Some Photos and a Video of a Relaxing Day at the Beach in Asbury Park

Joe — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:23:08 +0000

Last week, Governor Chris Christie told everyone to “get the hell off the beach” in Asbury Park. Well, this weekend the Governor wants everyone to get the hell back on the beach all over the Jersey Shore! Since I was already on a staycation for the last week, I decided that I would contribute a little bit to the local shore economy in my area of the state and spend some quality time on the Asbury Park beach and boardwalk. So… the pictures and video below are from my trip to the beach this past Wednesday afternoon. It was great – very quiet and very relaxing (I got to the beach before the tourists).

And here’s a nice, relaxing video of the waves crashing onto the beach while I was relaxing in Asbury Park.

Nothing like a nice, relaxing day on the beach. It was great.

Happy New Year and a Prosperous 2010, Everyone!

Joe — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:30:40 +0000

Happy New Year, folks! I hope that you all had a safe and happy New Year’s Eve last night, celebrating the arrival of 2010 in whatever way you saw fit. Personally, I kept my New Year’s Eve festivities very low key. After a quick dinner with one of my roommates and two of our buddies I watched the ball drop from the comfort and warmth of my bedroom. Last night was the first time in many years that I opted not to go to a party to watch the ball drop and it was very relaxing, calming, and enjoyable.

Happy New Year!

Just a bit of commentary on the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square, New York City last night… I watched the FOX News coverage of the parting in Times Square last night and after watching the people in the Square on the television all night, I have a few observations. First, they’re all nuts! Who would want to be out there in the cold and sleet and nasty weather with crazy people all around you? Blech! Not me. Sure, at some point in my adult life I’d like to ring in the New Year by making the pilgrimage tp New York City’s Times Square, but I’ll wait for a much warmer winter to come around before that happens.

Second, most of the people in Times Square seem to be tourists. This prompted one of my roommates and I to comment that all of the real New Yorkers are probably watching (and laughing) from the comfort of a local bar or their own homes! But thank God for those tourists bringing their economic power to the City. Tourists help keep local economies afloat and all local people thank tourists for their purchases!

Finally, I included “prosperous” in the title of this post because I really do hope that 2010 and the entire coming decade is a prosperous one for all of my family members, friends, and readers of this blog. The last decade saw too many people lose a lot of money in a variety of markets. First the technology and “.com” bubble burst and then the housing bubble exploded a few years later. In the past few years the stock market went on a slide, though it seems to be recovering. There are many people out there – myself included – who managed to make the best of these situations and actually wound up in a much better financial position than before these crises! But there are far too many people who are suffering economically, physically, and mentally so I hope that the wealth of prosperity and happiness (and so much more) come to more people in the next ten years.

As for the rest of today – sit back, relax, and enjoy the day off!

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Some Photos and a Video of a Relaxing Day at the Beach in Asbury Park

Happy New Year and a Prosperous 2010, Everyone!