Surfing the Strip?

It's not breaking news, but I just read this on Pology.com, and thought it was worth a mention:

The gnarly road to Mideast peace is paved with…surfboards?
Dorian Paskowitz of Hawaii, a 75 year surfing veteran considered the “guru” of the Israeli waves, donated twelve surfboards to the Gaza Strip’s fledgling surfing community. The retired Jewish doctor, who first gained attention in Israel in 1956 when he took to the waves off of Tel Aviv — an unusual site at that time —, considered his mitzvah an expression of goodwill. “When a surfer sees another surfer with a board, he can’t help but say something that brings them together,” he noted.
Paskowitz’s gesture is part of a larger program called “Surfing for Peace,” which aims to to promote an end to hostilities between Israelis & Palestinians. Champ Kelly Slater, who is of Syrian decent, is also expected to participate.

On Creativity

I like who I am and what I do and the way that I think. Nonetheless, I'm occasionally overcome by the reality of being a creative at heart. As a writer, I have stories constantly in my head - sitting there, moving around, flowing through my synapses - and it colors my movement through the world On one hand, it can be distracting. The settings and characters and scene are with me as I go about my daily life, and often demand attention at any given time. On the other hand, I feel blessed to have these other worlds at my beck and call. I am never bored. A walk to the grocery store becomes an opportunity to explore a moment that is not yet captured on paper; a chance to try it out ten different ways in my head, and feel a slice of the characters' emotions.

However, I feel a bit guilty when I'm too preoccupied to converse with Asif as we drive home from the wine country. Winding through the breathtaking terrain of Napa County, I ought to be keeping him alert and entertained, but all that I can think of is a powerful scene that I'm building up to in the screenplay I've been working on.

I suppose it's all about balance. Suffice it to say that I do find it fascinating how differently everyone's minds work.