This is an arena for current events so: today I sold my Harley. Probably the last bike I will

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10. I can't surf any more (inner ear problem), so I understand.

I grew up in Dogtown (Santa Monica/Ocean Park), and surfed up and down the California coast for decades. It was my passion, my escape, my near-palpable bliss. Had to give it up due to Meniere's Disease (vertigo, deafness), which also blitzed my other love, making music: guitars, etc. Have to wear hearing aids now!

I really understand how it is to give up something that's a piece of your soul. It hurts, and badly. I lapsed into a year-long funk and gained 30 lbs. But with the passage of time, I've become a bit more philosophical about the changes. I'm back at the gym, too. Hang in there, and enjoy the memories, they can be sweet sometimes!