Made it, Ma! Top of the world!

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 In the 1949 noir film "White Heat" James Cagney, as a thoroughly despicable criminal with a soft heart for his mother, ends his life in a blazing explosion atop a tank full of gasoline. As he goes out, he shouts, "Made it, Ma! Top of the world!" The scene was filmed in the South Bay, at a Shell refinery in Torrance, California, looking out over the Pacific Ocean.

North to Malibu

Well, we have no blazing tommy guns, but here I am yesterday atop the roof of a tall structure in Santa Monica, looking out over the bay. I can't tell you how I got up here, but here's a hint:

Don't be scared - I wasn't. It was perfectly safe. Check out those cirrus clouds!

Top of the World, Ma!

South to Palos Verde Peninsula

East toward downtown LA.

If you enlarge it, you might be able to see the Hollywood sign!

What an incredible day it was. We were between rain storms, with sun and a light breeze. The sky was amazing!