I Believe In Unicorns

Aren’t Unicorns So Magical?  As Part Of The Kinder Gentler Butterfly, Rainbows, and Unicorn Day I Bring You I Believe In Unicorns Blog-

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From the I Believe In Unicorns Blog-

Magical Unicorns

“Wherever they may have come from, and wherever they may have gone, unicorns live inside the true believer’s heart. Which means that as long as we can dream, there will be unicorns.”

So wonderful. 

Watch Kim Smith’s Black Swallowtail Butterfly Trailer And Be Magically Transported To The Land Of The Black Swallowtail Butterflies

So Wonderful.

Kim Smith writes-

Dear Friends,

You’ve heard me talking about my butterfly film (for Months!). I began filming the black swallowtails last July and am only now close to finishing.  I am so excited to share this project with you and hope you enjoy the trailer.

My daughter Liv and friend Kathleen Adams collaborated on a beautiful rendition of “Simple Gifts.” The music in the background is an improv interlude from their recording session.

Coming soon: Documentary about the Life Story of the Black Swallowtail Butterfly, from egg, to caterpillar, to chryrsalis, to adult. Filmed in a garden and along the seashore, Gloucester, Massachusetts. Featuring the black swallowtail butterfly, wildflowers, pollinators, the sun, the garden, and more.

Don’t you just love rainbows. I think they’re so pretty

It’s Rainbows and Butterfly and Unicorn Day Here On Good Morning Gloucester. Rejoice! Isn’t It Wonderful?

Wonderful pretty rainbows .  Ahhhhhhhh

Lovely.

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Aren’t the colors delightful?

A Kinder Gentler Blog- Butterfly, Rainbows and Unicorn Day

In order to appeal to my wonderful readership I bring you Butterfly, Rainbow and Unicorn Day.

Isn’t it a wonderful beautiful day.  I see happy clouds.

When you have a spare moment would you get a gander at the lovely –

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Community Stuff 1/12/13

25th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. March

The 25th Annual Matin Luther King, Jr. March will take place at 10 a.m. on Monday, January 21, 2013. The march for
peace will begin at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Rockport, 4 Cleaves Street, Rockport, and all those interested in
participating are invited to gather at the church at 9:30 to make signs. There will be a short program, led by Rev. Susan
Moran, following the march. 

If These Rodent Repellent Trash Bags Work I’m All In

These are available at Smith Hardware up at Gloucester Crossing and I assume the Rockport location too.  Damn varmint raccoons.  I’ve had my share of run-ins with raccoons.  Hate the little bastards. 

When I step back and look at the situation I know I could take the little sons-a-bitches but in real life face to face they scare the shit out of me.  I literally turn into a girly man.  Like even if I’m holding a nine iron and there’s no way the raccoon could get to me before implanting the club squarely in it’s forehead I’m scared to hell of the things.  Can’t explain it, it’s just the way it is.

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Past Raccoon Posts-

3:45am Visitors

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Joey C

Boom! I shot up out of bed like a rocket figuring that the maniac (Snoop Maddie Mad) finally figured out how to climb out of her crib and had landed with a thud. The Mrs, startled said no it didn’t … Continue reading →

Early Morning Visitors Video

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Joey C

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Gloucester Breakfast- Sugar Mags

I hadn’t been to Sugar Mag’s in what seemed like forever.

You gotta try this breakfast sandwich-

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Chad Carlberg From Production Blue Submits Turbine Graphic

He Joey,
I made this for myself just so I could get a sense of the scale of these things. Figured you might like to post it, or at least see for yourself.

Chad

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Fish on Fridays

The Fish on Fridays series is a collaboration between Gloucester photographers Kathy Chapman and Marty Luster. Look for various aspects of Gloucester’s centuries-old fishing industry highlighted here on Fridays.

PerchNetsNativeSonChapmanFishermen on the Native Son repair and tag their nets for landing perch.

RedPerchChapman Rose fish ( Sebastes norvegicus) also known as red perch at Atlantic Banks Fisheries.

