Jack O'Neill 1923-2017

"When you get all screwed up, and you jump in the ocean, everything’s all right again."

The first time I saw the Pacific Ocean, I couldn't wait to jump in.  I ran the breadth of the sand by Prospect Street in Newport Beach with the mad vigor of a young man and leapt, with board in hand, into the waves.

I immediately regretted it.  Dang, that water's cold.

(For those who have never been, the Pacific can be cold in California, Washington, Oahu…