnCxC16PEleidIrFaJwdx0x-yf9d6EJxlh0J7IvzDgFVv_roknw_JNpYL4P2DePHpoGeOFwCVRqIhUjVp7LcR3yR9IeOJpdhxSbs-qaTEVBuib1WBXgGDdICWYUN_NE77An9F_Axq0CFI/s320/0000544-R1-018-7A.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278839564029535794" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfsJ244ZeLi6EMxZtWcojiIsPNVFz5zhCKoQF1wyohmZt7JdJGF8MITxaa9G5lRa9lgwYLHSnv2uqUCdXdtXn5rHYYvHCpULOL9jA037lUhI5xnuECNExIRmqGqAmBzcg-hok1XNAQUq0/s1600-h/0000544-R1-014-5A.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfsJ244ZeLi6EMxZtWcojiIsPNVFz5zhCKoQF1wyohmZt7JdJGF8MITxaa9G5lRa9lgwYLHSnv2uqUCdXdtXn5rHYYvHCpULOL9jA037lUhI5xnuECNExIRmqGqAmBzcg-hok1XNAQUq0/s320/0000544-R1-014-5A.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278839567318678770" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQKgk825RLkXMsFztKqhzPDcpVBRnnhq_SrxIS2GqJ9Pydyq_WAEAfgwIJty47BXx7ZV6RPzcWSkdzsEgj8iF0I-OMrdbc-Rn9Izvrxx9YKK2NeX7LW4g2q_pDUL4mUsHVTAI9bkRuMwI/s1600-h/California+08+045.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQKgk825RLkXMsFztKqhzPDcpVBRnnhq_SrxIS2GqJ9Pydyq_WAEAfgwIJty47BXx7ZV6RPzcWSkdzsEgj8iF0I-OMrdbc-Rn9Izvrxx9YKK2NeX7LW4g2q_pDUL4mUsHVTAI9bkRuMwI/s320/California+08+045.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278839558219405922" /></a><br />I was able to take my fish board down and it felt so good being back on my board and in the water.Im super grateful that I was able to take this trip with some friends. I love to travel. I will never forget this epic trip.Dan Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628970067190401118noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639193378872506692.post-12673283309062986762008-11-10T00:15:00.016-07:002008-11-10T02:28:53.582-07:00Sleep through the staticI know im totally lagging on this but i had to post it. So im gonna brief you real quick so this all makes sense. Back in the winter semester at BYU Hawaii I was in the final semester of school and being club President for the schools best club, Ocean Appreciation Club which my good friend Matt Gates and I had started the end of my first semester there. In short we organized beach clean ups and worked with surf organizations and surf shops on the north shore to make a good connection with the community. My last semester there we had an amazing opportunity (much mahalos to my good friend Julie) to help jack johnson's Kokua Foundation organize a HUGE beach clean up for them in support of his annual Kokua music festival. I had the honor to work closely with the good people of Kokua foundation and especially Kim Johnson, Jack's wife. After this successful event and a few days before my departure back to Utah, Kim Johnson called me to come to her hous for an interview to work with them. Long story short when Jack came to play in slc they hooked me up with the COOLEST night ever.... BACKSTAGE PASSES. It was so fun to hang out with all the bands behind the scene and to see my good friends from hawaii again. The show was EPIC! My friend porter and i were able to stay on the side of the stage the whole night. It was such an awesome feeling too see how it all works and to hang out with all of those people. We hung out with the Neil Halstead band quite a bit of the night. They were so nice and funny. They are from england and we talked about surfing all night. When Jack came on it was so rad to be on stage as he came out. You could feel the energy from the crowd and see the faceless people waiting to hear him play. It was such an awe struck feeling knowing that he gets this reaction every show. The show was so fun and him and his wife were so kind to us. HUGE Mahalos to Kim Johnson for the tickets. Check out this epic night. I'll try to upload the video
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<br />Here is Neil Halstead. Such a good musician and rad guy <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hVla6RdJSRTLmqwbiPhsGoKouKCPB7Q9RNeRG9299X7v2DQEVmLWiNbqaDUWf4yTVPG6VPqZbz06Lkv0q6bkaJHZCHLZlJ2JbXjV5iXM2NIrGjekc6M9ok8qMKCUcXkt1hZcneEabE_M/s1600-h/Jack+Johnson+slc+08+006.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266929888347767538 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hVla6RdJSRTLmqwbiPhsGoKouKCPB7Q9RNeRG9299X7v2DQEVmLWiNbqaDUWf4yTVPG6VPqZbz06Lkv0q6bkaJHZCHLZlJ2JbXjV5iXM2NIrGjekc6M9ok8qMKCUcXkt1hZcneEabE_M/s320/Jack+Johnson+slc+08+006.jpg" border=0></A>
