Second Semester: Easter Break Surfing Trip
July 15, 2024
As my second year in junior college progressed, I became more deeply engaged in surfing and the surfing sub-culture. I covered the walls if my…
The Mysterious World of College: First Semester
July 1, 2024
College of San Mateo: Coyote Point Campus
Trapped between an unmotivating world of academia and a compelling fantasy world of movies and books, I was looking for direction.Glimpse of a Much Bigger World
June 17, 2024
With athletics, I caught a glimpse of elite success. Intelligence and privilege don't get you anywhere without hard work and discipline.
Joe Dillon’s early History: First Half Senior Year
June 3, 2024
A New BreakfastI had a good summer teaching swimming. I saved some money and bought myself a car: a used 1956 VW bug for $600. I now had…
Meet Coach Vermeil
May 21, 2024
Early in the first semester of my junior year in high school, I met the new swimming coach. He was the football coach in the fall and the…
A Ray of Sunshine
May 7, 2024
The rest of the first semester of my sophomore year in high school passed in sort of a gray fog. I went to my classes each day, sat glassy-eyed and…
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