Mom wants her kids to play soccer because it's safer ... or, white girls can't jump ...

A non-oil slick of anchovies ...…

"Primary elections mean something? ... Ahhh, baloney."

Monday, March 28, 2016: I just had to get in some woods time late today. Thank-you very much DST.

Today: More feral/lost flower…

Sunday, March 27, 2016: I got word from folks in the borough of Barnegat Light that the wildlife snares are gone. I’m not sure that includes any-and-all snares within the state park.  

A goodly number of folks quickly got involved with this issue, including…

It's not as peaceful as it seems out there. 

Check out this video: http://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&feature=vm&video_id=lFyMtJwWTr0…

 Tuesday, March 22, 2016: Drag-ass day for me. Working until the wee hours of midnight. I have been able to field some emails about fishing, replen and such.

Firstly, the replen is still scheduled to begin any time soon. Today is the last day of the…

Sunday, March 20, 2016: I don’t know if it was that recent batch of mild weather softening me up but it seems unbearably cold out there. It was apparently too cold for many folks since this a.m.’s “Palm Sunday” mass was the least-attended in my 25 years of ushering in Surf City. …

How to meet chicks ... or, what could possible go wrong here?? 

Why it's best not to launch a new boat at low tide .. just sayin'. 

Friday, March 18, 2016: Wildfire danger is approaching extreme. Enough said.

I did a short Holgate walk today and came across what is now a horribly sick…

Below: When you know you've already lost the psychological edge in a fight ... …

"It seemed like such a good idea when I first tore the bag apart. Now how am I gonna clean this all up before she gets home?"  

Tuesday, March 15, 2016:  (Part of weekly column) Spring fishing action is running a bit early. There are already striped bass down at Graveling Point and up the…

Let's just place a load of fireworks on the head of a sledgehammer ... then ...  

Sunday, March 13, 2016: I seldom give shout outs to businesses in here because it would seem I’m sneaking in ads … which I do not do!  That said, I simply want to note I always have such good service over at the Manahawkin Lube Dr. I want to offer them a blogish thumb’s up. They’re located at 595 E Bay Ave. (597-7900) near the…

Very funny, dad!

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Below: A possum I befriended near Ballinger Creek, LEHT. It was nervous at first but totally fell for a handful of Goldfish. It ate a couple, its eyes lit up and it was as if we had been friends for life. …

I hate finding one of my writers like this on production night ... 

Tuesday, March 08, 2016: The ultra-warmth I was so big on – all last week -- is starting to rev up.

I knew the 70s were a shoe-in for top-temps but I now see the chance of 80 out in…

Warmer weather comin' ... warmer weather comin' ..."

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Prize-winning creation by Arsenal plugs. …

Weekly ... The Fish Story

An Opossum Grows in Brooklyn; Unmanned Aerial Angling Vehicles

By JAY MANN | Mar 02, 2016

I have long had this odd appreciation of opossum, heightened after once seeing one during a daytrip to Central Park.

Returning home, I couldn’t shake the thought of that possum somehow showing up in the…

Does being a cattle rancher ever get boring ??????

Kansas farmer Derek Klingenberg creates a huge smiley face using his hungry cattle and a feed truck, and films the entire process with a drone. 

Friday, March 04, 2016: More snow on the mainland than I…

Thursday, March 03, 2016: Watching a patch of nice weather as it gets ready to bolt. With off and on precip for days to come, it’ll be drab-ish … with those flakes sure to fly nearby. I hear about three inches on the mainland, though that might be stretch. I don’t think it’s a stretch to suggest this might the last hurrah for…

Joseph Hazelwood's first day back at work ...

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