Serving OB, the Peninsula and San Diego Beaches
By Terry Ratner
Photography is a memorial art. It selects, out of the flow of time, a moment to capture and preserve.
It’s about retention, not only the ability to make an image out of the interaction between light and the tangible world, but also the possibility of saving that image.
Photography gives the world a way to double its own appearance.
But when the photo outlives the body and people die, scenes change. Then photos become a memorial.
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Ronald May on SDG&E Wants 8.6% Rate Increase; Consumer Advocates and City Council Scramble to Oppose It: “My Gas & Electric bill was $13.00 a month until some asshat in Sacramento pushed a bill to eliminate competition…” Jun 21, 18:35
Teddy Ballgame on A Former City Manager for San Diego – Jack McGrory – Will Discuss ‘State of The City’ at June 20 Community Coalition Town Hall: “I still say Trunp is actually a Commie because he marries Europeans.” Jun 21, 17:52
South OB Girl on The Plight of OB and Point Loma Libraries and Rec Centers Under the Last Round of Budget Cuts: “The fact we gloriously still have the same drinking fountain from the 1980s at the rec center should be celebrated…” Jun 21, 16:42 South OB Girl on Navy to Give Briefing on Redevelopment Plans for NAVWAR at Peninsula Planners’ Meeting — Thursday, June 18: “This screen name is one if my favorites. A long time commenter here on The Rag. I think data centers…” Jun 21, 16:27 South OB Girl on SDG&E Wants 8.6% Rate Increase; Consumer Advocates and City Council Scramble to Oppose It: “Who are the executives these days? Board of Trustees, etc.?” Jun 21, 16:12
Avery on Body Washes Ashore Near Ocean Beach Pier Thursday: “This woman was my daughter, Summer. She was beautiful, deeply empathetic, and an accomplished athlete. Over the past couple of…” Jun 21, 15:56
Susan Baldwin on San Diego’s ‘Worst ADU’s’ Revisited: “Don – No entity including the Clairemont Community Planning Group has any ability to make recommendations on Bonus ADUs, or…” Jun 21, 12:42 Susan Baldwin on San Diego’s ‘Worst ADU’s’ Revisited: “Don – No entity including the Clairemont Community Planning Group has any ability to make recommendations on Bonus ADUs, or…” Jun 21, 12:39
Chris on Trump launches broad-front attack on US voting rights: “I’d say McCain was the last decent ethical Republican, even factoring his stances on U.S. military policy.” Jun 20, 17:23
Pamela Begeal on Child’s Play: ‘Homes for All of Us’ Workshop: “I attended this “city workshop” which was clearly something that the City was required to put on to say they…” Jun 20, 17:19
Frank Gormlie on Body Washes Ashore Near Ocean Beach Pier Thursday: “Saturday: The badly decomposed body of an unidentified woman washed ashore near the Ocean Beach Pier on Thursday afternoon, June…” Jun 20, 10:28
Joshuacrhristansantos on The Ocean Beach Connections in the Case of the Exiled Wall Street Fraudster: “He is dead. He supposedly died of a heart attack in Rosarita about 3 years ago. I think he is…” Jun 19, 21:27
sealintheSelkirks on Trump launches broad-front attack on US voting rights: “The last decent, ethical Republican president was Eisenhower. Nixon certainly wasn’t, nor was his vice president Agnew who of course…” Jun 19, 19:03
La Playa Heritage on City of San Diego’s Decision on Midway Rising Delayed … Again: “Monday 06/222/2026 at 2:30 pm, SB-958 will be heard at the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources. Please submit a position…” Jun 19, 08:56
unwashedwalmartThonG on Navy to Give Briefing on Redevelopment Plans for NAVWAR at Peninsula Planners’ Meeting — Thursday, June 18: “That whole area needs to be demo’d to make room for another runway. Airport desperately needs another runway, so demo…” Jun 18, 20:28
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Love the surreal tattoo parlor photo. Keep ’em coming.
Thanks again!
Sweet pics. I especially like the cleverness of “Role Reversal” – the child walking the mom.