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Mike, at Atlantic Banks Fisheries, sorts and boxes a catch.

B+W photos © Marty Luster 2013
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2 chances this weekend to be offended by somebody other than our boy Joey

Our boy Joey needs a break.

Between non PC humor and MFers dying, it should be clear that we’re heaping way too much stress on him during his vacation.

Really, folks, we all need to find someone else to complain about — and we need someone else’s sarcasm to soar right over our heads while we’re complaining.

Inge Berge to the rescue.  According to The Noise magazine, Inge’s music is “Odd, adventurous and compelling.”

Plus you get the added value that Inge’s sarcastic wit is wrapped in catchy pop tunes you’ll be singing all weekend.  Just don’t sing the lyrics to your mother-in-law.

You’ve got two chances to see Inge this weekend (tomorrow @ Dog Bar and Sunday @ Rhumb Line)  See this weekend’s complete live music schedule here.

The best way to get your fill of sarcasm+bitching-about-sarcasm is to request some of Inge’s most witty and sarcastic songs and then complain about how you’re offended by them.  Here are a few choice examples:

More Inge Berge videos here, including an inside look at the making of Shit Under Your Shoes.

 

Tweet of The Day From Coach Bill Belichick via @7News

@7News: “You don’t win a war by digging a fox hole and sitting in it. You need to attack.” –Coach Bill Belichick: http://on.whdh.com/VQZgtk #7News #Pats

Rubber Duck’s Sistah Goes Skiing

Mount Sunapee Ski Resort just a two hour drive from Gloucester. Leave at 6:30AM and that leaves you with a half hour to buy a ticket, get your boots on and be the first on the lift. This Wednesday it was half price Wednesday (no idea if they do it every Wednesday) so even if you bail like RD’s sistah and hit the bar at noon for a Blue Moon it’s still a deal.rdsisterwent skiingRubber Duck stayed home. Still recovering from the New Year’s plunge.

 

Quote of the Week by Greg Bover

“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”

Attributed to Haruki Murakami (1949- )

Although often quoted from Murakami’s essay “What I Talk About When I Talk About Running,” this saying is much older and has its roots in Zen Buddhist tradition, which holds that one’s attitude toward the vicissitudes of life is all that any of us really has any chance of controlling. Murakami, who is often compared to Kurt Vonnegut, did not begin writing until his late 20’s, but has won widespread acclaim for his humorous and surrealistic novels including The Wild Sheep Chase and Kafka on the Shore. Infused with diverse musical references, Murakami’s beautifully written work is representative of the cultural tumult in modern Japan, and is just plain-old fun to read. He has been a writer-in-residence at both Princeton and Tufts universities and participates in triathlons and ultra-marathons. His most recent novel is the excellent 1Q84.

Greg Bover

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VP Operations, Project Manager

C. B. Fisk, Inc

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Happy Birthday Felicia!

Felicia Ciaramitaro ©Kim Smith 2012

Happy Birthday Felicia! Best mom, daughter, wife, aunt, sister, fabulous cook, GMG contributor, and I am proud to say, dear friend!

Ciaramitaro family ©Kim Smith 2012

Felicia and Joey Ciaramitaro ©Kim Smith 2012

Felicia and Pat Ciaramitaro ©Kim Smith 2012

Felicia and Madeline Ciaramitaro ©Kim Smith 2012

Felicia Ciaramitaro and Coconut ©Kim Smith 2012

Thanks to Passport’s Eric, Layla, and Nicloe for making Felicia’s Bday lunch extra fun and special! Is that Nicole’s or Layla’s thumbs up in the photo below?

Donna Ardizonni, Eric Lorden, Felicia Ciaramitaro ©Kim Smith 2013

Passports Restaurant Gloucester Adriatic Stew

Passports Divinely Delicious Adriatic Stew

Passports Restaurant Gloucester Popovers

Passport’s Always Warm and Welcoming Popovers