The United States needs to regain its leadership role in the world, Republican Jeb Bush will say in a speech on Wednesday, while asserting that President Barack Obama has been inconsistent and indecisive in carrying out American foreign policy. Bush’s speech at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs will be his first major foray into foreign… Read the rest of this entry »By Tom DeSeno
“It is always of interest to know what strikes another human being as remarkable.” –Graham Greene
50 Shades of Grey: never has a book caused so many random acts of sociology, with people exclaiming what the book “says about women” or “means for society.” A Google search will turn up varied exclamations that the book is the apocalyptic forbearer of all things pro-feminist, anti-feminist, or pro and anti-capitalist. It also apparently has implications for class warfare, abuse, romance and the death of chivalry. Good grief. Despite my promise not to join this collection of chaos by opinion, I suspect I will.
My intent is only to state that the desire and act of sex itself is fraught with simplicity. There is no great mystery to it, only a juvenile fascination with the subject by artists. That cloak of mystification is buttoned tighter by the faux-Freudian analysis of people who will find “deeper meaning” in any thing, or any act, when, in reality, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
When I mention the simplicity of sex, I carve out first “romance” and all the emotional baggage that comes from coupling (or, since it’s the 21st century, tripling and quadrupling). I leave for another day the religious determination that sex is for procreation, as even Catholics will admit (since the Vatican promotes the rhythm method), that sometimes sex serves other purposes, like stress relief. I write here only of people who are secure in their partnering.
Posted: February 17th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Opinion, Tommy DeSeno | Tags: 50 Shades, 50 Shades of Grey, 50 Shades of Useless Sociology, Opinion, Tom DeSeno, Tommy DeSeno | Comments Off on 50 Shades of Useless SociologyBy Monmouth County Freeholder Thomas A. Arone
Freeholder Tom Arone
Baby…it’s cold outside! We’ve experienced near record lows this year. With these freezing cold temperatures comes additional problems besides just trying to stay warm – the low temperatures in combination with precipitation and other weather conditions causes havoc on our roads. The County Public Works Department has been very busy the past few months, ensuring that county roads are safe to travel on by pre-treating and plowing on a consistent schedule and staying ahead of the accumulation. By pre-treating our roads, the snow and ice begin to melt as soon they hit the asphalt and also makes plowing easier and much more efficient.
In addition to keeping the County roads safe, our Public Works Department has been helping municipalities throughout our county as well through our County Shared Services program. We have recorded cost savings across several municipalities by providing plowing services as well as access to the pre-treatment solution. There are many outstanding projects currently in the upstart stages in the Shared Services arena.
Posted: February 17th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Monmouth County, Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, Tom Arnone | Tags: Freeholder Tom Arnone, Monmouth County, Shared Services, The Arnone Report, Thomas A. Arnone, Tom Arnone | Comments Off on The Arnone Report: Shared Services Are Keeping Monmouth County Safe And Affordable
Ocean Township- A four year old child who was left in a running car with his two year old sister climbed into the driver’s seat and put the car in reverse yesterday morning, causing the vehicle to back across a Rustic Drive parking lot before being stopped by a brick stairwell, according to a statement issued by the Ocean Township Police Department. Neither child was hurt and there were no injuries reported.
The children’s father, Travaris S. Reevey, 41 of Ocean, was arrested on the scene by Officer Alisa Martinez and Detective Michael Melody. Reevey was charged with child endangerment. During his arrest it was discovered that he was wanted on a Contempt of Court Warrant in Asbury Park.
Posted: February 17th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Asbury Park, Crime, Ocean Township | Tags: Asbury Park, Child Endangerment, Crime, Ocean Township, Travaris Reevey, Travaris S. Reevey | 3 Comments »UPDATE: Monmouth County’s Government offices open at 10:30 a.m. today.
New Jersey’s roads are open today, but Governor Chris Christie has ordered a delayed opening until 11 a.m. for State offices due to hazardous weather conditions. Essential personnel should go to work as normally scheduled.
CONCORD — Gov. Chris Christie gave the first glimpse of what he’d do if Americans elected him to the White House while speaking to New Hampshire Republicans in the presidential battleground state tonight. “Within the first 100 days, if I were to run for president and be elected, we would change this tax system in this… Read the rest of this entry »By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog
The logic behind a guy seeking the GOP nomination for president appointing a former Torricelli/McGreevey bureaucrat to a critical cabinet post still eludes me, Save Jerseyans.
But here we are. We’re saddled with Jamie Fox now. And this is how he’s spending his time: advocating for a punishing increase in the one tax in New Jersey that isn’t suckily high (the gas tax) and, this past Sunday, penning a guest op-ed in theStar-Ledger claiming that New Jersey’s per-mile road maintenance isn’t nearly as expensive as claimed by gas tax hike opponents.
For starters, he complains that the study treats multiple lane highways like single-lane ones. Moreover, “New Jersey gives out nearly $330 million a year in local transportation aid to counties and municipalities. This helps local government take care of local roads without having to raise property taxes,” Commissioner Fox explains. “The Reason Foundation counts the spending we give to local government but doesn’t count all the miles of local roads that are repaired or built. Therefore, states with greater jurisdiction over local infrastructure fare better in the analysis as those centerline miles are credited to the state.”
You can find a copy of the eye-opening study here.
My #1 problem with Fox’s logic? Divide the number by the actual average number of lanes and New Jersey’s road costs are STILL the highest in the nation. By a mile. Many times over.
Posted: February 16th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Chris Christie, Christie Administration, Opinion, Taxes | Tags: Chris Christie, Christie Administraion, Gas Tax, Infratstructure, Jamie Fox, Transportation Commissioner Jamie Fox | 1 Comment »
Don’t panic. Rising gas prices are not steadily marching toward the $3 a gallon mark, experts are saying. But it also doesn’t mean they will slide down below the $2 a gallon mark that drivers have enjoyed in the recent past. “The bright side is what we saw in the last week isn’t the start of… Read the rest of this entry »
LAKEWOOD — A township woman found dead outside her Davids Court home Sunday morning appeared to have frozen to death, a law enforcement source told NJ Advance Media. Olivia Benito, 66, was found face down and partially covered in snow, according to law enforcement who were at the scene. An investigator who asked not to be… Read the rest of this entry »
TRENTON — New Jersey’s cheap gas is a point of pride in an otherwise high-tax state. On the other hand, the Garden State is notorious for its duo of death taxes often landing it a spot on superlative lists like “Where not to die” and “Worst states to die.” New Jersey is just one of two… Read the rest of this entry »© Copyright 2026 | MoreMonmouthMusings | All Rights Reserved