Author Archives: joeref

Nature Boy Strikes Again!

Posted on August 12, 2016 by joeref

Anyone who knows me well knows that I have always had a deep appreciation for the natural world. WhenI was a little kid I was up in the Catskill Mountains catching bluegills with dough balls and big ole bullfrogs by … Continue reading →

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NY METS-JUNE 2016

Posted on June 13, 2016 by joeref

From the moment the World Series ended the fan base of the NEW YORK METS have only thought of one thing. Get back to the Series and WIN IT. Management did everything within reason to make that wish a reality. … Continue reading →

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Gearing Up For Summer 2016

Posted on June 13, 2016 by joeref

I’ve decided that time goes by way too fast. I was talking to a friend of mine that other day and it is truly amazing how we were young men of 24 and then bang…40 years went by! It’s another … Continue reading →

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The Vegetable Garden 1 – Spring 2016

Posted on April 25, 2016 by joeref

Another year…another growing season upon us here on Long Island. This will be our year 13 growing vegetables at the Greenlawn Organic Gardens in Huntington Town, in Suffolk County New York. As we do each year in late February, we … Continue reading →

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A WILD AND CRAZY POLITICAL SEASON

Posted on February 19, 2016 by joeref

Republicans taking each other off at the knees.   Democrat Sanders has the balls to call himself a Socialist and nearly upsets Hillary in Iowa then goes on to crush her in New Hampshire. Usually it’s the Democrats beating each other … Continue reading →

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The Winter of Great Expectations

Posted on February 5, 2016 by joeref

  From the moment the 2015 World Series ended until just a few days ago, a controversy was raging in the media and amongst the fan base of the NEW YORK METS. To Cespedes or Not To Cespedes…that was the … Continue reading →

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Trump Gets Whacked by THE NATIONAL REVIEW

Posted on January 25, 2016 by joeref

The Trump bandwagon continues to roll along. picking up speed with pissed off white people lining up to back him. Apparently he embodies all of their misdirected anger and more than a little of their loud pushback. A pushback against all … Continue reading →

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Disappointing Loss Ends Hopeful JETS Season

Posted on January 25, 2016 by joeref

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Disappointing Loss Ends Hopeful JETS Season

Posted on January 25, 2016 by joeref

Though JET fans are still irritated and smarting from the season ending loss to Wrecks and his Bisons, there are two very good reasons JETS NATION can look to a promising future. The first reason is the new GM, Mike … Continue reading →

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2015 NEW YORK JETS – A PLAYOFF RUN?

Posted on December 8, 2015 by joeref

I’ve been quiet about this JET season for several weeks. They came out of the gate 4-1 and it seemed like something special was about to happen with several very winnable games. Those games slipped away and before you knew … Continue reading →

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