Festivus for the Rest of Us, The winter solstice, the day that our ancestors back at least 50,000 years understood to be the shortest day of the year. A day one needs to do weird stuff in order to convince the sun to turn around and come back. It happens at 6:03 PM Eastern Standard Time tonight.
Some stuff about New Year’s Eve Plunge. See EJ’s post here.
“The Plunge will take place at noon on New Year’s Day at Oaks Cove Beach (Stevens Lane and Wonson Street) on Rocky Neck.”
1/1/2015 is looking to be a pleasant day in the 40s. A nice North Easter is going to blow a gale on Christmas Day dumping two inches of rain into the harbor so it will be at least a tenth of a degree warmer. After the Polar Vortex of last year, a nice change. The tide will be ebbing to low at 2:08 PM so plenty of beach to spread the blankets on. My one tip: Low tide means running on sharp tiny rocks and barnacles in the water. Wear some sturdy beach shoes. I go with a nice neoprene booty. Neoprene usage on any other appendage is illegal and you will not receive your official plunge pin if wearing even a tiny neoprene Speedo. There will be a package check prior to the recitation of the plunge poem. The Rockport Information Booth package checker will be responsible for flagging fouls.
Good Morning Gloucester 
Having fun turning the sun back! Great blog. Happy Holidays from Nancy in Colorado.
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This was my best material of 2014 and not one comment about checking your package? Have I overplayed this one or are most people just TL;DNR after the first paragraph?
I’m here ’till Wednesday.
TL;DNR = too long did not read. You’re welcome.
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