My name is Jim.  I am in a music band. I am writing songs about cars. I play the drums.  I can not sing well. My father worked at Costco.  My father owns a surf equipment rental shop. I spend time with my father. I do not snowboard. I wake up early. I eat steak. I like cooking. I experience stress. I like to experience making new foods. I write songs and surf. I enjoy your grandmother's cooking. I love to surf.
My name is Jehosaphat.  I am buying a car. Charlie Parker is my favorite musical artist. I can not sing well. I was fired from Costco. I am a pro snowboarder. I eat steak. I am a competent cook. My grandmother has passed away. My hobbies include snowboarding, cooking, music, and spending time with family. I have surfed but do not do so often. I want to learn to surf in the fall. My grandmother has a recipe for garlic chicken and a few other dishes.
Yes, it is still warm enough for me to surf here in the fall. Is it cold enough for you to snowboard in the fall? It usually doesn't get cold enough, that's why I usually surf instead. I love the peace of being out on the water, but later in the season it starts getting too cold for me! Do you find that surfing and snowboarding are very similar?  I don't know that I could handle the cold, but I know my way around a surfboard!  I wasn't sure how similar they were. From the time I've had on the water, it feels like it's the same in terms of coordination. Navigating the waves seems like its own thing, though. When I say I 'usually' surf, it's more like I usually try to surf, haha. Snow is more solid, I guess. Have you never wanted to try it? LOL.  I bet you are better at surfing than you give yourself credit for.  I have definitely thought about it snowboarding.  I just am worried about being in the cold.  For me it's always been warm climates and lots of waves! It must only be natural if your dad has a surf shop. Did he teach you when you were growing up? He sure did.  Some of my earliest memories are being on the waves with him. They all joke that I could surf before I could swim!   That's awesome. I took a while to get into snowboarding, I was in my teens. But once I started, I couldn't stop, it's such a rush. Sound familiar? Oh yeah.  I have watched some X-games and I have always been impressed by the snowboarding competitions.  I bet I would like it if I can just get over my fear of the cold.  Maybe fill me with some of your grandmother's hottest dishes right before I go out? Haha, that's not a bad idea, but she didn't teach me many spicy recipes. I think my grandpa used to get indigestion when they first got together so she toned it down. I learned a couple on my own though. Well, I just know they are always so fantastic. What was it like growing up?  Did she always fix huge meals when you visited? Yep. She was definitely the matriarch and kept us together with family dinners. Whenever we'd go over, it would be about 12 of us, with my parents, uncles and aunts, and two of my cousins. We'd pitch in in different ways but grandma was the boss. Come to think of it, I'm not sure I ever visited her and not smelled something in the kitchen as soon as we got in. That garlic chicken especially was a staple.