Four years ago I did something I had never done before; I squished my toes in the sand and felt the waves of the Atlantic Ocean wash over my feet. I had been to the ocean before, on trips to New York City and Boston, but never to the beach. Flagler Beach precisely. Florida sun; Seeing the morning fog lift off the beach as the waves rolled in. Peaceful. Sounds of my kids playing in the sand and running across the edge of the beach trying to out run the latest wave. Calm.

The inspiration for the title of my blog, the latest title and probably the last change for a very long, is based on a Kenny Chesney song called “Coastal”. Look it up. Great tune. I’d use “No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems” but others have done so already and even Mr. Chesney has started an internet-based radio station called “No Shoes Radio”. Great music.

So when the day is long and stressful, I think of back to driving along the A1A from Flagler to Daytona, windows down, sea air everywhere. Coastal.