Getting Ready to 'Get Fit'

Starting this afternoon, I will be taking part in Get Fit New Jersey, a rigorous, 24-week fitness program at Life Time Athletic in Florham Park. Naturally, I spent the weekend stuffing my face with as much holiday chocolate and other goodies as possible.

Tags: fitness | Florham Park | Life Time Athletic

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A Kink in Montclair

As a longtime resident of Montclair, I still have to pinch myself each time I see a show at the Wellmont, the gorgeously renovated theater that is bringing so much great music — like last night’s show by Ray Davies — into my hometown.

Tags: Montclair | Davies, Ray | Wellmont Theatre | Kinks,

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The Forlorn Mower

Saying goodbye is never easy. Bidding adieu to my lawnmower this morning was particularly poignant.

Tags: Montclair | Lawnmower

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Falling for Paterson Falls

Sometimes it pays to heed your own advice. Such was the case on Sunday when I followed a recommendation in the current New Jersey Monthly and took a day trip to Paterson Falls.

Tags: Hamilton, Alexander | Passaic | Great Falls Historic District Cultural Center

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Meeting the Beatles, Yet Again

Back in the 1960s, my father was forever putting off the decision to buy our first color TV. He wanted to wait until they got it right. Perhaps I should have followed the same strategy with the Beatles.

Tags: The Beatles

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Geography for Golfers 101

We're thrilled that the world's top golfers are playing at Liberty National this weekend. But will someone please remind them they are in New Jersey—and not that other state across the Hudson?

Tags: Liberty National Golf Club | Woods, Tiger | Harrington, Padraig | PGA

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Welcome To My Nightmare

It is an editor's worst nightmare: The big glaring typo on the front page. You never expect it to happen, but there it is, all-too real, smack on the cover of the September issue of New Jersey Monthly.

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