It used to be that if you wanted to be near the stars, you had to head to Hollywood. Well, actually that’s still true. But you may still have trouble finding them. That’s because they’re all down by the water relaxing and sipping a Martini on their beach property. Is that Martini shaken, not stirred? Ask Daniel Craig – perhaps you’ll find him staring down the crocodiles in the Bay. Then again, perhaps not. Finding celebrities is always a bit of a crap-shoot. Also, there are no crocodiles in the Bay (or anywhere in the Pacific Ocean, except maybe for Mr. Dundee, who actually might be in the Bay).
You can catch a glimpse of the stars sunbathing and building sandcastles or kicking dirt at the people who got the roles they wanted. You may find them doing all those things that stars do while they wait for someone else to pay their bills and wonder who takes care of Long Beach property management. Is it any wonder that beach property is so much in demand? It could be the depths of winter and someone would still find waterfront land desirable. Of course, that might be a penguin (those Happy Feet fellows like to hang out around the area).
Anyway the point is that there’s something magical about living by a body of water. It’s magical for many reasons. On the more practical side, weather permitting, you can play in the water and on the beach (it’s great for dancin’ and romancin’), sculpt sand art (big market for that nowadays) and reenact all the best scenes from Jaws (which is most of them). On a more philosophical note, the arrival and departure of the tides, covering and uncovering secrets and erasing the traces in the sand, is a good metaphor for Time, so if you want to impress a date, there’s a good conversation topic.
