Hard to believe but only one more weekend before Christmas. Seems like there
were a lot of people out and about this weekend although Sunday’s rain probably didn’t help retail sales…thank goodness it was pretty warm or we might have had some white stuff. Speaking of which, did you see the video of the partial collapse of the Metrodome’s inflatable roof in Minnesota? It looked like tons of flour pouring onto the football field and of course forced the Giants game with the Vikings to be moved to Ford Field in Detroit tonight. That game will kick off at 7:20 and be televised by Fox. A Giants win would move them into a tie with the Eagles for first place in the NFC East heading into Sunday’s showdown at the Meadowlands.
I guess you can scratch Al Golden’s name off the list of possible successors when Joe Paterno finally retires at Penn State. The Colts Neck native and former Red Bank Catholic standout was named the new football coach at the University of Miami with Hurricanes fans hoping Golden can turn around their fortunes like he did at Temple. The 41-year old did a remarkable job in five seasons with the Owls and it was just a matter of time before he took a higher profile position. I was among many who thought that position might be at his alma mater in Happy Valley but Golden instead is heading to South Florida with a five-year contract and a great opportunity. Here’s hoping he makes the most of it because he’s a quality coach and individual.
Many years ago I was doing a small research project for work which forced me to look through reels and reels of microfilm at the Ocean County Library. I remember coming across an ad of some sort in the Asbury Park Press that identified Dr. John Lauria as being the first chiropractor in Ocean County.
I knew him for years because we both worked out at what was then the Toms River Racquetball and Fitness Club. The next time I saw him I mentioned the ad and we had a long conversation about what it was like when he opened up his practice in Toms River. Doc was a great guy to talk with, whether it was about skiing which he loved or baseball…his son Chris was a standout player at Toms River South and later the University of North Carolina. The last time I saw him was probably a couple of years ago and this morning I learned that Dr. John Lauria died over the weekend at age 80. He leaves behind his wife, five children, 8 grandchildren and a lot of great conversations in the sauna.
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