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http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com

Hey there, Joey.

I hope all is well with you. I’ve enjoyed your coverage of the various polar bear plunges – actually, I’m not sure “enjoy” is the right word!! From this Southerner’s point of view – you all are CRAZY!!

I am writing to solicit a bit of support for Terry LoJacono at LaRosa’s. He’s hanging in, but these winter months are tough in the restaurant business. I wonder if you can help get the word out on two new developments:

1) LaRosa’s has a new website (featuring links to GMG!!) with his menu, specials and other helpful info: http://larosasofgloucester.com/

2) Terry has new T-shirts and polo shirts featuring LaRosa’s new logo for sale

I’ll comment about this on your blog – this is just a personal request because you reach so many people with such a positive influence.

I’ll see you next time I’m up there!!

Thanks so much,

Mary

http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com

Is age just a number? Really?

Yesterday morning I saw a news segment in which these guys had a book out about men turning 40.

In one sentence the author says that life really is all downhill after 40 and in the next sentence he says that men need to redefine what makes them happy once they turn 40.

You know what I got out of that? That he’s basically saying that you need to brainwash yourself into thinking that the things that mattered to you when you were young and vital are no longer possible because you’re getting old, fat, bald and don’t fit into that prized demographic of young people with disposable income so prepare yourself for the slippery slope leading to death.

The last two years have been two of the most creatively satisfying years of my life but the effects of aging do happen to be taking hold.

Guess I better keep trying to grow creatively to offset the horrible effects of a body in decline.

What are your thoughts folks over 40? Did you have to reprogram yourself to accept the limitations of your physical being once you saw the decline set in? Did you find other things that made you feel relevant and happy personally?

http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com

Joey

Here is Part II of the video at double speed with Lobstermen credits at the end.

Also includes Jeff Worthley Buoy Twirling Act at the end.

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Dear Gardening Friends,

Sharing the good news from today’s Boston Globe (section G)!!!!!

All very best,
Kim

For armchair gardeners pining for spring

Bleak and snowy outside? These lush reads will have you dreaming green.

(Bill Greene/Globe Staff

By Carol Stocker
Globe Correspondent / January 7, 2010
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January and February are the reading months for gardeners trapped indoors. Here are some of the best garden books from 2009.

“Oh Garden of Fresh Possibilities! Notes From a Gloucester Garden,’’ written and illustrated by Kim Smith (David R. Godine, $35), is a treasure, and perhaps the best garden gift book. Why? Both dream-like and practical, it captures the rapture of a gardener’s journey through her own evolving quarter acre by integrating Smith’s personal essays, hands-on advice, and paintings. I was charmed by her listing of specific scents of favorite peony varieties accompanied by a painted sample of their petal colors…

Carol Stocker has been writing about gardening for the Boston Globefor over thirty years. Her columns appear every Thursday in the Lifestyle section and she has a Gardening blog at http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/house/blog/gardening/
Thank you Carol!