My View of Life on the Dock
Is it immodest to say that I like this picture? I don’t have a great deal of spare time to mat my photos and run around looking for frames, but think I’ll make the effort with this one.
I hope to see you at my talk at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck tonight!
Of all the many miracles Jesus performed during his time here, I find this one most profound, not so much because of what he did, although it is certainly impressive, but because of when he did it. Jesus just learned that John had been beheaded. He withdrew to a lonely place apart and prayed. Then he went back among the crowd of people, healed their sick and fed them.  Whether there were 5,000 or 500 in the crowd is immaterial. It is his action that is the important lesson. How many of us would respond that way upon learning of the gruesome death of someone we loved? If we had the power he had, most of us would be blasting the living daylights out of everyone and everything in sight; but he is showing us how we are meant to respond; always with love and compassion.
Scriptural Reference: Matthew 14:13-21
Now when Jesus heard this [about the beheading of John the Baptist], he withdrew from there in a boat to a lonely place apart. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. As he went ashore he saw a great throng; and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.
When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a lonely place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”
Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.”
They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.”
And he said, “Bring them here to me.” Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass; and taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
E.J. Lefavour
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A new ongoing series wherein Rubber Duck selects a tidbit from the past. Here is Captain Tom Ellis of the Lannon answering questions during the long running but cancelled series of “Joey Sidewalk Twenty Questions”.
I have it queued to Tom’s segment.
From GMG post on November 11, 2011
The Little Sandra
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This cross walk is approximately 100′ long at McKenney Square (Prospect and Taylor St).  Is it the longest in Gloucester?
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Do not worry about the pier, it will be fixed.
Name this restaurant ___ February 11, 2016
We had a fantastic time at the boat show yesterday and it is a great way to spend a day. We find that most of the boat dealers have the patience of saints with the kids as they climb, explore, and dream onboard the boats.
It helps that adults are only $15 and children under 15 years of age are totally FREE
http://www.newenglandboatshow.com/
My boys LOVE it here. Â We’ve hiked to the Braintree location and even all the way to Providence. Â Now that there is a new location open in Woburn….I’m guessing we’ll clock much more time hitting the games. Â Dave and Buster’s is full of really great grown-up games…it is no Chuck E. Cheese. The kids are still going to rack up points or tickets and are still going to score some “stuff” that you don’t really need junking up your house, but at least the games are a blast…even for the parents. Â The restaurant is pretty good too.
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As always, for a more comprehensive list of family activities, please visit our friends at North Shore Kid
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March 3rd the Gloucester Knights of Columbus will be helping the American Red Cross with a community blood drive from 2 to 7pm at the Our Lady of Good Voyage Parish Hall. Come help us reach our goal of 30 pints!
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Good Morning Gloucester 