Month: December 2014
Ice. ICK!
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Get Your Swim on!
School Vacation Swim Membership at Mile Marker One and Cape Ann Marina!
It isn’t too late to take advantage of this offer! I was about to pay $28 for one day, but with 6 days left before school starts, the $49 vacation week membership was a no brainer! Oh, ummmm, did I mention you can get a beer and some snacks too.
A perfect “Staycation” activity!!!
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Sargent House Museum Fundraising
Exciting news! We’re over a third of the way to our goal of the $15,000 needed to present unique programming and preserve the House for future generations.
Thanks to those who’ve already generously donated!
But, if you have not yet given, we still need your help.
Your contributions support…
- Expanding educational programs and internships for students and adults
- Outreach to increase tour attendance at the Museum
- Digitizing our database of museum objects and photographs
- On-going preservation and restoration of a glorious 18th-century home
Please give generously so that these exciting projects can continue.
Thank you!
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Artist at Work: No Rest for the Weary
I met a friend for a bite to eat and a couple of drinks at Stone’s last night and headed back out into the cold to head home at 9:30. The chill was just leaving my car as I turned off of Broadway and onto South Street in Rockport to climb the hill towards home.
There, on the side walk, was an artist at work. My clock read 9:42 and my temperature gauge read a mere 36 degrees, but he was happily painting away.
I drove past him and hemmed and hawed a bit about whether to continue towards home or turn around and capture the moment…with no camera, but at least, my phone. I saw him painting on that same corner last week and was mad at myself for not stopping. I didn’t want to make the same mistake twice.
I’m glad I turned around.
Chris Coyne, of Coyne Fine Art, was in the midst of an already gorgeous painting…surely to be all that more stunning upon completion. This evening he was painting The First Baptist Church of Rockport. Last week he was painting one of my favorite things about the holiday season, the Dock Square Christmas Tree. He was kind enough to show me the completed painting of our beautiful town tree. Nothing short of stunning!
I’ve always had an appreciation for Chris Coyne’s art, but after seeing him out in the cold late at night to capture the perfect moment in time…I have an entirely new appreciation.
Do yourself a favor and browse his work at Coyne Fine Art or on his Facebook Page
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New Year’s Eve for Fred
For the past several years, I celebrated the New Year quietly, usually with dinner at home and early to bed. And that’s what I like now. We’ll be closed New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Insider Tip: If you like to buy wine at the Cave, do it now. They have great wine at reasonable prices, and you can score some cheese while you’re there. Their seasonal retail beer and wine license expires on 1/1/2015. Laura’s shop is a great resource on my block, and for all of Main Street. Please remember to support the Cave and all of the unique retailers downtown over the winter. Photo taken in the Cave.
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GMG Blog Stat- In 2014 6,224 Posts Were Created On Good Morning Gloucester
Posting Patterns
In 2014, there were 6,224 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 39,656 posts.
So we are creating just over 17 articles a day, every day throughout the year.
40,000-39,656=344
So 344 Posts from now we will have created 40,000 posts total on GMG since inception in late December 2007
344 Posts Divided By An average Of 17 Posts A Day =20
So in about 20 days or so we will bust the 40K Post Cherry.
Nice Work Team!
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Tuesday December 30th , 2014 Cape Ann Weather..
Marine Forecast :
Today NW winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Tonight NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Pod Cast Weather :
http://www.spreaker.com:80/episode/5412506
Hourly Forecast :
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Pet of the Week-Nosy
They call me Nosy because I am always curious and want to be part of what you are doing. You can’t fault a lady for being interested in her family! I am affectionate and love to take advantage of a free lap. I adore the quiet things in life like napping, catnip and snacking and I prefer to be an only pet.
I am hoping to ring the New Year in with a fresh start so all I need to make that happen is you! For more information on adoptable pets and upcoming events visit www.capeannanimalaid.org.
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Wanna See How A Photographer Captures Raw Emotion? Then Check Out Mark Teiwes Portraits From The Marathon Bombing
Monday, April 29, 2013
Portraits from the Boston Marathon: 2013
I heard the bombs explode from two blocks away as I was taking portraits of runners after they finished the marathon. The tone of my images quickly changed as I documented the reactions of the athletes and the spectators.
Click here to check it out- Portraits from the Boston Marathon: 2013
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Gloucester Drone Footage From Kevin Raposo
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@CaptJoeLobster Sunset #GloucesterMA
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Hot Ticket Lobsterman Shawn Pizzo
A lobsterman’s work is never done ~
I couldn’t resist the title of the post–the name of Shawn’s boat is the “Hot Ticket.” Many thanks to Shawn for granting permission to photograph and post photos on GMG.
See more photos here Continue reading “Hot Ticket Lobsterman Shawn Pizzo”
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Near El Calafate, Argentina
We have returned to glorious Gloucester after traveling 23,676 miles from home to Santiago, Easter Island, Tierra del Fuego and a large part of southern Patagonia as well as Buenos Aires and Iguazu Falls. It was an extraordinary adventure and an outstanding learning experience. I plan to put together several short photo/video posts featuring the highlights of this trip which I will post here on GMG.
For today, here is a portrait of a gentleman of Basque heritage who operates a small cantina on the lonely road between Torres del Paine National Park (Chile) and El Calafate in Santa Cruz Provence, Argentina. This location struck me because of the ‘aloneness’ of the setting, the gentleness of the proprietor and his family, and the stark beauty of the steppes.
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Waiting for summer
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Music Around Town ~ December 29 2014 to January 4, 2015
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After Picking Up His Christmas Present GMG Cap at The Dock David Cox Prepares To Take Over Blogging Duties For Joey
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Precarious Position
Would you or wouldn’t you? I saw this photo on the weather.com the other day.
I don’t know about you, but after the holidays, I’m ready for a vacation. I’m just not sure this would be it.
Just some extreme athletes taking a little break during the International Highline Meeting in the northern Italian Alps.
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Santa’s Out of Gas
I have to confess that the holiday season, from Thanksgiving to yesterday, two days after Christmas, have exhausted me. Black Friday, Ladies’ Night, Men’s Night, the GMG Holiday party (the last two being back to back). I was also open every afternoon except Sundays from about noon to 5:15 pm, catching the last CATA bus to Rockport. My electrician described himself as “feeling like junk”, after a tough night. I feel like that every day, especially in my legs and abdomen, from the exertion at PT, work, and related to my cancer. If not for my medical professionals and friends helping me, it never could have happened.
Tomorrow, Monday, I have physical therapy at Addison Gilbert Hospital, which may be my last session until a rollover date. I’ve been a steady show-up at PT, like a football pro who’d get fined for a no-show. January will be a time of rest. This week, I’ll be open Monday 12/29, Tuesday 12/30, Friday 1/2/15, and Saturday 1/3/15. I carry on.
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Building Implosion Fails
Robin Jones shares-
Attempt number one:
Attempt number two:
Third times the charm:
The unfinished building was in Sevastapol and was destroyed because its construction was unauthorized.
In Soviet Russia, the building will tell you when it will implode….
Notice the poor dog with the shit scared out of him running away in the last video…..
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