Wear a mask and save another’s breath. Keep a distance and halt the spiral of death. Words to live by? An understatement. But we are social animals, we bipeds. So we adjust. […]
It’s Saturday Night…Alive!
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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
Keeping a Sunny Day Sunny
Sunday was a sunny day, and should have stayed that way. But black tires raced across white sand, and the rescuer’s flashing lights were ominous so early in the morning, it was […]
We’re Never Alone
She said, “People tell me ‘it must be terrible being alone,’ well it’s not terrible being alone, what’s terrible is people telling me, ‘it must be terrible being alone’.” I heard this […]
Happy Hours, Magical Minutes
Some days are magical, some might call them, “Heaven sent.” I’ve been struggling through these MORBID-COVID days, these police/protest-teargas days, these pooch-frightening fireworks days…and nights. As most of you know, when I […]
Got Grit? Grow a Pair! They Did!
This Memorial Day we remember those who died for us, who died in blasts of fire and steel. Troops fight for God… …for country…of course. But when engaged in battles for survival […]
HBO, Home Bound Ordeals
I tried to get HBO on our bedroom TV but ended up in our living room…holding a beach chair. Coronabound, we’ve had plenty to watch on Netflix, Prime, and Network TV, so […]
Honesty Needs Payback
Survivors, they do what they have to do. “I take pride in honesty, honesty is the most important thing in my business.” Devin, of West Park Service Center, Long Beach, NY Many […]
Biking Through Coronafires
“I was peddling in the springtime of my life, a springtime amidst the crowd of winter-coated seniors.” It was a sunny Sunday. I biked the boards with a sunny disposition to match. […]
Personal Windows
“And one day, in response to my love, she blew me a kiss.” “Learn to love the sunrise and sunset, the beating of rain on the roof and windows, and the gentle fall […]
The Bold And The Bare
They came united, these Americans. They came from both sides of the aisle, from many religions with many skin tones, skin tones many chose to show so much of. They came by […]
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