One of my current favorite action movies is Jack Reacher.  There's a scene toward the end of the movie where Tom Cruise ( Jack ) is talking with Robert Duvall about Duvall's  ability to shoot his rifle accurately. Cruise is concerned a little because of Duvall's age and says.. "sharp shooting is a perishable skill".    

Because there has been such little surf this summer I haven't surfed much... My guess is a lot of people haven't surfed much... anyway, I notice it seems the board I've been riding latey I don't ride as well as I used to. So I start thinking the above comment probably relates to surfing as well and maybe that's why  it seems I can't ride the board as well as I used to.... surfing is a perishable skill.

OK, the old guys can't surf like they used to. Does that mean we can't have as much fun as we used to? The big problem is we don't surf as much as we used to. You loose it if you don't use it.

Sometimes I go for a surf check and see less than exciting surf... actually for a couple months now there has been less than exciting surf for the most part... But I'm looking at the surf thinking it really doesn't look that good, even though it's a nice warm sunny day, I go back in the van and drive off.

Wait, wait, wait...  when I was young I would have been all over what I just walked away from. So what if it wasn't perfect. There were waves enough to ride.  But now??? it's not good enough for me.

So, where do I get that young kine motivation??? I think I've got the answer. I need a new surf board!

D.R.