Less than one percent of Americans serve in our armed forces—put themselves in harms way—as do their families. It’s so easy to take these men and women for granted because they always […]
Our Platinum Patriots
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I'm a former Marine and retired NYC Transit Police Detective. I offer a photo journal blog that is mostly about beach life, the wildlife and the semi-wild human denizens of the shore. I find the former can teach much to the latter at Leebythesea.me
Congress, Shove Your “Happy Mother’s Day!”
Do I sound angry? It’s only because I am. You should be too, because our Congress has no shame. This is for the mom’s who have lost their children to gunfire meant […]
Why, Mr. Winters, are you hitting on me?
I thought, Holy crap! When I look at this 2018 Long Beach phone I feel the nostalgia of those phones, the calls I made on them, asking for dates, telling news on […]
Not-So-Little, Little Leaguer
Life is built on the messages we send. It was a cold and damp day when I visited the Pt. Lookout ballpark early this spring. Perhaps a fitting day to face the […]
Peace or Pieces
“The total number of minds in the universe is one.” Erwin Schrodinger, Physicist and Nobel prize winner. The total number of Americans with an AR 15 is sixteen million, (None, I suspect, […]
Wild Surfing—in Arizona
I hope you Long Beach surfers never try this wild ride: Please read and look carefully at photo #1 before looking at photo #2 at the bottom of this post. On Hwy […]
2023 Fun Splash Part II
“Forget” the news, we’ll just keep laughing, and splashing—thank you very much. When I posted the pics on The Faces of Fun at the Super Bowl Splash: https://tinyurl.com/3ttre7cc I thought it was […]
The Faces of Fun at the Super Bowl Splash
I did it again. Because they did: I served as witness to these brave souls who bared it for the “Make-A-Wish Foundation.” http://tinyurl.com/5n78apdk Except for a couple of cold snaps, winter in […]
Riders of the Blue Globe
It’s a new turn on this blue globe, for you, gentle readers, and this big kid. I see these new days of ours with fresh eyes. So the winter beach spreads before […]
“Be Kind to One Another,” She Said.
Tis the Season. Joy and kindness flourish. It’s notable in Long Beach, just as it is in your hometown, explosions of light by people wanting to share their good tidings with us […]
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