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<br />Here is the whole Neil Halstead band in action. Check out there music <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZQ8eX7bZYVNVIqRpKBmoGJwlpKuAezyzrjbjeBcnNRU85KLRJiSzGPe_9POjD2vdJwZEXQfhlKJfPMpwkN81ZP4XQ4z5ZdLbGsorcfolwyQAyhQl3I2ORCOBVcEbQYAAAp_3sWQaicE3/s1600-h/Jack+Johnson+slc+08+013.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266931029225408258 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZQ8eX7bZYVNVIqRpKBmoGJwlpKuAezyzrjbjeBcnNRU85KLRJiSzGPe_9POjD2vdJwZEXQfhlKJfPMpwkN81ZP4XQ4z5ZdLbGsorcfolwyQAyhQl3I2ORCOBVcEbQYAAAp_3sWQaicE3/s320/Jack+Johnson+slc+08+013.jpg" border=0></A>
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<br />Reppn it on stage
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<br />What they do when their not playing music. Jack's ping pong table <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CPDNrd8HMv7Re7ZhxUYUfaUR5wf19OGsZpxSf-BJNxKzmUhfsOCC7jNgaPS8kPdqw51n76VTVT79E6pCp80tMu8QoMNQQey0Shgsb-hqurRJEQuUTGfL0kolSee8ujBHyMDRClp9T5Xm/s1600-h/Jack+Johnson+slc+08+016.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266932792717383746 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CPDNrd8HMv7Re7ZhxUYUfaUR5wf19OGsZpxSf-BJNxKzmUhfsOCC7jNgaPS8kPdqw51n76VTVT79E6pCp80tMu8QoMNQQey0Shgsb-hqurRJEQuUTGfL0kolSee8ujBHyMDRClp9T5Xm/s320/Jack+Johnson+slc+08+016.jpg" border=0></A>
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<br />The second band Rogue Wave. Not my favorite <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvfwxYaDukeVOrVRfy0xlNAqfVM0nS3RSz4_rw-zxgc9XtgeJxN1J1b-gHv8R137CKdrkHvUFgrvfq5x3xLJ7kBF521ED2Gl2E2uwnxvg0eCBdWw2bYRS0UvipSXHqV79V5jXNQtvgobt/s1600-h/Jack+Johnson+slc+08+018.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266933704318586530 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvfwxYaDukeVOrVRfy0xlNAqfVM0nS3RSz4_rw-zxgc9XtgeJxN1J1b-gHv8R137CKdrkHvUFgrvfq5x3xLJ7kBF521ED2Gl2E2uwnxvg0eCBdWw2bYRS0UvipSXHqV79V5jXNQtvgobt/s320/Jack+Johnson+slc+08+018.jpg" border=0></A>
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<br />Jack and the band arrive on stage <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYElYLOhIMXl_r_RgHKMaKaiebGE2iVoIApJk8UXlWCT6G-118g2_J5aYfvMWMv9GBhAeeOFTe1jWtpOiekboVAbCNZ5GURUUf9L3lhYiB6ruCUuQyjE8vPd8SE-J_bGgEz2fUOlyKPjJ/s1600-h/Jack+Johnson+slc+08+030.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266935331607091138 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYElYLOhIMXl_r_RgHKMaKaiebGE2iVoIApJk8UXlWCT6G-118g2_J5aYfvMWMv9GBhAeeOFTe1jWtpOiekboVAbCNZ5GURUUf9L3lhYiB6ruCUuQyjE8vPd8SE-J_bGgEz2fUOlyKPjJ/s320/Jack+Johnson+slc+08+030.jpg" border=0></A>
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<br />Zach Gill jammin out on the MELODICA! Keeled it <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BdRkINXcyNoz7qUFIThBcc7GtUpqBszpdS-G8s2x3lRA4V-A1ylJR7oUju4k7P2uQpi8boTFZkpkyjYQiSOGAVXv8Xk1P1H2-59bCPdJL9FqbKpvHNoF5WVLqI4yAQPy6wkGAb7DFPmV/s1600-h/Jack+Johnson+slc+08+071.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266936523695729698 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BdRkINXcyNoz7qUFIThBcc7GtUpqBszpdS-G8s2x3lRA4V-A1ylJR7oUju4k7P2uQpi8boTFZkpkyjYQiSOGAVXv8Xk1P1H2-59bCPdJL9FqbKpvHNoF5WVLqI4yAQPy6wkGAb7DFPmV/s320/Jack+Johnson+slc+08+071.jpg" border=0></A>
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<br />Zach, Jack, Guy from rogue wave, and Neil Halstead jamming <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKc83GmdsCrYcIwSOb2XbPLr1NLa1HFH72Rr_5uIdP_CxJQY1kGkVnu-w-kfsoZeh4tih9wEveK71pM2x0lG-VYEZYiL5KxIYlsPEfMBEVcx0tBD0_PlcMR51MRwO4p-0ddtkPzXLYP3eg/s1600-h/Jack+Johnson+slc+08+079.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266937572598547426 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKc83GmdsCrYcIwSOb2XbPLr1NLa1HFH72Rr_5uIdP_CxJQY1kGkVnu-w-kfsoZeh4tih9wEveK71pM2x0lG-VYEZYiL5KxIYlsPEfMBEVcx0tBD0_PlcMR51MRwO4p-0ddtkPzXLYP3eg/s320/Jack+Johnson+slc+08+079.jpg" border=0></A>
