Month: January 2011

This Is It!!!!! Friday Night- The Art Haven Lobster Buoy Auction and Art Show

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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You know all that positive energy that began way back when the lobstermen donated the use of their traps, the merry elves from Art Haven and the usual suspects spent days coordinating and building the lobster trap tree, the kids (and some adults) painted very special buoys to adorn the shining beacon of community spirit that is The 2010 Lobster Trap Tree?

Well here comes the payoff!  Here comes the celebration!   The night when everyone comes together to laugh, shout and enjoy each other’s company at Cruiseport for the Third Annual Art Haven Lobster Buoy Auction.

What better event to tie our incredible community together than the Art (Art Haven) and Sole (fishing community) in one huge collaborative ball of positive energy?

THIS IS IT!!!!!!

I can personally tell you this event is so much fun.  To see these kids beaming on stage as their hand painted buoy gets bid on is absolutely priceless.

So get yourself and your family down to Art Haven and soak in all that positive energy baby!   It’s on Friday night at 6:00PM

Jan 28th- For More Info- http://www.arthaven.org/

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David Brooks Wrote-

A special thank you to all involved with the 2010 Lobster Trap Christmas Tree. The tree isn’t as big as last year but It certainly is a beauty. Standing around 30 ft. topped off with a lobster trap star.

Traps came from the following fisherman:

Scott Horne, John Symonds, Jay Gustaferro, Kevin O’Malley

Special Thanks to Volunteer Builders:

Ed Collard, Paul Morrison, David Brooks, Russell Hobbs, Daniel Brooks, Donna Ardizzoni, Rick Moore, Alex Bigger-Allen, Shane O’Neill, Theon O’Neill, Vicotor Quesada, Iris Quesada

Also Thanks to media from:

Joey Ciaramitaro  (Good Morning Gloucester),Desi Smith  (Gloucester Daily Times), Masao Okano and Yuichi Watanabe (Cape Ann TV)

An Open Apology To My Neighbors

Posted on by DIY SKI GUY

Dear Neighbors,

I am sorry for “being that GUY” who leaves up his Christmas lights way too long. Especially, incredibly cheesy candy cane lights on a tree that was barely alive before the 25 snowstorms. I was always the guy who said it’s February dang it – get your bleeping lights off your house! In my only defense, I have tried to pull them off but there is 7 feet of snow there. Its been snowing right before Christmas and has it stopped? Our Cape Ann Weather guy (Twitter @capeannguy) reports we have had 63 inches this year – Do You think I get a pass this year or am I the neighbor you don’t want to live next to?

Sincerely – Patrick

 

Right to Photograph Federal Buildings Upheld

Posted on by Marty Luster

Because photography is such a big part of GMG, I thought readers might be interested in this.

Since 9/11 many street photographers have been stopped from photographing federal buildings from public property by law enforcement or security personnel. These photographers, both amateur and professional, have been told that such activity is illegal and, in some cases, they have been ordered to destroy any images that have been taken or have been threatened with arrest.

It has never been illegal to photograph public buildings from public spaces and a court decision in October 2010 made that clear. Now the Department of Homeland Security has codified that decision by issuing an information bulletin upholding the rights of photographers in these cases.

The full DHS bulletin is here.

Do You Know

Posted on by God's Morning
painting of great house at Good Harbor Beach / Bass Rocks
Painting by E.J. Lefavour

Do you know what this house is called, or any of its history?  I have loved this house and its beautiful setting since the first time I saw it many years ago.  I would love to know its story, but don’t know how to identify it.  Can anyone out there help?

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

The Bandit Kings ~ Dog Bar ~ Friday Night

Posted on by Joanne

Guaranteed good time.

The time frame has changed to  8:30 to 11:30 Please call ahead if you have questions.

Live Music 6 Nights a week – No Cover Ever

65 Main St
Gloucester, MA
978-281-6565

CLICK for a calendar of upcoming shows

Comments about a Kingfisher

Posted on by paultmorrison

Just a GMG notification: If you do not read the comments at GMG you are really missing out. The photo of a bird needing identification received twelve comments below. Some of them more than just a little amusing. When you read a post here at GMG make sure to click the comments and say a few words. Or just click it to read the comments. You won’t be disappointed.

