Monday Thoughts

Some random notes and thoughts to start out the week:


You would not know it from today’s weather but we are less than two weeks away from Memorial Day weekend and there are signs everywhere that the summer season is just around the corner. Among them…the blinking lights are off in beach towns and Stewart’s Drive-In is open at the intersection of
Route 37 and Fischer Boulevard in Toms River. There is no better sign that summer is on its way then Stewart’s being open with waiters in their black and white uniforms serving root beer, hot dogs and more.

When he was a senior pitcher at Central Regional High School Rich Bishop helped the Golden Eagles win the Ocean County Baseball Tournament in 1973. Now 35 years later he’s the coach at Brick Memorial and the Mustangs stunned #2 ranked Jackson Memorial 6-5 Sunday to advance to Tuesday’s OCT Semifinals where Bishop will face his alma mater at FirstEnergy Park. Central beat four-time defending champion Toms River East 4-2 Sunday and will meet Brick Memorial at 4:30 tomorrow followed by the evening semifinal in which top-ranked Toms River North will face Toms River South for the third time this season. The Mariners earned their spot with a 2-0 win over Southern Sunday as Matt Mancini threw a two-hitter while on Saturday the Indians routed Barnegat 12-1 as Ryan Kapp slugged three home runs.

If you want honesty ask a third grader. I found that out Friday when I participated in the Forked River Elementary School’s 3rd annual Career Day.
After speaking to four classes of third-graders I was drained as they don’t pull any punches and very often speak their mind. As to what I found were their most popular career choices…..for the boys professional athletes and police officers while the girls chose Veterinarians, artists and dancers. Not one picked radio personality which shows they may be young….but they are not stupid.