End Of The Year Thoughts

(The Hometown View returns on Monday, January 3)

Just a few random thoughts in what will be my final segment of this year as the WOBM Christmas Classic will demand all my attention next week:

I never served in the military but those upset over the “Don’t’ Ask, Don’t Tell”
law signed by President Obama Wednesday are just not thinking rationally.
If a soldier is stuck in a fox hole what he’s concerned about when it comes to the person next to him is not whether he’s gay but whether he’s a good soldier and will act accordingly. There will be bumps in the road but this was clearly the right thing to do.

How far has the men’s basketball program fallen at Monmouth University? Most of the record crowd of 3,900 at the MAC in West Long Branch last night were not there to see the Hawks but rather get an up close look at 8th ranked Villanova, who cruised to a 40-point victory. There will likely be plenty of good seats available come January unless the team shows signs of life because even students on campus
don’t pay much attention to basketball at the school.

Is it me or does it seem like many places still have a lot of Christmas trees left to sell? You can probably make a good deal today on one.

Just when it looked like Rex Ryan and the Jets had moved the needle from negative to positive comes a story involving the head coach’s wife…well maybe. A website shows videos of a woman who looks very much like Michelle Ryan displaying her toes and having an intimate chat with a man about her feet. It certainly is true….the thrill of victory is better than the agony of da-feet.

Toms River High School South will have a new football coach next fall as Bill Hill will not be coming back for a fourth year. The injury-plagued Indians did not win a game this past season for the first time in nearly five decades and a change had to be made. This is one of the shore’s tradition-rich programs and even when times are not great there is no better place for a Friday Night game than Detweiler Stadium.

Here’s hoping that you have a great holiday, including a merry Christmas and Happy New Year. If Santa Claus does not bring you exactly what you want remember that he’s got a long list and sometimes gets confused.