25 May 2005

Living in Ocean Beach...

...is as close to heaven as I think living can be. Newport Avenue, the neighborhood's main street and always a great place for peoplewatching, is pictured at right. Walk straight ahead for a few blocks and you'll reach the Pacific Ocean, with about a 1/2 mile of wide beach extending to the north.


While residents of Ocean Beach are typically white, they're all different types of white: homeless people, hippies, college kids, families, senior citizens, and so on. What many people in the area seem to share is a non-judgmental perspective and an appreciation of the beach lifestyle. I'll write more on OB in future installments. For now I'll just note that, in this environment, it's been easy to slow things down to a lazy summertime pace.