Top: They left. Bottom: They stayed. 

Friday, September 30, 2016: It must not be over yet. On the way to work I saw a giraffe blow by. I…

They got out when the getting was good ... last week. Holgate. (J-mann)

Thursday, September 29, 2016: Welcome to a good, old nor’easter.

At least it's not on of these…

GRAND PRIZE winner of the http://www.weatherwise.org/ photo contest 

Fred Wasmer, Gainesville, Florida, USA…

Many nerds have protective halos ... ask your busted knee cap, numbnuts. 

How to get forever banned from the Bill Dance Show ... …

Monday, September 26, 2016: I’ve been having my usual lousy luck fishing LBI lately. And I’ve even been putting in a solid three or four minutes per fishing spot. During those exhaustingly long sessions, I’ve thought about starting up an Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Anglers Club. We’d meet very…

Decoy dog jump ... Linda Bonvie…

Those be some nimble hands ... damn. 

Got some briskish winds tomorrow ...…

(Early blog ...)

Paddleboard fishing is still in it infancy ...

When a $500 reel goes overboard ... the flotation devices are for the rod and reel ... …

Livelining for seals ... Wait for it ... Let him swim out and take it all the way first ... 

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I was wondering why she's been leaving nonstop "Call me" messages on my phone lately ... 

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The same moral dilemma: Do you sacrifice an entire planeload of…

Monday, September 19, 2016: Now, this is the flooding I thought we might have with a tropical system. Over three inches of rain fell… rapidly.

Here's a little look at part of my drive to work this a.m. It was actually worse up Surf City…

CONGRATS Martin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also puts Truex on top of standings ... …

Terning blue ... End-of-season terns against a cool blue sky.…

Thursday, September 15, 2016: High temps barely reaching 70. Now that adds a feel of fall in the Island air, though, looking a little more long-range, above-average warm air could return by the weekend and again next week. For now, the minor chill will be on the wings of brisk NE winds, blowing to almost 20 mph, then dying…

Christmas is closing in fast. How surprised will he be with his own inflatable Irish Pub???? 

This Inflatable Irish Pub Turns Your Backyard Into a Bar

FOODANDWINE.COM…

Girls failing to understand that being down 37-8 in the first half is not something to cheer about ... 

Check what I found awaiting my head as I left work tonight ... …

Monday, September 12, 2016: Oh, what a difference a wind makes. The NE winds drove the flies back to hades. It also ushered in some very clean non-HHH weather and even cleaned the ocean up a goodly amount. Of course, it’ll be compassing back to SE. But, for now, it’s a walk in the beach out there. Mighty…

Late update: I now know of what folks have been cursing over, trying to describe some of the worst black flies invasions ... ever! 

I drove to late-day Holgate and bounced down to the Rip. The flies were something out of a horror movie. No sooner did I step out of my truck than I was swarmed upon by maniacal bloodsucking scumbag flies. I barely made it back into my truck -- the entire time struggling to pull in my…

Adorable parenting tricks ... 

Yet this girl laughs her ass off at Saturday Night Live ... …

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Holgate tiger beetle can look back at me ... while still looking forward. It's a good thing these buggers aren't bloodsuckers. They have jaws even a shark would be impressed over. By the by, this particular species is one of the rarer tiger…