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<br />Jack on guitar and Zach on accordian <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LRDIuvvCeBQy3oeCkPR5ps2QK5Vmceg9tXl_6E3w0Rfj4AX3A4pcn1vbm91hKSgPcDQZ0dJ0qUvGGGmnZ_-cEzqURoPgayrqhnNvxgUvpZOxSweOOrFNSZFXqp0VTb5EDtTLkXJTJ-5x/s1600-h/Jack+Johnson+slc+08+091.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266941130463603810 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LRDIuvvCeBQy3oeCkPR5ps2QK5Vmceg9tXl_6E3w0Rfj4AX3A4pcn1vbm91hKSgPcDQZ0dJ0qUvGGGmnZ_-cEzqURoPgayrqhnNvxgUvpZOxSweOOrFNSZFXqp0VTb5EDtTLkXJTJ-5x/s320/Jack+Johnson+slc+08+091.jpg" border=0></A>
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<br />Jack playing solo <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKhU39anCNNSWB1gtHJjx12nd_jKwMsegGt6uQywkrOO3JTEIoThw97OuIwuXKLgBvuSXiKt8TvT5FAaocpDLwucVQ03u2MP8RRl_AD-ZbyLzVJwPGt-azVa-mfE6_i8q4mxpywKks5XW3/s1600-h/Jack+Johnson+slc+08+096.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266940177267222274 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKhU39anCNNSWB1gtHJjx12nd_jKwMsegGt6uQywkrOO3JTEIoThw97OuIwuXKLgBvuSXiKt8TvT5FAaocpDLwucVQ03u2MP8RRl_AD-ZbyLzVJwPGt-azVa-mfE6_i8q4mxpywKks5XW3/s320/Jack+Johnson+slc+08+096.jpg" border=0></A>
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<br />Jack on the Uke Hawaiian style <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjap27ZgAyfSD5bEP4ea-jvgeBRkML-ZSoBDrwFPnDYsXJ5mQadhjSAyMaaRu0EJGKGO5njnCi2h-ilmJQCBUnY52KNx-xKtrYmGXMcm20U5zCwfTldHcUlr4HccH_xl88CO6m9z23sBtmc/s1600-h/Jack+Johnson+slc+08+086.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266941613631778210 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjap27ZgAyfSD5bEP4ea-jvgeBRkML-ZSoBDrwFPnDYsXJ5mQadhjSAyMaaRu0EJGKGO5njnCi2h-ilmJQCBUnY52KNx-xKtrYmGXMcm20U5zCwfTldHcUlr4HccH_xl88CO6m9z23sBtmc/s320/Jack+Johnson+slc+08+086.jpg" border=0></A>
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<br />Me, Neil, and Porter chillin after the show <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnyznc4HsEHj1GMGJ7JMTXit0ve7-2T3x0mXoRUZyzO1PNt6vxJGbAkp4vEbTNfl5lNYM4MY-C5OkqQu8UFurM6aHew_qcdAB1BgVIjPru3r2Kw3XRX4G1Ux-kw9ZOYgfOtGGzjDdiGd5/s1600-h/Jack+Johnson+slc+08+099.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266942227303068818 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnyznc4HsEHj1GMGJ7JMTXit0ve7-2T3x0mXoRUZyzO1PNt6vxJGbAkp4vEbTNfl5lNYM4MY-C5OkqQu8UFurM6aHew_qcdAB1BgVIjPru3r2Kw3XRX4G1Ux-kw9ZOYgfOtGGzjDdiGd5/s320/Jack+Johnson+slc+08+099.jpg" border=0></A>Dan Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628970067190401118noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639193378872506692.post-28224532454195632052008-10-27T00:16:00.002-06:002008-10-27T00:39:17.984-06:00Maybe we all just fall to pieces<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO5sTCbEI1xTc74IhLKyncJPoRRfCiyIvu7TWpeFILmXTFFTG7d79lVOFUPgXwxPqHw2wtcx3JfjNcaIuJXG3ZB-6GD5-ewCm7N44ON1lLVliDYj7uGL-HrQJMwOqYz0Xolk9jiNFGIVH2/s1600-h/mat+mchugh.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO5sTCbEI1xTc74IhLKyncJPoRRfCiyIvu7TWpeFILmXTFFTG7d79lVOFUPgXwxPqHw2wtcx3JfjNcaIuJXG3ZB-6GD5-ewCm7N44ON1lLVliDYj7uGL-HrQJMwOqYz0Xolk9jiNFGIVH2/s320/mat+mchugh.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261719474111849538" /></a><br />I was so stoked this week to FINALLY get this new cd i have been waiting for. His name is MAT MCHUGH. not MATT but MAT. He is the lead singer for the beautiful girls. They are on of my favorite bands. They come out of australia and are so good. He decided to do a side project of some acoustic stuff he had been working on and tried a little solo thing. No worries. He has not left the beautiful girls. I totally recommend this cd. Check it out on i tunes. The album is called separatista. It is pretty chill and does a version of "ring the alarm" a classic sublime song. Also if you don't know me well and i haven't burned you any cds check out the beautiful girls. They have acoustic/roots reggae/dub sound. It is way chill. Let me know what ya think of the stuff by leaving a comment.Dan Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628970067190401118noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639193378872506692.post-90908294142843461242008-10-12T11:39:00.006-06:002008-10-13T23:39:18.248-06:00TAGGED.....So my good friend Shanster Tagged me... Like a few weeks ago.. Not so good at these but i'll give it a shot..