Dana Point Marina

Dana Point marina. This south county make-work project of the 70s ruined one of the great surfer spots in southern California for both board and body surfers.

I have poor balance because of an inner ear infection when I was in grade school but I could still body surf. Two or three weekends in the summer we would cruise down from Newport Beach and spend a very long day surfing at Dana Point. This was back in the early 60s so my memory is not all that clear but I believe where I'm standing in the first photo we, both board and body surfers, would catch a wave. They lasted forever, especially for body surfers like myself. I loved it. Unlike the Newport Beach wedge the waves here were manageable and safe.

It's all gone now never to return.

Now they are in the process of destorying the last remnant of the past as they plaster the bluff you see in the background of the first picture with over-priced homes for the rich. What a waste.

San Juan Capistrano Library

Interesting library. I was living in SJC when they selected this design and built it. Looks nice from the outside but once you get inside you realize that it is a very small building. I mean like a shoe box. The entrace alone feels like a cave.

The entire section for adults could fit in the garage of most of the big homes in the city. And yet the children's section feels larger and very comfortable though I think the adult section is larger. Go figure.

The reason this library got built in the first place was because of who designed it. The architect was Michael Graves. I really believe they selected his design because it was a Michael Graves.

You really have to visit the library if you ever get down to south Orange County, California. In the case of this library I believe preception conquered reality.