surfing

Texas has an attitude about it, that's no secret, and we don't like being told that we can't do something. Even if it defies the laws of nature, physics or even logic; if we want it ... we're getting it.

Texting while driving is so 2009. Thanks to the proliferation of smartphones, Web surfing is the new dangerous activity the young folks are engaging in while operating a motor vehicle.

What's a surfer to do when they're trapped in a concrete jungle like, say, New York City and waves are nowhere in sight? These two gnarly dudes come up with the only reasonable alternative -- motorized surfboards.

That's Sugar, the surf dog riding the biggest wave ever by a dog his size in a small dog surfing contest. It happened this weekend at Surf City Surf Dog -- a weekend-long event in Huntingdon Beach, California. We've got lots of pictures of the event too, which means you get to experience the whole thing without succumbing to massive wet dog funk. You're welcome.

A surfer from Massachusetts has broken a world record with his latest ride. A 90-ft wave off of Portugal's coast. He stayed on the board, rode the wave and lived to tell about it.

A man wearing a pair of ear buds and a smile hung onto the exterior of a New York city subway car as it traveled between two stations.

Surf’s up. Hawaii became the first state to officially recognize surfing as a high school sport, which will take effect by the spring of 2013. Funding for the program will come from the private sector and the community. “Surfing has been a really big part of my life and has taught me a lot of valuable lessons: what hard work and perseverance can do, time management and how to stay organized,”

The Red Bull Surf Team recently shot footage of pro surfers Bruce Irons, Kolohe Andino and Jamie O’Brien catching some Indonesian waves — with emergency flares attached to the back of their boards.

Sunday is my t.v. watching day, usually there isn't much on so I head to the upper channels where reality, documentary or movies might catch my eye.  Today I found a show about storm surfers from New Zealand. These guys are absolutely crazy, in my opinion, however, others may see them as genius heroes doing what they wished they could do.

Okay so it's time to sit back watch a few videos and maybe laugh a little along the way.  I have found what  think are some of the best or most interesting I've seen this week.  Let's check them out; you have to bring your own popcorn though!