<br /> Basic rules....List 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 current obsessions/collections, 3 surprising facts, and then tag 5 other people. Leave a comment for the people you tag so they know they have been tagged. <br /><br />3 joys: <br />1. My Family and Good Friends. I love being around my family and the little nephews and nieces. We always have a good laugh or funny story. My Close friends in many ways have been family to me and are included. Good Times for sure with my friends. <br />2.Traveling/Surfing/Ocean. Well this is no surprise to most of you. I LOVE TO TRAVEL SURF AND BE CLOSE TO THE OCEAN. Along with this goes family and friends. I have done these things with them which has made it even more of a cool experience. From the Carribean to yearly California trips to Hawaii (esp. the Maui trip and Kauai). It has given me so much. New insight and Postitive memories. Nothing better.<br />3. God. All of the above has been given to me by God. All i have and do is from Him. I feel extremely blessed and grateful for the experiences i've had that God gave me to help me learn. <br />4. Music. I know it was only three but Music is a huge part of my life. Love to listen to it. Play it. Figure it out. Learn it. Experience it. write it. Its been a huge role for me. Loved writing music with my good friend Drew and Brian. OAC for Life<br /><br />3 Fears:<br />1. Heights. May be a shock to some but its true. After living in Hawaii and going on crazy adventures and cliff jumping im slowly overcoming it or dealing with it really.<br />2. Getting Older. I love staying young and doing everything. I don't like to grow older. At the same time it has given me new insight and different opportunities.<br />3. Voting. Not a real fear but in this election I don't trust either of the candidates or their plans. <br /><br />3 Current obsessions/collections.<br />1. Photography/Film/Editing. I have always loved these and have done more film/editing than photography but just got a new lens for my camera and have loved exploring photagraphy with film. Good Combination.<br />2. i pods. This has been a collecting item for me. No im not collecting all the versions. Its not a hobby i like. I have gone through 4-5 ipods in the last 4 years. Most of them stolen and one recently died a month out of warranty. <br />3. My beard. Grew a beard in the last little while and i have come to like it and seeing the reactions of everyone. ha ha ha I'll post pictures of my latest trip so you can see it. Classic. <br /><br />3 Surprising facts.<br />1. I have a beard. ha ha<br />2. I've never broken a bone<br />3. Im purchasing a vehicle<br /><br />Ok now that i got that done i will tag... lacey Kressin... Malia and stu if he ever reads it.. Spencer Pearson ha ha ha... do it spence... Chelse matthews... ashley flake and... What the heck lets throw in Kristi and Jess. Nettie you would be tagged if you FINALLY got a blog ha haDan Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628970067190401118noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639193378872506692.post-45838078640983338122008-10-12T11:16:00.006-06:002008-10-12T11:34:48.115-06:00The journey begins......<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgsSxKfqsEOJEoZe693p3SR97SvxYRczKyOrW1JZnPDbKJ19YK-KmPnt73tkBHTVYyq3oBOj1zDcYovmCSuJht849cv3nExSRszF-OYgBUkWgo-xIVRgbiyVgiLkzQsNkrX7PpARf7xab/s1600-h/Passport.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgsSxKfqsEOJEoZe693p3SR97SvxYRczKyOrW1JZnPDbKJ19YK-KmPnt73tkBHTVYyq3oBOj1zDcYovmCSuJht849cv3nExSRszF-OYgBUkWgo-xIVRgbiyVgiLkzQsNkrX7PpARf7xab/s320/Passport.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256318254555129138" /></a><br /><br />"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -- Mark Twain <br /><br />I couldn't agree more with mark twain. So this summer one of my goals was to get a passport and about two months ago it was accomplished. You have no idea how stoked I was to get it in the mail that day. This just opened the world to me. So many places to see. So many cultures to learn and experience. So much to learn from other people. So many thoughts ran through my head of all the places I have talked about going and seeing so many places my good friends live throughout the world. Since I have delve into the world of surfing, it has opened my eyes to new places i wouldn't have thought of going too. Whenever I travel its such an interesting experience for me. I learn so much and just try to soak it all in. my travels thus far have been small but have taught me much. A few places im dying to see: Brazil, Indonesia, India, Egypt, Costa Rica, Panama and many others. Let me know your TOP THREE PLACES TO TRAVEL OR HAVE TRAVELED.