My daugther is attending the University of Washington…
Below is her take of our “thing”, as presented in a writing assignment…
I’m proud of her…!!!..
Edit:12-12-06 - Rough draft deleted…See below for final version…Paul
You, sir, are a lucky man. But I think you know that.
(I’m lucky too)
ahh yes
my alma mater
the words took me back to those wonderful tree hugging days of governor Dan in the early 70’s slushing around campus in our blue REI gortex jackets wondering how I ended up in such a cold and wet place(Although I hear’s been worse this winter)
as much as things have changed out there
there are things regarding spirit of youth that haven’t
Congrats
Must hurt a bit though
as in those days U-dub tuition was $180/quarter for residents…
great essay that states some very real facts such as one person can be know every were but still have no one care what they say, and surfteck is “taking over”
you should be proud
also every board i see being made by hand makes me want to go shape another board, also most people my age are to focused on the price not the piece of art they truly are , its good to know people that don’t shape still look at boards that way
Your daughter writes well, Paul. You must be proud of that paper on so many levels… 
Ecellent! she has certainly done her homework! if anybody ever wanted a synopsis of the history of surfing, that would cover it!
Great paper, and good job Paul too. Reading that reminded me of my relationship with my dad, a shop teacher and sometimes builder of ultralight strip cedar canoes, he definately taught me my love of craftsmanship. I too get frustrated with the consumerism sometimes, I have yet to build a surf board, as I don’t have the space or time right now, but I have built a few purpleheart and bubinga veneered longboard skate decks. The first reaction from my friends on hearing that I built a deck is wow, you must have saved a lot of money. I certainly didn’t. Things like that have much more intrinsic value. And Paul’s boards are definately near the top of that list; though I have yet to see one in person, the photos are gorgeous. I am hoping to have time and space when I am in pensacola for flight school next year to undertake my first hollow wooden board, thanks to Paul’s inspiration, and I hope my dad will be able to help me rip the planks.
This was just a great paper, and as is obvious, brought out some sentiment in me. Thank you for posting it, and thank her for writing it.
Jeff Sharp
Wow, Living perfection, hope this got a few nominations in the day.
I don’t know a lot about the us education system , my kids are very young. you must be so proud paul .
That girl is a keeper, puff out your chest Paul, you’ve done well…
I would be honoured if one of my children could write that well…
not to be an ass cuz that paper is better than anything I will ever write, she has a few tiny pieces of misinformation. Really a great read and an incredibly well written paper