May 2025 Twenty-six posts

31-May-2025

We went in when the thunder started rumbling and we saw lightning

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30-May-2025

30 May / Pacific Beach One way I track my beachgoing is to post each time I go. Often on Instagram first, then this blog. Or This blog first, then IG. In this case I’m doing it late, from last Friday. I’m writing this on 2 June, but slapping a date of 30 May on it. And it was gorgeous....

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28-May-2025

OB / 28 May And another retroactive post. After this one. Actually written on 2 June but with a date of 28 May. Figure it out, historians! Love, Joe

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27-May-2025

Morning sesh at OB

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26-May-2025

Latest Shutdown I have talked before about my mistrust of big platforms, and fear of digital video. Along those lines, an email I got 8 days ago: SUBJECT: Facebook’s Video Storage Policy Is Changing: Download Your Old Live Videos In The Next 7 Days Download your old Facebook Live videos by May 25. We are sending you...

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26-May-2025

I will keep trying… As much as my CSS Battles are me, writing HTML and CSS and talking about it, sometimes I talk like I blog. From my video of May 25, 2025: …so much of any coding task is trying. And trying again and trying again and failing and failing and trying and trying and failing and failing...

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25-May-2025

Today I dropped off my piece for the mermaid themed art show organized by @arthang_sandiego at Subterranean Coffee on 30th Street here in San Diego! Opening event is on Sunday June 1st from 11a to 1p and the show will run through June 29th. Great coffee, vittles and mermaid artwork. Perfect!

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23-May-2025

The calm Friday before the storm of Memorial Day weekend.

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22-May-2025

Landing a trick An unfortunate sea lion As I left OB today I spotted a sea lion lying down up the beach. I approached it. It eyed me, its hindflippers twitched. I could see its ribs retracting as it breathed. It was in trouble. Before the session. Starfish and mussels on the pier. Before that? It was a...

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19-May-2025

K O @ O B

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