<br /><br />"Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living." –- Miriam BeardDan Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628970067190401118noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639193378872506692.post-51168878289492214462008-10-04T23:42:00.008-06:002008-10-05T00:29:43.600-06:00Life, Love, LaughterThis was a month or two ago. So there are good things about moving back to Utah... It took awhile to find but its found. CONCERTS ha ha This local radio show 101.9 THE END is one of the only radio stations that plays Surf music such as jack, tristan, and Donavon. It so happens that Donavon Frankenreiter was cruising around in Utah for no reason and they got him to do a small show in the park. It was so rad. When i heard it on the radio i was super stoked on it. It was gonna be at a park close to downtown salt lake at noon. I knew this would be a way low key show and it totally was. Most people in Utah don't listen to "Beach Music" as the radio DJ's call it in a somewhat slandering way... Which is fine by me cause they just haven't lived the good life. ha ha I show up and donnie is just hanging out right there and totally reminded me of Hawaii and being a surf bum. Him and his base player get out the acoustic guitars and jam on a picnic table which of course i was right in front. He is promoting a new cd which you should check out Cause it WAY good. Its called Life, Love, Laughter. GO to i tunes. Here is some photos and footage of the show. The sound may not be way clear since i was right in front.CHECK OUT HIS CD. Aloha <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Bc67UnzN_SJ9MmEm8E7oIMEbbRKTZGbFEE1N1v7rSW8JSQKk2KEnvRFjMTUHUiRWg5FHNpBFypZbkB1MV9YjgL4ZdeeezBOPCfMRmREum0JNwthcAhXm1cwjwiIKZfRs0DnflHLXyVCU/s1600-h/donnie+1.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253542191708063186 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Bc67UnzN_SJ9MmEm8E7oIMEbbRKTZGbFEE1N1v7rSW8JSQKk2KEnvRFjMTUHUiRWg5FHNpBFypZbkB1MV9YjgL4ZdeeezBOPCfMRmREum0JNwthcAhXm1cwjwiIKZfRs0DnflHLXyVCU/s320/donnie+1.jpg" border=0></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDhj28kZfx80Tlsg0NfRa5JzsaqSiI2zBKGZbMtDLaQd75cQRLiB-DbJvTQuBAnvBtdpKJ5Os1TfTok3xCA-xQKOG7maxkGLhPn3ELZapQI6OUER7tpJCJzAMLM7W9aM2liMlRKWhk_5q/s1600-h/donnie+2.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253542366004941810 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDhj28kZfx80Tlsg0NfRa5JzsaqSiI2zBKGZbMtDLaQd75cQRLiB-DbJvTQuBAnvBtdpKJ5Os1TfTok3xCA-xQKOG7maxkGLhPn3ELZapQI6OUER7tpJCJzAMLM7W9aM2liMlRKWhk_5q/s320/donnie+2.jpg" border=0></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFa2TwKksY02ikL5t-SHTEVcnhmh0EfDREkxyHMVc68JQB1cP9W070INhd581piHsQf5wwiufLL-kWU9p_8-PBB-DqwYqpc12-9lUM8osfqdtUHAp3QbeYW-niVbbFj4Zhsn5W8GtzluFB/s1600-h/Donnie+show+010.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253542623373257922 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFa2TwKksY02ikL5t-SHTEVcnhmh0EfDREkxyHMVc68JQB1cP9W070INhd581piHsQf5wwiufLL-kWU9p_8-PBB-DqwYqpc12-9lUM8osfqdtUHAp3QbeYW-niVbbFj4Zhsn5W8GtzluFB/s320/Donnie+show+010.jpg" border=0></A><br /><OBJECT class=BLOG_video_class id=BLOG_video-e5f89c84e6d2b249 height=266 width=320 contentId="e5f89c84e6d2b249"></OBJECT>Dan Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628970067190401118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639193378872506692.post-44331754786033296672008-09-10T23:54:00.002-06:002008-09-11T00:19:36.217-06:00Think positive vibesSo i decided to still blog some random stuff since i haven't got my technical problem fixed with the picture uploading. I will still update those once i figure it out... Anyways.. Interesting experience tonight. I decided to go to the store to grab a chocolate milk and banana bread but mainly to get out and think. When I got to the milk section in the store there was a lady and this other