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Surf Report: Life, Interrupted … Realizing I Was So Happy Before COVID-19
Santa Monica, CA — Seven weeks ago, I felt Happy. My Life was good, filled with Blessings. The Corona Virus changed all that, slowly stripping away my happiness, my blessings, leaving me with what, I’m not sure: My Health? Tests … Continue reading
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Tagged Bakery, Ball Corp., Canning, Corona Virus, covid19, cycling, emotional eating, French Bouille, Gourmandise School of LA, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, KCRW Good Food, Major Jars, Outlander, pandemic, Paris, Pineapple Upside Down Cake, Poilane, Preserving, Ralphs Grocery, Richard Bach, road bikes, Sam Heughan, Santa Monica, Santa Monica Public Library, Surfing, The Bridge Across Forever, torrelli, Vons
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Surf Report: Even Among Santa Monica’s Most Affluent Neighborhoods, Homeless People Are There To Be Counted
Santa Monica, CA — It’s 10:30 PM at St. Monica’s Catholic Church, and 300 volunteers gather to receive their assignment for this year’s Homeless Count. I am among them. We are Santa Monica. Citizens. Residents. Human Beings confronted with the … Continue reading
Surf Report: Santa Monica Remains The Home of the Homeless, But The City Is Determined to Solve This Crisis
5:45 AM – Santa Monica, CA – My bed is warm and cozy this morning, and I feel extra grateful for this seemingly ordinary comfort as it’s a cold 53 degrees outside where nearly a thousand people are … Continue reading
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Tagged Activisim, Adam Schiff, Affordable Housing, California State Assembly, Dianne Feinstein, Dogtown, Gavin Newsome, Homeless Count, Homelessness, Kamala Harris, Los Angeles, MLK Day, Ocean Park, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Richard Bloom, Santa Monica, Santa Monica Police Department, Seascape, St. Monica's Catholic Church, Step Up on Second, Ted Lieu, Volunteer, We Are Santa Monica
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Travel Surf Report: 72 Hours In Park City
Steve La Rue’s annual trek to Park City, Utah does not disappoint! Good snow, sunny skies, outdoor firepits and hot tubs, and bourbon. The Brothers La Rue return to the Wasatch. Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon, Chicken Schnitzel, Deer Valley, Delta Airlines, Eating Establishment, Firepits, High West Saloon, Jacksons Base Camp, Lift Tickets, Lodge at the Mountain Village, Old Fashioneds, Onion Soup, Park City, Park City Mountain Resort, Park City Public Library, Salt Lake City, Ski Rentals, Ski Utah, Skiing, Snow, St. Regis Deer Valley, Sundance Film Festival, Utah, Visit Park City, Winter
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Surf Report: Man Seeks Coffee Shop
Santa Monica, CA — Local Man Seeks Area Coffee Shop. Must Open Early (Surfers Hours!) Coffee Should Be Strong! Discounted Prices For Regulars A+ Please Respond In Comments Section Below If Your Shop Is Available … Continue reading
Surf Report: What’s To Eat In Your Earthquake Kit? (Now is a Good Time to Stock Up on Beefaroni)
Santa Monica, CA — Those recent Ridgecrest earthquakes were pretty darn powerful: 7.1 followed by thousands of aftershocks. The years of being reminded that Los Angeles is in the Hot Zone, and that we are way overdue for a major … Continue reading
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Tagged Beefaroni, Dr. Lucy Jones, Earthquake, Earthquake Preparedness, EarthquakeLA, First Aid Kit, Good Food, KCRW, Pop-tarts, Ridgecrest
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Surf Report: An American (Surfer) in Paris – Epilogue
Paris was always worth it and you received return for whatever you brought to it. — Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast Paris — The month-long stay has come to a close. That last bottle of Red Wine has been drunk and … Continue reading
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Tagged A Moveable Feast, Dan Brown, Ernest Hemingway, France, French Open, Hot Chocolate, La Pyramide Inversee, Le Celtic, Le Marais, Le Metro, Literary Paris, Musee Louvre, Paris, Paris Life, Petit Dejuener, Roland Garrros, Tennis, The Da Vinci Code, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Travel
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Surf Report: An American (Surfer) In Paris – Part 3
Week Three: In The Groove Paris — I have got it together now. Am getting up early. Am going for walks along The Seine. Paris sleeps in. Those red wine comas have that effect on ya. This river … Continue reading
An American (Surfer) In Paris – Continued
Day 10: My Feet Are Killing Me. Paris — I live at the beach in Santa Monica, CA, so when I think about going on holiday, I don’t want to go to the beaches … Continue reading
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Tagged A Moveable Feast, Americans in Paris, Anne Rice, Best Baguette, Christopher Rice, Claude Monet, Conde Nast, Da Vinci, Dan Brown, Eglise Saint Sulpice, Erniest Hemingway, Festival au Pain, Mona Lisa, Musee de l'Orangerie, Paris, Rafael Nadal, Roland Garros, Shakespeare And Company, Surfing, Tennis, The Da Vinci Code, The Vampire Chronicles, The Vampire Lestat, Theatre Saint Sulpice, Travel, Trip Advisor, Water Lilies
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Surf Report: An American (Surfer) in Paris
The Pacific Ocean is still really cold. There has been very little surf all Winter. So, while the Spring winds warm the water, I am off on holiday in search of Friends, Fromage, and A Moveable Feast. Day … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rd Arrondissement, Arrival, Arts et Metiers, Ascension Day, Burgundy, Charles de Gaulle airport, cobblestones, Denis Villevenue, France, French Bread, Fromage, medieval streets, Off Season, Pain Vin Fromage, Paris, Railway, Red Wine, Rue au Maire, springtime in paris, Strike Day, Surfing, The Marais, Trains, Travel, VRBO, Writing Workshop Dallas
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