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Jaymann's Blog – March 2016 Archive (21)

Wednesday, March 30, 2016: I had a full day today ... and crashed an oil spill drill

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

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

"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…

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I got word from folks in the borough of Barnegat Light that the wildlife snares are gone.

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…

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3/25/2016 ... Barnegat Light trapping. CAUTION !!!!: This could be very disturbing to some folks. Seriously.

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

Check out this video: …

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Added by jaymann on March 25, 2016 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Tuesday, March 22, 2016: Drag-ass day for me. But I wax poetic on marine sanctuaries.

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…

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Sunday, March 20, 2016: It's raw out there ... so let's look back on the rawest rescue in Holgate history ...

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\uap>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… Continue

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Saturday, March 19, 2016: Boy, it got raw fast today.

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

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Friday, March 18, 2016: Seal stuff -- and a very involved Holgate science offering ... Please read if you're a Holgater

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…

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Thursday, March 17, 2016: First, further below you’ll see the latest on the hubbub over a bayside sanctuary.

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016: (Part of weekly column) Spring fishing action is running a bit early ... Cedar Bonnet Island stuff

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\uap>Tuesday, March 15, 2016: (Part of weekly column) Spring fishing action is running a bit early. There are already striped bass down… Continue

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Monday, March 14, 2016: Real soaker out there but winds have not gone all that gonzo ... sunglasses as FB ruiners

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

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Now if that was a golden lab on-board…

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Sunday, March 13, 2016: I seldom give shout outs

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\uap>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.… Continue

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3/11/2016 ... Now, don’t freak on me for allowing my column to

Very funny, dad!

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\uap>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… Continue

Added by jaymann on March 11, 2016 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

Wednesday, March 09, 2016: What a beauty. I only wish this day would have timed it better ...

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I really dug it out there today ... read more below:

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

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

\uap>I knew the 70s were a shoe-in for top-temps… Continue

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Monday, March 07, 2016: The warmth, of sorts, is on the way …

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Mar 02/08, 2016 Weekly column failed to make The SandPaper online cloud edition ... Here it is.

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\uap>Weekly ... The Fish Story

An Opossum Grows in Brooklyn; Unmanned Aerial Angling Vehicles

By JAY MANN | Mar 02, 2016

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

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Friday, March 04, 2016: More snow on the mainland than I expected ... drones go fishing ... Coyotes gather

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\uap>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.

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Added by jaymann on March 4, 2016 at 4:00pm — 3 Comments

Thursday, March 03, 2016: Watching a patch of nice weather as it gets ready to bolt

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\uap>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… Continue

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