Four friends look for shells during low tide on the Oceanside, Calif., beach on Wednesday/APhoto.

As I mentioned Thursday, I'm be off today to celebrate my birthday -- two days from now. So, I'm re-posting this Wild Card so you folks can chatter while I'm AWOL. Remember to wish Mayor Sandi Bloem a HB if you see her. We were born on the same date, a few years apart. Enjoy yourselves. Here's your Wild Card. I'll post others and Huckleberries this weekend ...

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