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robby ([personal profile] robby) wrote2004-06-02 08:06 pm

Beach Culture

Last weekend, I played on the beach in Ft Lauderdale and Hollywood Beach, Florida, and couldn't help but notice the out of shape middle-aged people with dark leathery skins, wearing skimpy suits, and slathering on the tanning oil. I didn't realize people still did that.

I go out in the sun regularly, and get sort of tan in the summer, but wear a minimum of SPF15 sunscreen. I had skin cancer about 15 years ago, but assume it was from too much sun exposure as a kid.

When I was little, generally I would wear only shorts in the summer. I would get as dark as an Indian. My feet would always be bare, and in the fall, when I put back on my shoes for school, the calluses on my feet would peel off.

[identity profile] simonsayssuckit.livejournal.com 2004-06-03 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
lovely story
you should tell another

[identity profile] robby.livejournal.com 2004-06-03 10:09 am (UTC)(link)
I'll write about the Florida keys. I did drive all the way down to Key West and back on Saturday.

[identity profile] simonsayssuckit.livejournal.com 2004-06-03 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
my oh my
how id like to be your shirt

[identity profile] robby.livejournal.com 2004-06-03 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd leave you unbuttoned.