Saturday, December 31, 2005

There was supposed to be pretty heavy surf out at Venice Beach. I wanted pics, so my husband, my son and I got in the car and trekked on down there. I wasn't the only one hoping for a good shot - channel 7 was there, too.
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Recent waves had knocked the restrooms off the pier, which was closed to protect those of too dumb to know better from going out.

Hulk Hogan was also there. I'm not a wrestling fan, but the kids like him so I asked him for a pic. He said 'Hey, Baby' to me, which, I hate to admit, made me feel all girly inside. He's big, too. Those aren't crafty camera shots that make him look that big. He could have picked me up in one hand and we would have looked like Kong and Ann.
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There were no waves. There were a lot of little breakers most boogie-boarders would laugh at. I shot this pic through the bars closing off the pier. It sure looks like armageddon is imminent, doesn't it?
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I'm bummed because there weren't many waves, but that's just as well for the people who live there. The beach was all torn up by bulldozers creating sand berms to keep waves from washing out nearby buildings.
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I'd put up with waves and weather to get to live on the beach near this building.