For several months before this week, the surf has not been very good. In fact, it was even pretty lame – even by summer standards. And with Hurricane Leslie lighting up the entire East Coast with swell, I debated whether I should just jump right into blathering about how much surf we’ve had.

But for those who like little anecdotes, I have a little something for you. This weekend, after the wind had blown the surf out considerably on Saturday, I decided to celebrate my half-Irish heritage.