Year: 2012

“Nothing is exactly as it seems, nor is it otherwise”
Alan Watts  (1915-1973)
Born in Britain, philosopher and theologian Alan Watts moved to the US in the thirties, attending Episcopal seminary while at the same time receiving training in Zen Buddhism. He served briefly as a priest but left the church to pursue a career as a teacher and lecturer. His bestselling 1957 book The Way of  Zen was one of more than two dozen he wrote on spirituality, religion and consciousness. Many of his brilliant lectures are available on the web and as an Iphone app. This seemingly nonsensical quote is in the nature of a koan or parable, perhaps the best known of which is “What is the sound of one hand clapping.” These thought provoking sayings are meant to encourage lateral thinking. The origins of the Watts quote go back to the Surangama Sutra, probably written 1,400 years ago, and may refer to our inability to truly comprehend reality.

Greg Bover

Gregory R. Bover
VP Operations, Project Manager
C. B. Fisk, Inc
978 283 1909
www.cbfisk.com

I’m talking about the terminology here.

It’s sort of a pet peeve of mine when I read other bloggers refer to one of their posts and to be specifically speaking about that one post and refer to it as “this blog”. To my way of thinking it isn’t “this blog” you are referring to, it should be “this blog post”.

If you are referring to the entire body of work consisting of all the posts that have been written on that person or group of people’s blog then it is the blog but not the individual post. The individual post should be referred to not as “this blog” but as “this blog post”

I think it confuses blog readers who may not really understand how blogs work and that blogs exist past the home page to include all previous postings written by its contributors, generally in chronological order. I’ll try not to sound condescending but the reality is that there are large percentages of the Internet reading population that don’t understand these concepts let alone that they can search for previous posts or how to navigate to previous day’s blog posts by scrolling to the bottom of the page and clicking on the previous posts link.

Anyway, maybe I’m wrong but didn’t know where else to turn for the correct term.

From where I sit a blog post is a “blog post” and the entire body of work is a “blog”

So if I were referring to this blog post I would never write something like this- “When I set out to write this blog”. I would write ” When I set out to write this blog post”

I’m 98% certain that I’m right but I see some very popular bloggers who actually have larger readerships than GMG make this mistake. Unless of course I’m wrong. Where do my fellow bloggers fall on this and is there a blog governing board that could clear this up for me.
I’m pretty sure for Journalists there some AP guidebook that tells you the right terminology for stuff like this but I’m not sure it exists for the blogging world.
Joey Ciaramitaro

http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com

An example of it being used in what I would be considered the wrong way is here on my favorite blog other than GMG, Barstool Sports-
http://boston.barstoolsports.com/random-thoughts/and-the-pussification-of-america-continutes-keene-basketball-coach-fired-for-calling-a-player-a-lazy-piece-of-shit/

Annisquam River

The Gloucester Dog Park is about to enter phase two of construction as a result of several recent gifts that are being matched by the Dusky Foundation.

Artist, BJ Wayne, a local figurative, animal and landscape painter, has just donated a 24” by 36” Giclee,  “Sierra,” valued at $350, together with an oil painting of an Australian Shepherd valued at $900 to be auctioned.

Sierra

Aussie

The Auction Committee is now accepting bids on these paintings, so if you would like to add one of these beautiful paintings to your collection, please make a bid, ASAP, by calling Christopher Lewis at 978-879-9283

To Learn more about BJ Wayne and her work please visit http://www.bjwayne.com. To Stay in the know and donate to the dog park http://www.gloucesterdogpark.org/.

~Alicia

https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/quarry-id-from-1973-photo/

http://m.gloucestertimes.com/GDT/pm_105601/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=e7O6O70e

They didn’t get any bids for development here, yet the "Citizens for Gloucester Harbor" group says that there are a ton of marine industrial uses on the waterfront.

Well then, why aren’t they all scurrying to put bids in on I4-C2 and get rich with all their ideas?

http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com

I would appreciate if you would post this information for Cape Ann cable
subscribers:

Comcast is currently making some technical changes that may affect local programming. Cable subscribers who have high definition televisions will continue to be able to view Cape Ann TV Channels 12, 20 and 67; however,
those cable subscribers who do not have high definition televisions need to install a digital television adapter (DTA). Subscribers can call Comcast at
1-877-634-4434 and request to either have a DTA delivered to them or they can  pick up the device at a Comcast office: 12 Tozer Road in Beverly or 8A
Traders Way in Salem. To continue to view Cape Ann TV Channels 12, 20 and 67, they must connect the DTA to their cable box. Call Comcast at:
1-800-266-2278 or 1-877-634-4434.

Thank you!
Donna L. Gacek
Executive Director
Cape Ann Regional Cable TV Access Corporation (Cape Ann TV)
38 Blackburn Center
Gloucester, MA 01930
(978) 281-2443 ext. 230
Fax (978) 281-8679
email: dgacek@capeanntv.org
www.capeanntv.org

I was just talking to David Calvo about a hit and run that totaled my car, another car and damaged a third.  He thought you might be able to post a notice on Good Morning Gloucester.  The hit and run happened at 2:00 to 3:00 am Sunday morning on East Main Street in front of David’s Studio.
There must have been extensive damage to the riders side of probably a truck or an SUV.  There would be a reward for information – my phone number is 978-281-3020 and address is 245 East Main St., just up the street from David’s.
Anyone who saw something or noticed a damaged vehicle could really help me out.

John Sullivan

Jrs333@verizon.net