TRAVEL TO NEW JERSEY WITH CAUTION BUT NOT FOR WHAT YOU THINK

As the Navy Men's Basketball team travelled north on Tuesday to face Seton Hall, the trip to and from Newark, New Jersey at Prudential Center had its moments.

I always look forward to a Pizza hut pizza for one, or the Roy Rogers bacon cheeseburger. The line at Roy's was long. So Pizza Hut was the winner and so was the Pizza. Tip of the cap to the folks at the Walt Whitman Travel Plaza. Bathroom clean, plowed well, and on our way to The Rock!

Saw several horse trailers clearly having been at Freehold Raceway on their way back to their home bases.

For me it was an awesome experience to finally meet a man whose style I like and emulate a lot as a broadcaster, Gary Cohen, the TV Voice of the New York Mets and radio voice of the Seton Hall Pirates. Merry Christmas to me!

AS for the game, Navy hung in, and had it converted some chippies late in the first half they would have been even closer than the seven point deficit they faced, 30-23, at the half.

Seton Hall went 1-8 from three-point range in the first half, in the second half, they hit the target. The Pirates then hit 12-18 in the second half, whether up 10 or 32 they were firing 3's at will and knocking them down. Game over. Next up, Coppin State, December 30 at Alumni Hall.

The most distressing thing occurred on the way home at the Thomas Edison Travel Area while turning the corner in the lavatory, there is a man loud and proud, pants at his ankles in front of a urinal. Kids were chuckling as they walked in as the man whose rear end was clearly exposed to the Canadians, Indians, and fellow Americans walking in. the only thing worse is hearing another man losing control in behind the door. Time to wash hands and bolt, quickly.

Arriving home at 1:30 with a scheduled time for work at 6am, time for a NAP.

Next week, a trip to Houston, the Texas Bowl...A great Hotel, a great city and a game at Reliant Stadium, the home of the Houston Texans.