The Simpsons Movie

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Before your spend your $9, I should tell you that her scene was cut.

San-O Surfing Tip No. 85: Rain & Sewage

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Experts recommend that you do not surf for a full 72 hours after rainfall, longer if it hasn't rained in some time.

See No, Hear No, Speak No, Do No

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You Got To Admire The Direct Approach

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San-O Surfing Tip No. 84: Approaching Locals

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When you paddle out into a new lineup for the first time, chances are good that you are paddling out into a group of people that have known each other for years. They will generally not be particularly happy to see a new face. They will have no idea if you have any manners or not, if you will be a wave hog, if you will go out of turn, etc. If you show up full of attitude, you can expect to be received as poorly as if you had just burst into a stranger's living room uninvited.
This is Joseph. He's a local I met at San-O. He's worked at the SONGS nuclear power plant for 12 years. He surfs straight out from the power plant's water outfall. At first he gave me the 1000 yard stare, but in time he came to accept me.

San-O Surfing Tip No. 83: Sunglasses

In 1998, a group of eye care professionals studied 438 San Onofre and Trestles surfers who had spent years in the water. The surfers who wore no eye protection while on the beach had three times as many cataracts - a clouding of the eye's natural lens - as those who wore sunglasses. Based on this study and others, eye care professionals recommend that surfers wear UV-absorbent sunglasses while on the beach, and many recommend sports sunglasses be worn in the water as well.

You should always buy sunglasses with 99% or 100% UV protection. Long-term exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation in sunlight is linked to eye disease. Both plastic and glass lenses absorb some UV light, but UV absorption can be improved by adding chemicals to the lens material during manufacturing or by applying special lens coatings. Some manufacturers' labels say "UV absorption up to 400nm." This is the same thing as 100% UV absorption.

San-O Surfing Tip No. 82: Preparing For The Walk To Trestles

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Plan ahead.
There are no
food or drink
concession stands
at San-O or Trestles.
It's best to eat
something before
you take the long
walk to Trestles
to surf. The surf
at Trestles may
be to die for,
but you don't
want to die
of starvation
before you finish
the walk back.

Interesting pattern

Thank you Keep.

Speeders beware!

Speed bumps are next at Sano.

Hot 4 Hillary

Lei -Z Days

I like this idea Unt.

Real Girls Keeping It Real At The Real Sandbar

There really wasn't much surf.

Beach Volleyball Spams The Globe

Looks like a volleyball game at San-O, except it's a Chinese player in the four day long Asian Beach Volleyball Tournament in Hyderabad, India. Hyderabad is located hundreds of miles from the ocean at more than seventeen hundred feet elevation. It has a fascinating history. It's sister city is Riverside, California.

Surf Session

Just after 6 am. I paddled out today.
Soon to follow were several other players.
I really had a great session, I'm glad I did so.
The back is good.

Nazi U-Boat Photo Copyright?

It was one year ago today that I posted a picture of a Nazi U-Boat washed up at San-O to this blog. This morning I get an email from someone claiming to own the copyright to the photo. It’s unclear from the email if the guy in this photo is the writer or merely someone holding the framed photo for a picture. I don’t know whether to take the email seriously or if it’s intended as humor. The writer claims that he licences the photo out, but never sells it. He says that my posting it here a year ago violated his copyright. He includes a long explanation of the Copyright Act, Trademark laws, foreign treaties as concern copyrights (in case I am a foreigner, I guess - or maybe he is, I don’t know) and a formal demand for compensation. Any suggestions?

Former Dogpatch Regular Divorces

Salman Rushdie, 60, best known for his novel "The Satanic Verses," which outraged many Muslims and sparked death threats that forced him to live in hiding for nine years, is divorcing his model/actress wife, shown here and with Salman. Many regulars from the late 80s through the late 90s will remember Salman, though by a different name.