Today the wind whipped Ocean Beach into a frothy soup, so instead of getting wet I ducked into the Wise surf shop. I consoled myself with sport’s second-greatest joy, which of course is buying new stuff.
Yes, that’s me below, modeling the O’Neill SL Psycho Glove and the O’Neill Squid Lid, both in black. There is no other color. Among Northern California surfers, black is the new black.
I know what you’re thinking: These new synthetic rubber accoutrements round out my surfing look in the same way that a Versace suit just sings if you get the right handbag. But I admit it isn’t all about the looks.
There’s also the temperature. Today the air at Ocean Beach was 55 degrees, and the water was five degrees colder than that. It’s just so last year to come out of the surf all blue and numb and shivering.
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