Day: January 24, 2011

If you’ve read my reasoned responses to these bully Eco Food Labelers who use their pulpits to harm Fishermen without ever listening to any reasoned explanations that don’t fit with their incessant rantings to swear off our local fish despite our fishermen having paid the price with increased mesh sizes, a drastically reduced fleet and dramatically reduced codfish quota.  These sacrifices have led to huge improvements in sustainability and codfish biomass but don’t tell the eco labelers.  they don’t want to hear it.

Kerry Byrne sides with the Gloucester Fishermen over the elitist foodie bloggers in his Herald article.

Here are some of my past explanations that have gone unheard-

To Be Clear

Could some one please explain?

Finally Someone Stands Up To The Eco Foodie Nazis

I Was Wrong- Thank You Beth Swan

A full moon is often thought of as an event of a full night’s duration. This is somewhat misleading, as the Moon seen from Earth is continuously becoming larger or smaller (though much too slowly to notice with the naked eye). Its absolute maximum size occurs at the moment expansion has stopped, and when graphed, its tangent slope is zero. For any given location, about half of these absolute maximum full moons will be potentially visible, as the other half occur during the day, when the full moon is below the horizon. Many almanacs list full moons not just by date, but by their exact time as well, usually in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)). Typical monthly calendars that include phases of the moon may be off by one day if intended for use in a different time zone.

Full Moons are traditionally associated with temporal insomnia, insanity (hence the terms lunacy and lunatic) and various “magical phenomena” such as lycanthropy. Psychologists, however, have found that there is no strong evidence for effects on human behavior around the time of a full moon.  They find that studies are generally not consistent, with some showing a positive effect and others showing a negative effect. In one instance, the 23 December 2000 issue of the British Medical Journal published two studies on dog bite admissions to hospitals in England and Australia. The study of the Bradford Royal Infirmary found that dog bites were twice as common during a full moon, whereas the study conducted by the public hospitals in Australia found that they were less likely.  (from Wikipedia)

This full moon was rising at sunset and was an unexpected bonus as I walked home from photographing the sunset at Cambridge Beach one evening.  Then, just as I zoomed in on the moon for a closup shot, this seagull flew in front of it.  I was not bitten by any dogs, nor did I encounter any werewolves or lunatics.

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

That Rocky Neck Art Colony is the oldest working art colony in the country, and has been luring artists to its picturesque shores for more than 150 years. Among others, these artists include Fitz Henry Lane in the 1840s, Emile Gruppe, who made The Neck his home and painted into the 1970s, as well as Childe Hassam, Milton Avery, Maurice Prendergast, Cecilia Beaux, John Sloan, Stuart Davis, Frank Duveneck, Nell Blaine, and Jane Peterson. Leonard Craske created “The Man at the Wheel,” Gloucester’s famous landmark sculpture, in his studio on the pier on Rocky Neck in the 1920s. Writers Louisa May Alcott, Rudyard Kipling, and others frequented The Neck.

Today the area is still home to many working artists and to galleries showing paintings in all media, as well as batik, photography, jewelry, prints, sculpture, ceramics, and fine gifts. In addition to viewing the arts, one may snack or dine at unique restaurants that feature fine food and fabulous views.

from http://www.rockyneckartcolony.org/history.html

On this stark, frigid January day, I thought people might enjoy some colorful, warm Rocky Neck memories.

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

From The Farm Bar and Grille