I'm trying to sort out the unwritten code of stokereport socializing. This came up because I had a lot of fun this am at northend Crespi on the dawn patrol before the rain hit.

My rotator cuff has been jacked up for almost a year, ever since one unfortunate slam in the Potrero skate park. Today I go to the physical therapist to try to get my wing un-screwed up. We'll see if it works, and I hope it does, because it's kind of hard to paddle!

I'm forever driving by Sharp Park on the way to points south and going "huh, that doesn't look too bad. Nobody's out...." And then the other day I drove to look at Mussel Rock, which is sort of on the border between south Funston and north Sharp Park, and it looked ... well, it didn't look very inviting on a 10' swell with a lot of wind blowing around. But I wonder about these spots.

The Board of Supervisors:

-- Authorized the Department of Public Works to proceed with emergency work to shore up a storm-battered stretch of Ocean Beach coastline south of Sloat Boulevard.

I recently got some wetsuit gloves to wear when bodysurfing because if I wear booties under my flippers my flippers are too tight and hurt my feet. Having gloves makes an enormous difference, keeping everything considerably warmer, and between my 5/4/3 and the gloves I could probably spend a good 90 minutes bodysurfing, even in the cold water of lindamar or rockway. ...