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001 And So it Begins "...And then, there was." Welcome to the Salad Days Blog. This blog is written by me, the owner of Salad Days, Henry Hughes. The purpose of this blog is to help you not only become more informed in the operations occurring here at the office, but it will also include other topics & subject matter that you may find informative. Some of these will be controversial & political, all geared particularly towards the lifestyles of skaters who are living here in the Central Coast of California. The reason I started this blog was because social media limits what I can explain to you. By having the control of space & time, I am able to elaborate precisely what I need to say, as well as provide you the reader, a place where you can find all of these previous posts in the future. By writing a blog, I figure I have more freedom. A blog is not limited to only 140 characters, such as a Twitter post, nor do I have to cut my videos down to a minute as with other social media platforms. Plus, it is a hassle having to visit numerous different social media platforms, posting the same subject to either the same, or different crowds of individuals & then ultimately have it shut down & labeled not "positive" enough for public consumption by advertisements & analytics. The final reason I started this blog was to chronicle all that has been said & done here over the years, so that not only others, but I, myself can go back & find these topics in the future for a variety of reasons. Hell, maybe you & I may be able to learn something about something we never thought about back then; but knew all along. I will do my best to get into the habit of writing & updating this blog as best I can & when I can. I do not at the moment have anyone helping me with anything from clerical to production, so as far as what you see this company doing, or have done it's mostly been me & my two hands & I can only do so much with the time I have. As soon as I can get a minute or few to sit down & figure out, not only what I am going to say, but how I am going convey it; these updates could take longer than I think to publish, however I can't call it right now. There is also an email sign-up, if you would like to be added to the email list either concerning updates & other announcements like sales, or events, including numerous other ways to contact me. Just visit the contact page. So where am I coming from with all of this? What is my mentality concerning skateboarding? Why do I feel that there needs to be another skateboard company in the world & especially here in the Central Coast of California? Who am I to not only think I can do this, but what also gives me the right to do so, as I sit in the shadow of one of the oldest companies in skateboarding? What have I done physically in the industry of skateboarding & how could I possibly know anything about it, having never been involved either as an employee, or a exhibitionist? Well? I guess my next blog is going to be the answer to all of these questions. Not only have I asked myself this, I am sure others have asked the same. All I can suggest is that you stay tuned & I will tell you a little bit about myself. Who I am, where I come from & where I've been? All about my yesterdays, today & hopefully a few more tomorrows. In conclusion, we did it! Not only did you read the first blog I have ever posted on this site; but I've also finished it as well. Which technically means that since you are reading this; the update to the website has also happened & things are about to finally get started all over again. The first step is always the hardest, yet the most important. Thanks for lending me your time & brains, until the next post. Peace. - Hen (Next Post)