[edit] I just added some more new comments. Besides these comments Joey has received 15 emails. Those are people who are obviously oblivious of the ability to comment or are too shy. Don’t be shy, spread the info, make a joke. Is my post about comments dumb? Make a comment in the comments.

  1. That is a great looking bird, not sure what it is…

  2. John R Reilly says:

    It is a Belted Kingfisher !

  3. It’s either a ruby throated, split tail, double breasted mattress thrasher or one of the Belted Kingfishers.

  4. Patty Ball says:

    Yup, a Kingfisher it is!

  5. Nice shot Joe. It’s a Kingfisher, they like to look down on their prey from up high, like at the top of pilings and flagpoles.

  6. Hey Joe..it is a female Belted Kingfisher. Unlike most species of birds, the female is more brightly colored, with the rufous color on her flanks and belly. Males completely lack rufous feathers. Great capture!

  7. Jenna says:

    Yep, Kingfisher. There was a post on GMG just the other day about them! They hang out here on the Annisquam off Wheeler Point a lot, too.

  8. David Teele says:

    it is a belted kingfisher who is either: very cold or having a bad hair day or just lost an argument with a Van de Graaff generator

  9. whaletale says:

    It is indeed a Kingfisher. reat photo but be careful, the NOAA will want him removed from the area without a proper catch share permit…………………

  10. Kristen Callahan says:

    It’s a female belted kingfisher. She is one of the few females to have the extra stripe on the abdomen. A super photo. They are quick of wing and seldom shot at this quality of photo. Thanks for making a great morning!

  11. Feather’d Friend says:

    It’s a DON Kingfisher!

  12. Becky Bernie says:

    definitely a belted kingfisher

    1. People who don’t read the comments in GMG sure are missing out.

      • Joey C says:

        PAUL, there has been about 15 emails to the GMG email address about the bird. I wonder if those people realize that there is a comment link below the post or if there is some other reason they email me directly instead of leaving a comment.

    2. Kim H-P says:

      Belted Kingfisher for sure. Looks like an immature male according to the Cornell folks-see website-great shot!

End of Eastern Point Breakwater at 8 below

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hey Joe,

NOAA said it was 8 below with the wind chill when I took this shot this morning, but it felt colder than that!  I thought I could feel my eyeballs freezing.

Enjoy,
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid

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Minglewood Tavern To Host Hot Wing Eating Contest Superbowl Sunday

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Jenny Dee and the Deelinquents ~ This Friday @ The Rhumb Line

Posted on by Joanne

Hello GMG!

Just wanted to drop y’all a line about Jenny Dee’s first 2011 show in Gloucester this Friday (1/28) at The Rhumb Line.  We wrapped up the year playing at Symphony Hall as  part of First Night (opening for Bettye LaVette), but we’re excited to get back on our home turf!  We’re playing 3 sets starting at 9:30pm, ending at 12:30am.

Thanks!
Samantha

Cape Ann Brewing New Menu

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

You can check out the Cape Ann Brewing new website here and also print out coupons hereimage

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Sunrise at Capt Joe’s Lobster Company

Posted on by capeannpainter

 

Sunrise at Capt Joe’s

http://www.FrontieroGallery.com

Part 2 – What is “Self” Publishing? From Kat Valentine

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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I keep telling Kat she should write is “How To Publish/Or Not Publish For Dummies”

EVERYBODY has a story to tell.  EVERYBODY thinks they are interesting.  Hardly anyone knows the ins and outs of the industry like Kat does.

Kat Writes-

Subsidy Publishing vs. Independent Publishing

For many people the words “self-published” bear a stigma and the suggestion that self-publishing is the only option the author had to get a book in to print. This is not true. Some authors who have self-published are Mark Twain, John Grisham, Tom Clancy, Deepak Chopra, Virginia Woolf, and Margaret Atwood. Among the most famous of self-published books are Huckleberry Finn, the Chicken Soup for the Soul books, and that most ubiquitous cookbook, The Joy of Cooking. Authors self publish for a variety of reasons.