couple prob in their fifties buying milk. The one lady was waiting for them to finish so she could get hers and that lady was inbetween me and chocolate milk... So we waited. I look over at the couple's shopping cart and it had prob six or seven gallons of milk... NO JOKE... I know you out there in the pacific region prob just spoiled in your pants. At least milk is cheaper here but still... Who goes through that much before it spoils. So they kinda move out of the way for this lady so she can grab her milk and as she is looking for it, the wife of the couple says, "is there a problem?" in a normal non-aggressive voice. The lady turns around and says, "no". As the couple walks off the lady starts mumbling under her breath but loud enough for me to hear, "Do You have a problem? Mind your own business lady", repeating this several times after. I happened to see this lady in another isle where the couple was just leaving and she murmurs the same exact thing in the same negative and bothered tone. I honestly thought about the situation in the store and my drive home and immediately had to blog it. My thoughts were that this lady was missing out. Here she was in the store at 11pm mad about milk because someone may have purchased her preferred kind first. I realized that this lady just had a negative attitude about life and let the smallest thing in the world bother her and change her mood. Maybe she had a bad day. Maybe she lost her job. Nonetheless it made me really think of how we need to be happy no matter what. This has been on my mind quite a bit lately and am seeing how its super important. I feel bad for that lady and pray she can find something to make life good. Life is good. We have tons to be grateful for and excited about. I really believe life is how you percieve it to be. You have to constantly remind yourself to be positive no matter what. A positive mind brings a peaceful and happy soul. Ha I just made that up. As Bob marley says, "You just can't live in that negative way.. if you know what i mean. Make way for the positve day".Dan Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628970067190401118noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639193378872506692.post-11437771694796643162008-09-07T12:35:00.002-06:002008-09-07T12:37:48.054-06:00Technical Difficulty.So sorry my page hasn't been updated. I have been having troubles uploading pictures and my page freezes. I don't know if anyone else is having troubles but Im working on it and soon will have new stuff up.Dan Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628970067190401118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639193378872506692.post-7816656746543243772008-08-19T22:37:00.006-06:002008-08-19T23:03:30.932-06:00The Hick side of Utah...DEMOLITION DERBY!SO a few weeks ago (as im still catching up on posts) some friends and I lived on the wild or lets say the roots of utah side of life and went out to Toole (for those of you unfamiliar with Utah it is way out west and complete ghetto dessert)for a Demolition Derby. This was so sweet and amazing if you have never been to one. Its pretty much just junk cars smashing and running into each other. It doesn't get better than this. You see all sorts of mullets and camoflage wear only to be expected from Toole. HA! <br /><br />Getting ready to punish<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQRLQf8wq_Yd7Qt-mR5itXxSffJzPjlX6KwwG37txmZK5foSXWFJpye5QOUuqIr6hCREzamNIM7gtInGHzb9tEuQftw5ZtLKiPuc1LHp71Bl6c10q7rlfqhwcFH_DGq0jQ6VGflZkcay98/s1600-h/Summer+2008+101.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQRLQf8wq_Yd7Qt-mR5itXxSffJzPjlX6KwwG37txmZK5foSXWFJpye5QOUuqIr6hCREzamNIM7gtInGHzb9tEuQftw5ZtLKiPuc1LHp71Bl6c10q7rlfqhwcFH_DGq0jQ6VGflZkcay98/s320/Summer+2008+101.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236457750671541090" /></a><br /><br />We made bets and my money was on the station wagon...AKA The WINNER<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5uWiRW3TaXslkMck0XMm9x6MiTv_ZUbfrkVOgYsXlM3WoVd8yUBvcEsnThOFvP6-x-u2HWSVvoZTQit04-l61WdefX8Nn4Wzh6yYlHXf5cjtPRAVFB6QxiuiVv4H-cuP9nfda3oayX_Nk/s1600-h/Summer+2008+103.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5uWiRW3TaXslkMck0XMm9x6MiTv_ZUbfrkVOgYsXlM3WoVd8yUBvcEsnThOFvP6-x-u2HWSVvoZTQit04-l61WdefX8Nn4Wzh6yYlHXf5cjtPRAVFB6QxiuiVv4H-cuP9nfda3oayX_Nk/s320/Summer+2008+103.