One day recently, the kids and I went out to the beach in the early part of the afternoon, and the kids immediately ran out into the ocean. When they came in later, one at a time, I offered each of them a towel. All three promptly and soundly rejected my offer. You would have […]
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Being Watched?
Ever get the sense you’re being watched? After getting this sense while reading on the beach, I turned to see this guy staring at me. He would stare for anywhere from ten to thirty seconds and then, in the space of a blink, he’d disappear in his hole. Within a few minutes, however, I’d get […]
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The Summer List for 2016
As is tradition, every summer I make a list of extra small ways to carpe diem, if you will, the summer season. This year, I thought I’d divide my list into four categories. The first two, Fun Favorites and Weird Favorites, are taken from past lists. The last two categories are my new ideas and […]
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Happy Father’s Day!
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there, especially the ones that do things like let their daughters use past years’ Father’s Day presents for their own beach purposes. Note: Pail created by Baby-Girl and gifted to LCB for Father’s Day years ago Pail commandeered by Baby-Girl and used for catching fish and building […]
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Seaworthy Again (Albeit Briefly)
Some of y’all might recall the Club 400, our water craft from circa 2012. I’d long forgotten about her, she who sat deflated in our shed lo these many, many moons. And then earlier this week, LCB emerged from the shed with a giant lump of brightly colored floatation devices, two oars, and a pump. […]