Recent posts
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Goodbye JD
We said goodbye to JD tonight. Over the past ten years our cocker spaniel soaked up more love in our house than I knew was possible. Every day had to start with a full body massage and belly rub in bed. Early evenings and Sunday mornings he was riveted by his favorite animal TV shows.…
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Tension over the Downe docks
It’s no secret that the marinas and supporting businesses all along the NJ bayshore are struggling. The classic predictable human response to environmental pressures is increased tension among members of the community. That’s not unique to us. It happens everywhere. But the environmental pressure is certainly increasing and tensions are rising. The watermen here, pushed…
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The new search for spiritual inspiration by spreading the story
The final blow was when I heard a report, also unconfirmed, that government will step up its financial assault on the few remaining local marinas.
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New thinking required to cope with bayshore transition
Tony Novak CPA is available to speak with community and business groups on strategies for stabilization and recovery from our long period of decline.
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A new strategy for fighting NJ police corruption
I’m still reeling after my latest run-in with corruption in New Jersey law enforcement. A month after the resulting conviction, I’m still learning bits and pieces of the story from neighbors who had prior bad experience with the same officers. Of course, it is impossible to use this information now and the details aren’t strong…
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Helping start a friends boat rental
Today we had heavy rain but by evening it was calm and peaceful. I am trying to help a friend start a rental boat business with the procedures and legal requirements https://vimeo.com/346765111
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Book previews
A few web sites besides the publisher’s published previews of the book prior to its October 1 release. This passages caught my attention: “The Drowning of Money Island is an intimate yet unbiased Doctors, working educational types, may only increase you avenues if they occupy antibiotic medicines. Kaufen Glucophage Online ohne rezept Sometimes frequently when a…
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Government greed sinks local boaters
It broke my spirit today to tell long time neighbors and marina members that the bayshore would not be affordable to them again. They don’t understand. They just want to be able to enjoy their passion in their retirement years. They don’t see the big picture. They don’t see the greed and corruption of powerful…
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A break from the heat
“Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain” Vivian Greene Today, Sunday, is cooler and breezy. The heat and bugs were tough to take this past week. Overall I feel like it just slows down my progress in life. Yet I must work with it,…
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All Quiet
All is quiet on a Monday. I’ve had one visitor to Money Island in the past 24 hours; except of course the three guys who make a daily drive through past my house. That’s a whole different story. The visitor is a disabled veteran whose son works on an oyster boat. He came down to…