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ACCORDING TO JOHN ADAMS - THE USA's 2ND PRESIDENT & 1ST VICE PRESIDENT
"Our Constitution was made only for moral and religious people.
It is wholly inadequate to govern any other."

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  • WHEN I SHOT MY COUSIN IN THE LEG &
  • FIRST BAJA TRIP AT 16
  • REYES RESEARCH/DATTA RESEARCH RECEIVES 2011 BEST OF VENTURA AWARD

LITERACY/LITERARY EVENTS UPDATES
JANUARY - MARCH 2012

FISHING THE PIER & THE OCEAN

VENTURA EVENTS & BUSINESSES
ENTITIES WITH EVENTS LISTINGS

THE ARTS: THE ARTISTS &
ART GALLERY SHOWINGS

SPIRITUALLY CONNECTED - In THE BEGINNING

POLITICAL GORILLA ARENA

ENVIRONMENT VERSES ENERGY

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

WHEN I SHOT MY COUSIN IN THE LEG
AND MY FIRST BAJA TRIP AT 16


By: Derek D-Syle - Wave Tribe
Posted: 01/01/12

Two things will change your life, the books you read and the people you meet. This email tells you about one friend and surfboard that changed my life.

I wanted to let you know a little more about my journey and how you fit into it, give you something to think about, maybe even something to 'feel' about.

That's what friends are for, right? Friends share stuff with each other . . . dreams, sacrifices, challenges.

I also wanted to thank you for being part of Wave Tribe's journey. It's my little present to you for hanging with Wave Tribe. So here it is . . .

I have been traveling to Baja, Mexico, since I was five years old. My family used to have this ranch high in the mountains of the Sierra San Pedro, about eight hours from the US border. My great grandmother came over from Norway with her sister Bernie Johnson, one sister went to Long Beach (where I grew up) and Bernie landed in the mountains of Baja, Mexico.

I am not sure about the details of her story but she must have been one wild woman to make a go of it in those rugged Mexican mountains. I do know that she originally went to Mexico looking for gold in the late 1800's. Ironically, generations later I would travel to Mexico looking for a different kind of gold, liquid gold.

But before my own internal gold rush, I'd spend my summers riding horses and shooting stuff on the Meling ranch in Baja and getting into trouble as young boys do. One summer, while hiking with two of my cousins, one of them said something that pissed me off. So I shot him in the leg with my pellet gun. I think he still has that pellet in his leg to this day, sorry bro.

I spent many years in those mountains; but, something would soon take place that would change the course of my life.

Back in Long Beach I was just a punk kid growing up playing football and baseball. One afternoon while chilling at the casa I got this call from my friend Dave and he said come over right now, you got to see this. He was super excited and stoked.

We used to call Dave Captain America because he wore this red, white, and blue wetsuit. Remember those in the '80s?

Anyway, I rode my bike over to Captain America's house and there, perched up against the wall, was this 7' 10" single fin surfboard called Crazy Horse. People talk about love at first sight, dude, I experienced it right then and there. It had this big-ass wild looking horse logo and I wanted it like nothing else. Some how I got the money to pay for that board and it became my first.

I googled Crazy Horse while writing this and couldn't find any trace of the shaper; if anybody has any information please email me.

I was still too young to drive, so on those summer trips to Baja, my dad would drop me off at the beach, usually at San Miguel just north of Ensenada. Sometimes he stayed with me and other times he would leave me a tent and food while he went on to the ranch in the mountains.
I'd surf morning to night. Nothing else mattered.

After I discovered the sea, those mountains were a forgotten memory---I traded a saddle for a surfboard. Years later I turned 16; I got my driving license on a Thursday and that Friday we packed the VW van---my first car, and drove to San Miguel in Baja---the inaugural surf trip was born on that weekend; and, it would become a focal point in my life---Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, South America, Central America and Europe---I have surfed them all.

WHEN I SHOT MY COUSIN IN THE LEG
AND MY FIRST BAJA TRIP AT 16
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By: Derek D-Syle - Wave Tribe
Posted: 01/01/12

I have even surfed Cuba, Jamaica, the Galapagos and Azores Islands. Yea, places the tour does not go. Hit me up if you ever need advice.

What did I learn from all that travel?

Well, traveling takes you out of your comfort zone; it teaches you about yourself in ways that staying at home cannot----surfing does that too.

What I love most about surfing and traveling is that it exposes your fears, it brings your character to the surface; and, if you pay attention, it will help you understand yourself and others and you'll gain a clearer perspective on life.

Yea, this sounds esoteric; but, it's a fact and heck; I am allowed to be a little esoteric during the New Year, no?

I guess what I wanted to say is that you should get out there and travel, experiment with life. But don't just do it haphazardly, be aware of what you are feeling and seeing and take note of how you move through life.

Surfing is a great time to practice awareness. When you are surfing, on that wave, driving down the line, in a way you disappear into yourself. Dancing with the ocean while riding the Earth's energy is sublime; and, it's that connection to something greater than us that makes us feel so alive.

Now that this year is coming to an end or so the story goes, you might be thinking about 2012; and, I encourage you to make plans to travel this coming year; you'll be stoked you did. Take some time to learn something new about yourself, become aware of that rogue set on the horizon of your life.

Thanks for listening, thanks for sharing the love for waves, and thanks for being part of Wave Tribe. Oh, and Dave thanks for helping me get that first board, bro. Your friendship and that board changed my life.

Happy New Year.

Derek and Wave Tribe Crew

PS. If you do travel next year we'd be stoked if you took some of our eco surf gear along. (Now available in Europe & Australia direct.)

REYES RESEARCH/DATTA RESEARCH RECEIVES 2011 BEST OF VENTURA AWARD




By: Kelly McCartney, Board of Review
US Commerce Association Date: 12/14/11
Posted: 12/22/11

Reyes Research has been selected for the 2011 Best of Ventura Award in the Business & Economic Market Analysis Research category by the US Commerce Association (USCA).

Reyes Research's (now Datta Research) selection as a 2011 Award Winner is a reflection of the hard work of not only by you, Arvind Datta, owner, your manager, and staff as well as the many people that have supported your business and contributed to the subsequent success of your organization. Congratulations on your selection to such an elite group of small businesses.

The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that are believed to have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

ABOUT DATTA RESEARCH

Datta Research, previously Reyes Research, was established to provide quality data collection throughout Southern California. According to Arvind Datta, the company was founded in Ventura County in 1995 in Ventura County and they expanded their facilities to Bakersfield in the late 1990's. Minority-owned, Datta Research, is the only field-service company accommodating Kern, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.

The staff is highly trained in modern and state-of-the-art interviewing and screening techniques. Datta Research knows how to find ideal participants for their clienteles company's needs. Filling clients' recruiting needs is conducted in central locations under careful expertise supervision to insure confidentiality and quality control. The end result is the providing of their clients with the quality data they need.

Jennifier Torres-Rayas is the Ventura office manager and has been a key member of the Datta Research staff since 1995. Maricruz Estrada is the Bakersfield office manager. Estrada started in the Bakersfield office in 1998.

Arvind Datta served as general manger until Operations Manager Michele Reyes retired in recent years. At that time, Arvind Datta became sole owner of Datta Research and now wears three hats - owner, operations manager, and general manager.

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