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236457754786114802" /></a><br /><br />Here is some Mass destruction going on<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6jpm69OdaCz3LYOlpSSwlDWVGN8KAzRcO4QEqks3IN68LaUEuoEFccP2WTPR5JoJ3bWDY9H-LGQQ7qmi82A4eLl8v5rXO8Su9gclpJkBP5kd-1D_Bajr6KHbs1pa5zB4pZPduwoJU1y0/s1600-h/Summer+2008+105.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6jpm69OdaCz3LYOlpSSwlDWVGN8KAzRcO4QEqks3IN68LaUEuoEFccP2WTPR5JoJ3bWDY9H-LGQQ7qmi82A4eLl8v5rXO8Su9gclpJkBP5kd-1D_Bajr6KHbs1pa5zB4pZPduwoJU1y0/s320/Summer+2008+105.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236459372124821058" /></a><br /><br />More demolishing acts<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2GxenrntQs4CtNp_d5KzUwUaHkuS1b7zsxwBxJLzH1Z7nf12LXI7KjozVArcUyP_aXhVWWvcrCv87Ul03iNXZCTLSyre6Stzc5wFsblwsGJImofBc3LhcovkeSO6bveWSEDalCJhKOiy/s1600-h/Summer+2008+106.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2GxenrntQs4CtNp_d5KzUwUaHkuS1b7zsxwBxJLzH1Z7nf12LXI7KjozVArcUyP_aXhVWWvcrCv87Ul03iNXZCTLSyre6Stzc5wFsblwsGJImofBc3LhcovkeSO6bveWSEDalCJhKOiy/s320/Summer+2008+106.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236459379990623554" /></a><br />Peeps at the derby<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5El1NAuJImpJdOwu86BUUmWDjjsUnx1cf7D8rQIyy3Ig-os_hIVP4EW4S6LdPWUaDCXe-012tMG9NJl5LOPqS5MlGHf6pxzdj6rnPFyMnDv4IogaGo70DteaVu4ZdN3NPScVDKvoB9x6/s1600-h/Summer+2008+107.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5El1NAuJImpJdOwu86BUUmWDjjsUnx1cf7D8rQIyy3Ig-os_hIVP4EW4S6LdPWUaDCXe-012tMG9NJl5LOPqS5MlGHf6pxzdj6rnPFyMnDv4IogaGo70DteaVu4ZdN3NPScVDKvoB9x6/s320/Summer+2008+107.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236460456543399826" /></a><br />Flashing my winnings from the derby with my friend rachel. Worked em!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTIFWM1ubtGkHO0LLQqOjsh5JFrhB85sbSUy_XnzPfslsSbMItouBmZc4-NCm_xCKJmxioEUyYIQSm0UKztZxUy4hU2jp1FIyBP0y-C7S3jD7J9pLxrqkGBSuUQCk1W2YVHcYJrZ7RoZD/s1600-h/Summer+2008+108.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTIFWM1ubtGkHO0LLQqOjsh5JFrhB85sbSUy_XnzPfslsSbMItouBmZc4-NCm_xCKJmxioEUyYIQSm0UKztZxUy4hU2jp1FIyBP0y-C7S3jD7J9pLxrqkGBSuUQCk1W2YVHcYJrZ7RoZD/s320/Summer+2008+108.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236460460322055474" /></a>Dan Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628970067190401118noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639193378872506692.post-5801079989578931992008-08-10T23:22:00.004-06:002008-08-10T23:42:10.048-06:00Long lost friends reunitedSo... moving back to utah has been a bit of an adjustment and change. New climate. Dry skin. Constant chapped lips. Too many white people. No pidgeon. Oceanless. Very little Aloha. Im the only one throwing the shaka or hang loose for you haoles. ha Leaving good friends behind. Not bagging on utah just saying some changes were made and sacrificed. Ok.. Still a little bitter but life is good. After a couple months went by I could not stop thinking about this one friend of mine... No not drew. Although many great friends were left behind and still thought of them,I had to figure out what to do to make this one friendship work. With the help of my buddy jeff berg and his recent trip to hawaii, Cuzin Matt and his coordination to make it happen and a few george washingtons(cash)we have been reunited once again... Here we are stoked and happy to see each other.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0FqBlEvviqzLdpQKjEReG2kpZ-700DAD0Ukyinc2LoM5WAzHEKlpP1y9dxlqWqz6eNGTenwrRyMfwOSrIytHTI9Umo9TMDcZzusxmKEtyCw1M5oHcwIW2RsEip5ht48H9UkrnVXdOV0w/s1600-h/Summer+2008+100.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0FqBlEvviqzLdpQKjEReG2kpZ-700DAD0Ukyinc2LoM5WAzHEKlpP1y9dxlqWqz6eNGTenwrRyMfwOSrIytHTI9Umo9TMDcZzusxmKEtyCw1M5oHcwIW2RsEip5ht48H9UkrnVXdOV0w/s320/Summer+2008+100.