Seaside Existentialist Pillows

Academics At the Beach

"Nation-building never works."

I rather like bucket and spade holidays.

"Ooooh, I bet that feels nice."

Academics At The Beach: The Old Man And The Sea

He can identify a fly taken by a trout at fifty yards range.

'Still think nuclear testing is harmless?'

Of pitting his own wits against their natural cunning

A Poem about Sand

"Ooo... she sounds nice... 'I enjoy burying myself in the sand and sideways walks on the beach.'"

'Oh, come on - If you're gonna mess up my castle, take the whole thing.'

Shallow End (Slightly innocuous statements) - Deep End (a little more weighty)

"It ain't easy, Doc. There's a lot of pier pressure."

'How's the water, dear?'

Vacation Mobile

How Relaxing It Is To Go To The Beach. . . How Close You Live To The Beach.

"I'd like one of your bucket and spade holidays."

"Wanna play 'Waitin’ on the Cable Guy'?"

"We're not on vacation anymore. The company folded."

'Pirate's Cove is about a half mile down the beach.'

No early morning tea past this landing

"It doesn't do you any good being depressed about your job, because you're stuck doing it for the rest of your life."

"Alarmingly, after five minutes the pool had come no closer."

Get a rockpool!

'Perhaps we should leave details of the divorce settlement until after we are married.'

Mozart on a lilo

'Wow, swimming IS great exercise! The bathroom scale I put down here shows I'm 20 pounds lighter!'

"Don't be afraid of sharks. They generally attack only when provoked."

Artist Misses the Point

"You're overthinking this."

How swimmers look and feel after a long swim.

'Despite anosmia she fonded her penuche.'