Bobby Turkalino

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Cake day: August 14th, 2023

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  • Beaches are for people that don’t have enough personality to admit that beaches actually suck. Movies, TV, and commercials love to glamorize being at the beach, and some people just absorb that without thinking. The sand gets everywhere (and stays there), the water leaves you feeling all slimy, and just getting to the beach is always a hassle.

    I was just recently visiting Santa Barbara, California, which has world famous beaches. After being on the beach for an hour, I get back to my car and notice a thick layer of black sludge on the underside of my feet (I was barefoot in the sand and wearing flip flops elsewhere). I ask a local and he says “oh haha yeah that’s just crude oil that comes out of the sand because of the nearby offshore drilling. Always gotta bring baby oil to the beach so you can get that off!”

    His nonchalantness about the whole thing is something I’ll never forget, as if it was just some cute local quirk