James D. Best

Winter in Pacific Beach Winter in Nebraska We spend the winters in San Diego. When we called Arizona home, San Diego served as our ...

The first eight days of 2017 have already slipped away. I've been distracted by family and fun. It seems the only way to slow down ti...

                    "And by the way, you know, when you're telling these little stories? Here's a good idea - have a P...

Looking the Part I'm not a hat person. Although I own dozens of hats, I seldom wear one. I don't even like helmets. I grew up ...

I grew up in the South Bay. This post was prompted when I watched the above video of my old stomping grounds. The South Bay was the ni...

Okay, this is what I do while waiting for other people to put the finishing touches on Jenny's Revenge . The new Steve Dancy is coming ...

Kailua Beach and The Mokolua Islands The Jenny's Revenge manuscript arrived back from my editor. I happen to be in Hawaii visiti...

Arthur: “Do you want anything?” Hobson: “I want to be younger.” Today is my birthday. My present is a trip to Hawaii to surf in calm...

I’ve returned home after an extended vacation in Pacific Beach, California. I made good progress on Jenny’s Revenge , but I keep forget...

Yours Truly on an overhead wave.(Who're ya gonna believe, me or yer lyin' eyes.) Writing and surfing and sun and good food and ...

My granddaughter catching her first wave Tonight, I head west. At least until I hit the Pacific Ocean. My plan is two weeks of surf, ...

The March issue of Vanity Fair has a great article on the iconic movie poster for Bruce Brown’s Endless Summer , titled “One Summer, F...

On Friday, my wife and I flew from San Diego to New York City. What a difference. Of course the weather went from balmy to nippy, but that ...

I'm staying in San Diego for the winter and have been able to do two of my favorite things: writing and surfing. I’m happy to make ...