Second and Redondo

The Watcher sits on his new Balance Ball Chair in front of his computer, clicking and reading. The Balance Ball chair is a springy inflatable ball, like those used in yoga, set in a plastic cradle with casters and chairback. Perched on it he can bounce, or twist, or lean, but most of all,...
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… A Dozen or So Sailboats Anchored In The Lee Bluff Park at the foot of Redondo, looking south. 7:10 pm. (Said LMA of the startling number of container ships huddled beyond the breakwater, “It’s an invasion.”)
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…A Handful of Beachcombers A Coupla Sunbathers One Cyclist Bluff Park at the foot of Redondo, looking south. 4:30 pm.
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…One Barge Five Sunbathers Several Beachcombers One Lifeguard Pickup Plenty of Boardwalk Rollers and Strollers Bluff Park at the foot of Redondo, looking south. 2:50 pm. And since you won’t believe it about the ships (and the pickup) unless you see it, here’s the view looking slightly southeast. All those jagged smudges on the horizon are...
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…One Towboat and Barge Bluff Park at the foot of Redondo, looking south. 2:15 pm. (The towboat is between the oil islands, right center of the image. It’s pulling two flat barges.)
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…Three Sailboats One Sunbather One Beachcomber Bluff Park at the foot of Redondo, looking south. 3:00 pm. (Most of the ships are out of frame, to the left.)
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Bluff Park at the foot of Redondo, looking south. 12:30 pm.
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“Ximeno” is a well-used north-south street here in Long Beach. Ximeno is a mile or so east of Redondo, which also runs north-south. Ximeno is properly pronounced “Hee-may-noh” (more or less), though saying that to a local results in a dead stare. Say “Exx-zem-in-noh”, however, and the locals will tell you that it was...
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There’s a self-consciously Irish pub on the north side of Broadway a couple of doors east of the intersection of Broadway and Redondo. The pub is tucked between the Clever Gift Shop that sells clever greeting cards and clever pewter candlesticks and the Narrow Hardware Store that has a wide selection of light bulbs...
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Somewhere in the neighborhood, someone is building a box. This is old news. Bill of Materials 3 — 4′x8′ Sheets of 5/8 Particle Board 1 Pair — 3/4 ” Lid Supports 4-1/2 feet — 2″x2″ Stock (Fir or Pine) 1 Small Box — 1/2″ Drywall Screws (Black) 1 — 3′ Piano Hinge (1/2″) 1 Bottle — Yellow Carpenter’s Glue 1 — Heavy...
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