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233129042675422306" /></a><br /><br />He sleeps in my bedroom and its so nice to wake up and see it everyday. We have already planned a trip to San Diego for October to catch some waves(California waves almost as good as Hawaii but much colder). Im stoked to have it and take it out again. I have heard all the funny jokes and crap from where you gonna surf in utah to are you gonna take that to raging waters wave pool. All fun but your just jealous you didn't live in Hawaii and indulge on the best sport in the world. I love surfing and have for quite some time and will continue to make it apart of my life! AlohaDan Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628970067190401118noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639193378872506692.post-18444930013675466312008-07-28T21:36:00.009-06:002008-08-10T23:06:15.734-06:00Day in the canyons<div><div><div><br /><div>Every summer my family goes up to the canyons behind our house and spends some time just haning out there. It was such a nice break for the day to be out in nature again and be away from all the busy city life and always feeling like you have to be doing something. I love going to the canyons and relaxing and roasting hot dogs and smores and playing some tunes on the guitar. Its just not the same anywhere else besides the beach. It has such a rad feeling being up in nature in a different element and clearing your mind. I love that I have always lived close to the canyons and feel fortunate to have such a great appreciation for nature in general.</div><div><br /> </div><div><div>Their is the familia roasting up the dogs. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233105895349077810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzklbwka2xjmma8SQm_VMRY12wr5Q7aek-OG3xAkIDKyOJ6DR8ywkiQErG7xYvo2lD1phmf-SEIzNluVj8f8RIQHdkX16ybux4Lq2z23tllF23sMoGQnnOFq8_2pqiEMajPp3Bwz1WUoPP/s320/Summer+2008+076.jpg" border="0" /></div></div>Here is my rad nephew milo and little niece ellie playin around with my sister michelle<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233106503105184850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAuyAs_SxW1RhEgn8w1xDC7FB9rBSU1aN7LNWur2-jXRXq_nL1P4gDdNVxEgzh1rqRjviMQDJXD2rWETHkdfp24ZAKAJUvUluZ0WKLS_SrJf6Dtz-rAY5cyPGt8tha_Zl_weIs1VufAYl/s320/Summer+2008+082.jpg" border="0" /></div>The beautiful surroundings that make it so nice. How can you not love that!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233108004615428050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTIr6ct8rHb2FZ2vYlKvUqeeqQa3KcQxQzF2-cRsAhrT2FvAG2fE3aI0EcianPBqWOuh5_-kpSeGtvA-FfCGcq5wTHcjrV07NR2Lc1GKsVYZ8UHu4yQckAoJ0SPgSpVNqXC4T8mUe7vNv/s320/Summer+2008+085.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233108016105932546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCEkX-4shhzsjTfyrmUuUkK_bZg_zlBtXxDyWUPmAKXAkQnrcKrgY702b2joU5kMVLVg0UpiSLhLSu7MMuPBhZlzbkoKbMlcVmc1c1sjmbZoCLHlk4kJmbUuBgoi9q5-eDudrFeHU7aBb/s320/Summer+2008+087.jpg" border="0" /></div>My sister cari and bro n law/boss pete<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233109269544709650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYTizVSmU4_w4szoZo0ACkCZGrJrQhE8ygy8_pruo1rSJQLsSy-xejWd3oz1xqsQFC-Via5Yb70nNGFn8k6PPnwp-AakfO4vK6DqfOE-jTZe0bD6IRDndiP7lwGMremYzGCn23XPZpVyW/s320/Summer+2008+080.jpg" border="0" />Mi Padre<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233109265557352578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJ7NwV3qmdPa8OuS-ahGzdNLg2z01bNxPiAE3v41ikqX72yttRvOcQS1owdpZgsIPuPL50twZHvIB_scWo9qtuyKF-vIMtp8kEARfhjL4_4ib6ljQHnhgBgf_CIo45M-9KSbM6Sy-TT86/s320/Summer+2008+079.jpg" border="0" /></div><br />Ellie+smore-marshmellow and grahm cracker= MESS<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233111654236079154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBuoL1Pg_hjqA-fW_oTwZWy0d7dFEAzuR1vHOhSkV9ysI44j4lr5BCka10wvoVSG2pa7_vtLpBxGc8ucEFS6tWUJjNgTL5_rDRDYU49iGm-p8fGwNKJtlpADYlgtFvpgqvj-JQ-kuigdb/s320/Summer+2008+094.jpg" border="0" />Milo loves when i play jack johnsons upside down song for him. He says,"Dan, will you play the monkey song for me?" ha ha My biggest fan<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233110487497285250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcKu9xUYfyO8xtIK_S1ReYlEv2BFR7naUZKHcpi3x5nCs4yX5K-XDKq-eK2uz6vEigyQ10rPAI-LjGvgGiDoTXFfrvHZv0iU8DxOmosuKi29afDTTGOzFzrianY3LZGW86enO1wDTAIzo/s320/Jamming+upside+down+for+milo.jpg" border="0" />Dan Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628970067190401118noreply@blogger.com0