I walked out of my room today, out into the summer air. It was cool, for the first time in well over a week. As I walked over to my trusty Ford Ranger the breeze caught me, and for a moment I was lost in memories.<\/p>\n
It’s a funny thing, the wind. It’s invisible, and yet you know it’s there. For most of my life I’ve hated the wind. When I was younger and had much longer hair I hated the wind, for it blew my straw-like strands of hair about, whipping my face and stinging my eyes. As a surfer I hated the wind, because I lived in the SoCal and the wind ruined the waves. And now as a fly fisherman I hate the wind because it makes casting and fly placement so difficult.<\/p>\n
But today I loved the wind. I stood there, just within arms reach of my truck, and let the wind take me back. I thought of Long Beach. The LBC. The breeze and the air temperature was just perfect, and reminded me of all those lazy summer days when I lived in Belmont Shore, just off of 2nd street.<\/p>\n
These feelings brought back mixed emotions. I remember the good days, when Cindy and I were happy. I remember bar hopping with my TKE brothers. I remember exploring the city for the first time, when I had just moved down to the Navy base. I was homesick for Hayward, and yet excited to be starting a new chapter in my life. I remember how excited I was when I found out my ol’ buddy Amy Bookout was going to Long Beach state and I had a friend to go visit when I was able to escape from my life in the Navy–even if it was just for a little while, I could feel like a civilian again.<\/p>\n
Too many memories to list. I stood there on my lawn and just let my mind wander, taking in all the good memories and bad. I closed my eyes and lifted my face towards the sun, and let its rays warm my skin, spurring more memories in my head.<\/p>\n
I’ve spent the rest of my day in a dreamy state. Unable to focus upon or accomplish anything, I simply sat by my window and let my head fill with all the experiences of my life and all the memories both good and bad.<\/p>\n
And now I feel that my soul has been refreshed and replenished. And that’s all I have to say about that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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