Great Swamp NWR is currently one of the top birding destinations in central New Jersey. Its borders contain the marshes, swamps, woodland, and meadows that the Passaic River as it winds its way through Morris and Somerset counties. I personally have seen 119 species of birds there; the refuge list s...

It was not so long ago I wrote about an article I read which was arguing for the sequestration of carbon dioxide in the oceans of the world. I said this one did not even pass the Homer Simpson test for feasibility, yet I was bombarded by mo than a few saying I could not possibly know about what I wa...

It is a great thing to do and be everything that God has created you to be.  After all, it is He who knew us, created us, gave gifts to us; and it pleases him when walk boldly in the manner he has so designed.   I have a friend who is a powerful man of God.  You see it in his overall presentation...

In your meaty Tuesday media column: rumors of coming layoffs (and a die-off?) at OK! magazine, a golf magazine is killed, advertising plummets, media companies may default, and Americans don't know a damn thing: We hear that OK! Magazine is, sadly, well on its way to becoming a mere shell of the gra...

He misses two important threads. Had John McCain won last November, very few of the New Deal denialists would be out in public--instead, the Republican legislators and their tame intellectuals would be enthusiastially rallying behind McCain's tax cut-based Keynesian fiscal stimulus package right now...

A good friend of this site Lewis “Gus” Crump passed away on Sunday. Gus was recently diagnosed with cancer. It moved quickly and took his life suddenly. Gus will be missed by ALL that... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]...

I have always wanted a jetpack.  From one of my favorite West Wing exchanges (among many) in "The West Wing: The Warfare of Genghis Khan (#5.13)" (2004): Leo McGarry : My generation never got the future it was promised… Thirty-five years later, cars, air travel is exactly the sa...

Take a look at some great Friday Traffic Report reader sites. (I don’t have a crystal ball, so the only way I can single you out in a reader appreciation post is if you comment and I can check out your site!) AskTak Blog: Takuya Hikichi is a regular at Friday Traffic Report and has a great blog fo...

This is part one of a three part post title “ Clowns to the left of me ,  Jokers to the right ,  stuck in the middle with you  (America)”. False choices. That is what has allowed the hyper-partisans (driven by the greedy media which will not spend one nano-second of air time or one pa...

"Non, je ne regrette rien" As I am writing this morning and listening to the songs of the "little sparrow" - Edith Piaf - my mind starts drifting back over my life. Can't think of a better place to reflect on life's 'regrets' than Turkey Hollow. With Spring encroa...