Woolsack Wednesday Surf & Culture Report

Lost Boys & Co...

Attached we have a couple of shots from "Poseur" Mike McKinney.  A top-quality lensman for decades he never fails to capture everything at the right moment.  Er, yeah - you should buy the negatives.  Remember what Gifford-Hill said:  "Deny it even if they have pictures."

So another summer day here in LA County.  Sun rose bright and hot (really hot, like millions of degrees.)  Unlimited visibility and only a bit of haze.  Winds are calm and the sea surface is glassy.  The air temperature is 58.8° and the water is 57.2°  Low tide starts out the morning at 5:04am +1.5' and high tide will be at 10:59am +5.5'.  The bouy is reading a SW swell at 1.3' and the surfline has halved that.  YES,  it's 6.5" and lined up.

More reader comments:

"live like sumer" that's really sweet and really sad...i'm glad that she's being remembered in such a cool way, though.
ps. i also have the mavericks shot as my desktop-- "small" just kills me! alec was like "where IS that!?" lol we have to take him surfing sometime...  - gidget

The story of Sumer is so valuable and encouraging.  Still, I am learning how to be of service to others.  What a giving spirit she had.  Thanks for giving us this  to consider.
There will be various opportunities through the Obama grassroots effort to participate in service projects in memory of MLK and in honor of the inauguration, this weekend. If you are interested, I will send the link with the info to you.
By the way I can easily be in awe of and respect the Big Waves.  I don't get scared by them because I don't get in them ;-). 
Also, my last name is spelled with an "o" Covelli.
Thanks for the DSB (Daily Surf Briefings)  - Carol Covelli  (Ed.  Sorry about the misspelling!)

"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."
 The Professor!!



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