Category: Travel
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Who is responsible when the payroll service screws up?
A new legal case might give some insight to responsibility for compliance with the maze of federal, state and local laws controlling electronic banking and payroll transactions Most small businesses that pay employees or contractors use a third-party payroll accounting service to handle the required record-keeping and tax payment transactions. These services are inexpensive, typically…
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Preview of “The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain”
A friend asked if would recommend reading Bill Bryson’s new book The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain. Actually I’m just at the beginning of reading it so I answered the question from a different perspective. What is the book about? Getting old, travel in England and the devastating indirect effects of…
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Letter in support of agricultural tourism in New Jersey
This is the text (with hyperlinks added) of my letter to the Cape May County Agricultural Development Board regarding New Jersey’s attempt to draw visitors to South Jersey’s farms for recreation and tourism purposes. The matter is covered in this newspaper article. My larger concern is that if local government reacts to a small number of…
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We still get an “F” for courting environmental tourism
Watermen (the term used to describe the people who harvest fish, shellfish, crabs and other resources from the bay) are known for their intelligence and sharp wit combined with a lack of formal education. The result can often be offensive to those with a deference to politically correct positions. The Money Island Marina community has…
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horse shoe crabs and red knot migration
This post is only to highlight a few photographs of the beginning of horse shoe crab season that bring red knots and other birds to Tarpon Cove at Money Island. Unrelated to the birds, here is a shot of the new marina: