Jersey Shore Views...

You'd think with sky high taxes, growing unemployment and the highest cost of living, New Jersey's elected officials and residents would have more to think about than the upcoming MTV reality show called 'Jersey Shore'.The show premieres on MTV Thursday.  It claims to follow 8 of "the hottest, ta...

Many parents wonder what profession their child will choose.  Well, there's an old country preacher who has it all figured out.He had a teenage son, and the preacher thought it was time for his son give the idea some consideration.  Like many teenagers, the young man didn’t really have a clue abo...

Give thanks for the day.... Before we had access!! So Where's the Food, Aunt Phyl.. Thanks it was great...sorry I was too tired... no dessert pix, but Tori made a mean rum cake!  So, all I can say is...a great Thanksgiving!  The only thing could make it better???  If we all could be there! A Slic...

You know when your favorite cartoon characters turn 50, you're getting up there.  Last week two of my favorites, Rocky and Bullwinkle celebrated the big 5-0! Actually when you talk about Rocky and Bullwinkle, you're talking about many more memorable characters.  You have the evil Boris and Natash...

On a flight to the west coast, a 6th grade student sat reading a book.  A congressional representative boarded the plane and sat next to the girl.After the plane was airborne, the Congressman turned to the girl and said, "I’ve heard that flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with you...

Mystic Island, New Jersey - Waterfront Homes and Chunks of History!Mystic Island is a section of Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey...Ocean County's southernmost municipality.   It's main road, from Great Bay Boulevard to Mystic Beach at the Great Bay, used to be known as Shore Road.  It winds through...

New Jersey's coastal counties have been declared a disaster area by Governor Corzine. Though the rain and wind subsided over the weekend, yesterday was the first day local and state officials could take a firsthand view of the damage.  They were out in force on Long Beach Island, calling last wee...

The day started out like any other...but the howling wind and pounding rain reminded me the Jersey Shore was still in the middle of some strange weather confluence. Sounds like the beginning of a bad novel, but this was my morning.  It didn't stop there!  I drove through flooded streets to make i...

A friend of mine watches her grandson after school because both parents work.  Sean is in second grade and never ceases to amaze her. It seems Sean came home from school last week and announced that they had learned how to make ‘babies' in school that day. My friend was a little shocked; after al...

Can I use the expanded and extended tax credit program to buy a home in New Jersey if I don’t have perfect credit?You might have thought that you couldn’t meet the deadline to qualify for a tax credit on a home purchase because your credit score is less than perfect.  But the expanded and extende...