Last day of Summer

Tomorrow the kids go back to school. I am filled with mixed emotions, on one hand it's only the 3rd week of August. When I was in grade school we went back to school after labor day weekend, it was a logical time. Labor is traditionally the end of the summer. The days are still warm, the surf was good. On the other hand with the kids back in school I get a couple of hours on Wednesdays. It will also bring a bit more structure to the McKie household. It's amazing how fast life is ting by now. I must remember to enjoy each and every day.

Michigan

A week in Holland Michigan.

Community Design

So I have been helping out in the design process of a new skateboard for Comet Skateboards. It has been a really neat experience, a lot of people having a lot of good ideas which we all voted on as the design ideas we wanted. Not everyone got exactly what we wanted but all in all the board came out fantastic. We used some ideas that Comet doesn't normally do in their decks. I was real excited when it showed up the other day, I finally put it together last night and got a short session on it today. I must say it works way better than I tought it would. It is a little narrower than I would like but I am stoked on it. Here are a few pics for now.

Took the Rock Lobster out for a ride. As it turns out the road was closed, so I took a detour on some trails. I forgot how much fun it is to ride skinny tires off road. All in all it was a great ride and got me all fired up for the cross season.

So I Have been working with Comet skateboards in developing a new deck. The prototype just arrived, can't wait to build it up. Just wish I didn't have to cover up the signatures with grip tape. Here are a few pics.

Mid summer

The summer seems like it is flying by. The shop is tremendously busy, the kids have various summer camps, and we have traveled a bit. Stanford Sierra camp was awesome this year, lots of playing. The next week we flew to Seattle for a wedding. Seattle was beautiful, I can see living there. Did the underground tour, bought a kilt, and ate a lot of great food. Here are a few pics of the summer so far.