http://blog.johnmizell.com Devouring Global Resources? Sun, 25 Dec 2011 08:28:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 John (& friends) have put together a collection of random media focusing on the ubiquitousness of simple good fun. Through music and video, interviews, and ambience, this podcast hopes to entertain you, just a bit. From around the world, johnmizell.com 帅巴 J no 帅巴 J john.patrick.mizell@gmail.com john.patrick.mizell@gmail.com (帅巴 J) John Patrick Mizell simple good fun Mizell, 帅巴J, California, Travel, http://blog.johnmizell.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://blog.johnmizell.com http://blog.johnmizell.com/2008/09/12/some-sailing-is-salty http://blog.johnmizell.com/2008/09/12/some-sailing-is-salty#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:26:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=245 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2008/09/12/some-sailing-is-salty/feed 1 North East Harbor by daylight. Sparkling with a layer of clouds above and low visibility, hell, it was better than last night. As day opened up it cleared well. N.E. Harbor is located on Mt. Desert Island. To the east is Bar Harbor and to the west South West Harbor. The island is all apart [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2008/09/11/sail-set http://blog.johnmizell.com/2008/09/11/sail-set#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:44:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=244 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2008/09/11/sail-set/feed 0 With due timing and utmost vigilance we’re off. Set sail. Onward, upward, outward. Dan and I, enthusiastic, gawk at the sights, the smells, the lore of such a voyage. We’d anchor tonight, we’d see the land the whole way, we had no doubt this was an achievement no man had made before. Well, we had [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2008/09/11/destination-nowhere http://blog.johnmizell.com/2008/09/11/destination-nowhere#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:46:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=243 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2008/09/11/destination-nowhere/feed 0 Nowhere seemed to be the theme after I arrived in Boston. Julia and Chris put me up for the night and then went off to sail in the morning. Their last day until school started. I began to walk. I have never been to Boston. I wanted to know where they served tea, but I [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2008/09/06/sailing-in-maine-images http://blog.johnmizell.com/2008/09/06/sailing-in-maine-images#comments Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:52:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=240 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2008/09/06/sailing-in-maine-images/feed 0 The Boat we are on.. with the green. Views while sailing in Maine. A beautiful schooner, there are hundreds of these boats up here. A view off our bow – while under sail A look at Northeast Harbor in Maine. 8 AM, 9/6/08 Our viability while entering the harbor. about 5:30 PM The bitter fog. [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/tonic-4-the-man-0 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/tonic-4-the-man-0#comments Mon, 28 Aug 2006 05:43:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=214 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/tonic-4-the-man-0/feed 0 Day 9 – Crew of Four From Malibu we trucked down the Santa Monica Bay and landed anchor 100 yards off the beach at Redondo, then 300 yards off the beach at Redondo after a visit from the lifeguards. It was our final surf session with Tripp and Andrew about as we kicked them off [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/dolphins http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/dolphins#comments Mon, 28 Aug 2006 05:35:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=213 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/dolphins/feed 0 Day 8 – Return to the Main Land We went right past the surf on our way out. As we move away we saw the other boats starting their morning off right and moving in, we knew what the day would look like for them today and everyone on board was a little jealous that [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/another-day-another-reef http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/another-day-another-reef#comments Mon, 28 Aug 2006 05:31:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=212 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/another-day-another-reef/feed 0 Day 7 – Sudden Stop Up early and makin’ pace for the break. Who would be in the water when we got there? We pulled into the cove, the surf was just starting to work. I put Will at the wheel and moved up to the bow with Tripp to look for a better anchorage [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/everyone-smiles-when-theres-surf http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/everyone-smiles-when-theres-surf#comments Mon, 28 Aug 2006 05:27:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=211 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/everyone-smiles-when-theres-surf/feed 0 Day 6 – Finally Some Surf We pulled up anchor early, earlier than bright and early, as was customary on this trip. Within 5 minutes of waking the engine was on and we were rolling. We brought the boat around the South Eastern tip of the island and examined yesterday’s surf break. Bleak, we turned [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/early-crossing http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/early-crossing#comments Mon, 28 Aug 2006 05:21:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=210 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/early-crossing/feed 0 Day 5 – To the Islands - Awake early so we could get a head start on the crossing. 4:30 AM allowed us to see the sun rise on our way across the ocean. The wind picked up and a fish took to Pat’s line and gave a fight. This time the fish took the [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/welcome-aboard http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/welcome-aboard#comments Mon, 28 Aug 2006 05:19:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=209 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/welcome-aboard/feed 0 Day 4 – Crew Change - In Santa Barbara our slip neighbors were on a beat up and sustaining tri-meran, complete with tomato plants and solar panels. They had spend the last year on Catalina Island and left because there wasn’t enough surf. As promising as our trip was, it wasn’t looking promising. We pushed [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/charts-theres-a-reason-for-them http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/charts-theres-a-reason-for-them#comments Mon, 28 Aug 2006 05:04:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=208 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/charts-theres-a-reason-for-them/feed 0 Day 3 – Run A Ground - From Malibu we pushed further north hoping an arrival into Ventura would produce some surf. Past Point Dume we sailed past Point Laguna and were excited to see small crests off the shore. This of course, was a military base and wasn’t going to be a kosher place [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/fish-and-great-sailing http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/fish-and-great-sailing#comments Mon, 28 Aug 2006 04:54:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=207 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/fish-and-great-sailing/feed 0 Day 2 – L.A. All Day - 4:30 AM we were out of there. Eager to surf I dumped Nathan, Will, and Pat at the mouth of the San Gabriel river, adjacent to the harbor entrance of Alamedias Bay. They came back within half an hour disgusted. The seas were flat and we motored out [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/noon-board-time-just-dont-look-green http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/noon-board-time-just-dont-look-green#comments Mon, 28 Aug 2006 04:38:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=206 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/27/noon-board-time-just-dont-look-green/feed 0 Day 1 – Final Prep and Departure - Tyler arrived at 11 AM and we loaded the truck with all our gear. I put my pirate hat on. We met Pat and Nathan in New Port. Then we were at the boat. I took off my pirate hat. How are we going to get all [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/21/lets-buy-rum http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/21/lets-buy-rum#comments Tue, 22 Aug 2006 05:23:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=205 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/08/21/lets-buy-rum/feed 0 Will finished class at 2… or was it 3. I can’t remember, I should have written it down. My things weren’t anywhere close to being together, and we didn’t get out of town till 5 was it? We were in to Mission Viejo at about midnight, I was pooped and ready for work the next [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2005/08/15/journey-to-california http://blog.johnmizell.com/2005/08/15/journey-to-california#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2005 03:26:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=178 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2005/08/15/journey-to-california/feed 0 Last week I got to go out to California with a couple friends and teach folks how to surf and sail and enjoy beautiful California weather and beaches, including a short visit to Popa Bob’s (regardless of a wicked red tide). The first day included driving about collecting all our goods, surfboards, wetsuits, lunch and [...]