Monthly Archive for March, 2007

Wrap-up

Have been totally swamped this week and have had little time for posting, email, etc. but wanted to give everyone a quick status report.

On Tuesday, I had lunch with the guys from Media-Hive in Red Bank. I’ve only found a handful of people in NJ so far who view technology as more than just a day job. These guys fit that bill and I hope their nascent development shop is massively successful.

I also met with Terry Reidy and some other folks from Asbury. I was really surprised by how quickly Asbury’s upper management understood the benefits of syndicating data, sharing software code and developing social capital through technology. I’d expect some good things to come out of this meeting.

On the house front, we had our inspection which revealed nothing really surprising but a handful of furnace and plumbing problems that we’re hoping the sellers will take care of. Yesterday’s oil-tank sweep was another matter though. The current owners claim no knowledge of an oil tank on the property but the sweep turned one up under their driveway. It’s about $2k to have it removed and have the soil and area certified by NJ’s EPA as being oil-free and we’re putting that obligation back on the seller since that’s a bit of a headache that we don’t want to deal with. So, in case this deal falls through and the seller’s forget they have a tank in the drive way (and a future potential buyer decides to google the street address of the house) i’ll just mention here that 515 7th Avenue in Belmar has an underground oil tank that was–without necessary permitting–filled with sand and needs to be removed.

I’ve also been running like mad lately. There are a handful of things about jersey that whenever I was away I would idealize in my mind. Now that we’re back there are a few cases where the reality of the thing itself is even better than the idealized version. Being able to do long distance runs through fields and trails of the parks in monmouth county is one of those things. Just the feeling of the open space–the availability of more land than I can cover on foot in a good run–is awesome. I’m a bit disappointed that the park system paved a trail through some of the fields at Thompson Park but there are still some great wooded areas and fields to run though and I’ve been hitting them almost every day. The other evening I had to dodge several deer as they ran across the field in front of me. Close enough that I could feel their trail of warmth in the air as I ran past where they’d been.

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beej’s gig?

I heard BJ has a rock gig this week, any info???

2 for 1 Tickets at Jenkinson’s

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Next weekend is Jenkinson’s annual Easter weekend 2 for 1 ticket sale. You can buy ride tickets at the booths or online. At first I was suprised that you could buy tix online but then I recalled from the APP’s article the other day that Jenk’s is the 5th largest employer in Monmouth and Ocean counties and probably have their act together w/r/t online buying.

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We’re moving!

Kelly and I moved back to New Jersey for two equally important reasons: 1.) We wanted our kids to grow up around their extended family and 2.) We wanted to make a difference in Monmouth County. I’m not sure that either one of us expected just how much self-examination would be required once we started actually looking for a place to live. A few days ago we put in an offer on a house in Belmar, NJ. This is the story of how finding the right house, in the right town, in the right state can be an exercise in personal growth.

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Endless Mindlessness

Have I posted this link to endless mindlessness and delight? I saw it on TV.


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