Today publishing has been complicated by the addition of e-publishing. In this post I’m going to discuss the different types of print publishing, and include information on how e-books are handled by each. Since we already talked about traditional publishing I won’t delve much further in to that but bear these things in mind as you decide how much time and effort you wish to spend pursuing a contract with a traditional publisher:

Continued at: http://parlezmoiblog.blogspot.com/p/publishing-your-book-today.html

WINTER POEM

Posted on by Marty Luster
I get this poem every winter & every winter I love re-reading it. 

It’s a beautiful poem and very well written.

Thought it might be a comfort to you; it was to me.
Read the poem here.
 

 

City of Gloucester Snow Emergency and Parking Ban

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Emergency Alert

Posted on: January 26, 2011

Snow Emergency and Parking Ban

Effective at 9:00 pm tonight, Wednesday, January 26, the city has declared a snow emergency and parking ban on all city streets due to the arriving snow storm. As of 9:00 pm this evening until Thursday 12 noon, all vehicles are banned from parking on city streets. Violators of this emergency declaration are subject to ticketing and towing at the owners expense.

Residents may park in all school and municipal parking lots. If you park at a school, your vehicle must be removed by 6am tomorrow to allow for clearing of school parking lots.

All residents are reminded that they are responsible for clearing snow from sidewalks adjacent to their property.

Your cooperation during this parking ban is necessary for efficient and safe snow plowing efforts.

To repeat, the city of Gloucester has issued a parking ban on all city streets as of 9:00 pm this evening. The ban shall be in effect until Thursday at 12 noon.

Browser Wars- Who Ya Got? Poll

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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After basically swearing off Internet Explorer about three or four years ago I’ve been a pretty happy Firefox user but my interest in Google’s chrome has been piquing.

When we got stuck in Florida on our trip back from St Lucia last week we were lucky enough to get some time to hang out with my parents in Naples.  In addition to affording me time with my parents I got to log onto a computer for the first time in 9 days- my mom’s.  My mother will click any picture sent in an email by one of her friends that has a cute dancing bunny or heart on it (without any regard for the spyware or viruses she is downloading to her computer with that click).  She also has a fondness for toolbars it seems.

On a 17 inch laptop she may have had 3 inches of visible screen real estate after you account for the 8 or so toolbars that she has running in her Internet Explorer browser.  Let’s see, I think there was Yahoo toolbar, AOL toolbar, Google toolbar, something called Smilebox,and two or three coupon alert toolbars that I could remember.

Clearly I needed to download a new browser for her.  All this crap she had downloaded brought her laptop to a crawl.  I could almost hear it crying out for help, saying “Please, help me tell me you’re not going to add more crap to my already splitting at the seams workload”

So I downloaded Safari for her.  I’m not really sure why I picked Safari but it probably had to do with the fact that I was using Safari for the past 8 days on my iPad and it’s a pretty clean interface.  So once I got Safari on her laptop and imported a bunch of her favorite bookmarks to her toolbar and gave her a quick lesson on how to add bookmarks she was off and running.  The new browser started up about twenty times faster, there was about 80% more screen real estate due to the lack of those layers of toolbars stacked from the top of her screen to three quarters of the way down.   It will work well for her.

So I got home and the Mrs’ laptop has Internet Explorer as the default browser as well.  The Mrs to her credit is pretty good about detecting what she should and shouldn’t click on.  (Anyone have any general rules we could pass on to folks as to what you use for criteria for what you will and won’t click on?)  But I’m just not a fan of Internet Explorer.  It seems so sluggish and automatically hyperlinks things I don’t want hyperlinked, the security settings slow me way down and it doesn’t offer me single right click access to image url addresses and other geeky stuff that 97% of you probably needn’t worry yourselves about but to a person that really uses these features can drive nuts.

So I decided to check out Chrome on her laptop.  It was a quick download and I really like the minimalist and clean layout.  I haven’t used it enough to really know if it could replace Firefox on my desktop at work but it really simplifies many steps such as bookmarking and I love how doesn’t use up a lot of your screen with toolbars.  It also seems super speedy.

So this leads me to ask my viewership- Which web browser do you use and why?  Please leave a comment and let me know where you place your browser love?

Attention Birders: What The Heck Kind Of Bird Is This

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

This guy was perched on a piling yesterday morning but I’ve never seen anything with this type of markings.  The beak almost looks like a night heron but that’s a wild guess.

Steve Borichevski?  Jim Barber?  Bueller? Bueller?image