Phallocentric Politics Pt 1, How to Read Tide Charts, Apology for Bread, Shout Out to Fialka S and Deb A, & Mex Memories Nick Barker and Deb Ghatak, happier days, July 2022. Photo: Deb Altman The United States continues to devolve into a corrupt oligarchy that colludes with foreign strong men. Clearly Trump and cronies love an epic circle jerk. I desire to pen an essay on phallocentric politics. I have to admit, however, that since taking up the teaching gig, I have been a bit pressed for...
13 days ago • 9 min read
Current state of the rockpile/beach construction at 73rd St. in Rockaway Beach. Happy Valentine's Day . . . I guess. It’s a pretty stupid holiday. Although it does feel as though a person who writes a weekly publication has to begin with that greeting. I, however, feel strongly that celebrating this holiday is without merit, even as a cultural convention. I don’t think I have ever celebrated it with any partner in my life. As a child it was just another excuse to eat too much candy. Moving on...
20 days ago • 12 min read
This week I promised you a case study of a client’s progress. It’s going to have to wait until next week. If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the past three weeks, it’s that making good on promises in too hasty a fashion is not necessarily a good thing. Thus, unlike the toddler in chief, I am going to make sure that I have spent enough time crafting the product I have promised to deliver. I’d rather present you with something complete than something half ass. What I have done is make a...
27 days ago • 12 min read
Back to scribbling on white boards! Here are some of my lecture notes from my Bioethics class at SUNY Suffolk (Grant Campus). I have been back in NY for a full week. And like anyone in NY who is reading this, I haven’t surfed a lick. If you’re anywhere not in NY (or NJ or MA) – basically any of the other places that I wrote about in the surf forecast last week (wait except CA which is also flat) – you’re probably getting your froth quotas met a lot easier than the rest of us. Not that me and...
about 1 month ago • 14 min read
Pic: Carlos Wharton Welcome to Dr-Dion’s Philo-Surfy Zines @ Kit.com everyone!!! Thank you so much for being the first to migrate over here. I appreciate it immensely. If there is any issue canceling your Subkit or getting charged by them please let me know. Everything over here at Kit seems to be much better run and smoother to process. I’m now fully back from another epic trip to Barbados. What a wonderful island it is. Just a 4.5 hour flight from NY, and chock full of surf in every...
about 1 month ago • 14 min read