Larry Kowalski had been a surfer and still enjoyed swimming in the Pacific. But when it wasn\u2019t summer, the days were depressingly shorter, and Larry asked his California Health Insurance<\/a> agent Matt Lockard if his policy covered Freudian psychiatric care. As for the demise of his son\u2019s pet turtle, that just wasn\u2019t at the core of his sadness.<\/p>\n Larry loved summer. He preferred that halcyon season to last forever, an endless array of longest days spent frolicking in the California surf & sun. Every year was the same. The days grew shorter. He didn\u2019t surf anymore now that he was approaching fifty and a friend of his had been eaten by a supposedly friendly great white shark down near San Diego. But he still swam in the Pacific, albeit cautiously. As summer waned this year, and with the death of Algernon, his son\u2019s pet turtle, he felt especially saddened. At the (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Larry Kowalski had been a surfer and still enjoyed swimming in the Pacific. But when it wasn\u2019t summer, the days were depressingly shorter, and Larry asked his California Health Insurance agent Matt Lockard if his policy covered Freudian psychiatric care.…<\/span><\/p>\n