tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79986584040918904012011-08-02T14:54:01.976-04:00Jake Respondekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395587166009607575noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998658404091890401.post-27363022270238766342010-04-05T22:26:00.000-04:002010-04-05T22:27:47.408-04:00Please visit www.suncoastsurfrider.org<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7998658404091890401-2736302227023876634?l=jakerespondek.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jake Respondekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395587166009607575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998658404091890401.post-85168325242801865062009-05-02T23:40:00.006-04:002009-05-04T12:49:43.521-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb290/JakeRespondek/Sawgrass%20Lake%20Park/DPP_1129.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 836px; height: 557px;" src="http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb290/JakeRespondek/Sawgrass%20Lake%20Park/DPP_1129.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb290/JakeRespondek/Sawgrass%20Lake%20Park/DPP_1120.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 834px; height: 556px;" src="http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb290/JakeRespondek/Sawgrass%20Lake%20Park/DPP_1120.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb290/JakeRespondek/Sawgrass%20Lake%20Park/DPP_1102.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 682px; height: 1023px;" src="http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb290/JakeRespondek/Sawgrass%20Lake%20Park/DPP_1102.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb290/JakeRespondek/Sawgrass%20Lake%20Park/DPP_1101.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 694px; height: 462px;" src="http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb290/JakeRespondek/Sawgrass%20Lake%20Park/DPP_1101.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >AND THEN</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7998658404091890401-8516832524280186506?l=jakerespondek.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jake Respondekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395587166009607575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998658404091890401.post-61016757612357447922009-05-02T23:09:00.003-04:002009-05-04T12:50:29.304-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb290/JakeRespondek/Sawgrass%20Lake%20Park/DPP_1042.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 819px; height: 546px;" src="http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb290/JakeRespondek/Sawgrass%20Lake%20Park/DPP_1042.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Plastic SUCKS!!! This bottle sitting on these water lilies will out live the natural water lilies by HUNDREDS OF YEARS!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7998658404091890401-6101675761235744792?l=jakerespondek.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jake Respondekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395587166009607575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998658404091890401.post-48568356456063495302009-04-23T13:27:00.006-04:002009-04-23T14:15:59.563-04:00April 11th my wife(Jessica), Julie Pappas, and I had the opportunity to represent Surfrider at an EcoFest held at McGough Park. Attendance was fantastic, they had an easter egg hunt so tons of kids and parents came out for a beautiful morning in the park. I was interviewed by Andrea Lypka for 88.5FM WMNF's news program. 88.5FM is like no other radio station you will hear. It is a listener sponsored community station. This means there are NO commercials, and best of all the music programming it based on listener feedback, not record companies. There is a Grateful Dead hour, reggae, gospel, bluegrass, polka, you name it. You can hear Democracy Now, NPR, and other very informative news programs that aren't biased, because there are no corporate sponsors.<br /><br />Check me out in the interview.<br /><br /><a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/wmnf/news_story_soundclips/2063/ecofestfinal.mp3">http://s3.amazonaws.com/wmnf/news_story_soundclips/2063/ecofestfinal.mp3</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7998658404091890401-4856835645606349530?l=jakerespondek.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jake Respondekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395587166009607575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998658404091890401.post-32702344824830211892009-04-22T13:56:00.002-04:002009-04-22T14:04:22.759-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WO7AxukfZTI/Se9b7sJaN9I/AAAAAAAAABw/r7L21kK8tdY/s1600-h/dried-fish.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WO7AxukfZTI/Se9b7sJaN9I/AAAAAAAAABw/r7L21kK8tdY/s200/dried-fish.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327577965223622610" border="0" /></a><br />Me gills are drying. It's been too long since I've had a good Na-H<span style="font-size:85%;">2</span>O remedy.<br /><br />Must go surfing/swimming/fishing soon...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7998658404091890401-3270234482483021189?l=jakerespondek.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jake Respondekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395587166009607575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998658404091890401.post-78843376931239584782009-04-21T16:17:00.003-04:002009-04-21T16:38:46.133-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb290/JakeRespondek/Twin%20Piers%20Clean%20Up/DPP_0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 824px; height: 549px;" src="http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb290/JakeRespondek/Twin%20Piers%20Clean%20Up/DPP_0001.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The Suncoast Chapter of Surfrider Foundation Adopted a portion of Bradenton Beach. We have to clean the beach at least 3 times per year. The first clean up this year coincided with Keep Manatee Beautifuls clean ups going up and down the beach and waterways. Amanda did a fantastic job of coordinating this event!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb290/JakeRespondek/Twin%20Piers%20Clean%20Up/DPP_0042.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 1023px; height: 682px;" src="http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb290/JakeRespondek/Twin%20Piers%20Clean%20Up/DPP_0042.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Chapter volunteers drove from as far north as USF in Tampa! We just need to get more "locals" to come out and show some love for the beach with us.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb290/JakeRespondek/Twin%20Piers%20Clean%20Up/DPP_0021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 1023px; height: 682px;" src="http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb290/JakeRespondek/Twin%20Piers%20Clean%20Up/DPP_0021.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb290/JakeRespondek/Twin%20Piers%20Clean%20Up/DPP_0023.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 680px; height: 453px;" src="http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb290/JakeRespondek/Twin%20Piers%20Clean%20Up/DPP_0023.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s206.photobucket.com/albums/bb290/JakeRespondek/Twin%20Piers%20Clean%20Up/?action=view&amp;current=DPP_0028.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 681px; height: 454px;" src="http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb290/JakeRespondek/Twin%20Piers%20Clean%20Up/DPP_0028.jpg" alt="Teamwork" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Amanda's daughter spent a good deal of time building a "sandball". Pretty neat!<br /><br /><a href="http://s206.photobucket.com/albums/bb290/JakeRespondek/Twin%20Piers%20Clean%20Up/?action=view&amp;current=DPP_0064.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 683px; height: 455px;" src="http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb290/JakeRespondek/Twin%20Piers%20Clean%20Up/DPP_0064.jpg" alt="Sandball" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7998658404091890401-7884337693123958478?l=jakerespondek.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jake Respondekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395587166009607575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998658404091890401.post-22763446011071128132009-04-16T10:27:00.009-04:002009-04-16T16:33:49.482-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WO7AxukfZTI/SedDDyjXNqI/AAAAAAAAABI/tMl_z0PBG5k/s1600-h/IMG_3785.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WO7AxukfZTI/SedDDyjXNqI/AAAAAAAAABI/tMl_z0PBG5k/s320/IMG_3785.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325298816777664162" border="0" /></a><br />The <a href="http://www.suncoastsurfrider.org/">Suncoast Chapter of Surfrider</a> is sponsoring a beach clean up on our adopted beach. The location is <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&amp;gl=us&amp;q=448+Gulf+Dr+S,+Bradenton+Beach&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;split=0&amp;gl=us&amp;ei=H5bnSeDkLMSHtge8m_jHBQ&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=geocode_result&amp;ct=image&amp;resnum=1">Twin Piers on Bradenton beach</a>. The start time is 9 am. Come out and show your love for clean beaches. If you don't know where Twin Piers is email me <span style="text-decoration: underline;">jakerespondek@gmail.com<br /><br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7998658404091890401-2276344601107112813?l=jakerespondek.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jake Respondekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395587166009607575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998658404091890401.post-32254012926885369902009-04-16T10:08:00.000-04:002009-04-16T10:11:33.933-04:00This blog is created by Jake Respondek. The focus of this blog will be on surfing, photography, environment, fishing, and BBQ to start.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7998658404091890401-3225401292688536990?l=jakerespondek.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jake Respondekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395587166009607575noreply@blogger.com0