Pete Dudchenko

I realize a lot of my posts are about surfing but that’s one of the main things I love about being out here in San Diego. Last weekend I tried a shorter board for the first time. For those that haven’t surfed, learning on a long board is considered the best way to start out because its easier to paddle and more stable to stand on. Switching to a shorter board is something that a lot of people do closer to the winter here because the waves are bigger and you need to be able to cut and move around. The difficulty is with the increased mobility, you lose stability which makes it tough at first for those who still are learing.

So, needless to say, I did crash a lot when I went out but I also managed to stand up a few times and although I wasn’t doing much, I can already tell this is much better than long boarding.

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Went to the race track again this weekend. I finally won a bet, actually I won two in a row! I bet for a horse to show (which is did) and the I did a Quinella bet which I also won in the next race. I was feeling pretty cocky with my $10 winnings until Matt came along and won the Pick-4 which was won him about $500.

Went to see Placido Domingo last night at the Coors Amphitheater. What an amazing show. He performed with the San Diego Symphony orchestra as well as with Ana Marie Martinez.

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I went surfing again last night after work. That’s coming along well, I’m finally just starting to learn how to turn the board. Anyway I was out there last night and saw about 4-5 dolphins swimming around with us. Its the first time that I’ve seen dolphins in the wild that close before. They were probably 10 feet from my board at one point. It was very cool but at the same time a little weird to see something that big swimming around under the water near you.

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I was at the Padres game Tuesday night and had probably the two best seats in the stadium. The first was in a suite that was owned by the President of the Padres organization. The second was in his field seats which are in-between the two dugouts, right behind the catcher. My seat was Section 0, Row 1, Seat 1. I was 44 feet from the batter which is closer than the pitcher is (60′6″). We were those guys that you see on TV that are right behind home plate.

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