Author: capeannpainter

He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.
Buddha

The mind is everything. What you think you become.
Buddha

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.
Buddha

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
Buddha

There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.
Buddha

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.
Buddha

We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them.
Buddha

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.
Buddha

What we think, we become.
Buddha

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.
Buddha

Think about em’!

Sunrise Harbor Cove

http://www.FrontieroGallery.com

John Nesta’s view of Captain Joes

Maybe my idea of blogging is all wrong.

posting photos of Joey sitting on the toilet cost GMG a subscriber.

My sincere apologies for all who were offended! not really 🙂

Here’s a web page on ideas on how to blog.

http://www.artofblog.com/

Here’s one article from them;

Keeping the attention of a reader is important, especially if the reader is expected to convert.  There are four critical elements to getting and holding attention with copy: usefulness, conciseness, urgency, and a promise kept. 

Usefulness: What Does a Reader Want?

People do not tend to read texts or watch videos without a reason.  You need to give them that reason again and again.  This article starts with the main reason: keeping the attention of a reader, and it hits that point again and again.  You need to do the same thing with your writing by discovering what the reader wants to hear about and coming back to that point.

Here are a few ways to get a message across while constantly getting back to the focal point and providing useful information:

• Headings and sub-headings – These should be logically broken up but also offer a promise of value.  Headers that start with phrases like ‘how to…’ or ‘why… does/doesn’t work’ are great ideas because they provide useful answers to questions.
• Facts and figures – If there are any facts, figures, or projections, feel free to toss them in to drive home the point.  Be sure to quote sources and consider mixing facts and headings whenever practical.
• Anecdotes are nice, but they need to be tied in – keep them short and bring them right back to the point quickly.  Leave no dots that need to be connected as your readers may not want to connect the dots for you.
• Finally, be concise

Concise: Don’t Lose Your Readers

If there is one copywriting sin that I commit time and again, it is that I’m not concise enough.  This is a huge problem and it is one that loses readers.  To that end, do everything you can to tighten up your copy.  Re-read it again and again and chop out that which is not necessary.  I like to call this trimming the fat, and it is critical to keeping the attention of readers.

notte scatti

http://www.frontierogallery.com

One Year ago this Month I started posting on GMG.

It’s been an interesting year. Sometimes an idea for a post comes easy other times it’s hard as hell. Joey brought me on board to bring a little edge to GMG and take some heat off him when he “F”s up. We’ve had a few “moments”, but he learned to deal with my meltdowns pretty well.

But I did warn him in first official post. 

https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2010/01/04/joeys-invitation-he-may-soon-regret/

Here’s another one of my first posts praising Joey’s Devotion to GMG.

Enjoy!

Repost from January 2010;

You Gotta Love Him!

No Matter What He’s Doing,

Joey’s Always Working Hard To Bring You Great Content!

Thanks Joey!

https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/you-gotta-love-him/

Got this Email from Joey informing of this article in The Gloucester Daily Times;

“They picked up that I call you Paulie walnuts!  That’s fucking awesome!”
http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/x756276419/Talk-of-the-Times-SeniorCare-saga-heads-readers-top-10-story-poll

someday i’ll get the respect I deserve.

From the Gloucester Daily Times January 07, 2011

“Happy Birthday, GMG

One of the Times’ community blogs turned 3 last month.

Lobster dealer Joey Ciaramitaro of Capt. Joe & Sons began the “Good Morning Gloucester: My Life on the Docks” blog on Dec. 29, 2007. Thirteen thousand posts later, after its third birthday, Ciaramitaro is still promoting the city he loves.

“That first year I didn’t blog with the frequency I do now. There was several posts a day but not the hourly schedule of a post an hour every hour from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. with the occasional midnight post thrown in,” Ciaramitaro blogged recently. “In the entire 3-year run there have only been 13 days that went without a post, the last being April 15, 2008.”

He doesn’t do it alone; regular contributors include Sharon Lowe, Mike Lindberg, Laurie Lufkin, Paul Morrison, Thom Falzarano, David Cox, Paulie “Walnuts” Frontiero, Manny Simoes, Joanne Silva, Beth Swan, among others.

The blog regularly features pictures of Gloucester at dawn, the fishing industry, St. Peter’s Fiesta, the Block Parties, food served at local restaurants, and art around Cape Ann.

Ciaramitaro has been honored by the Senate and Congress for his work on GMG, and received an Action Inc. Outreach Award.

“The No. 1 thing that I cherish about this thing called Good Morning Gloucester is the relationships and opportunities to create friendships with so many quality people and that is worth more than awards, more than money,” he wrote. “Friendships, love, passion for creating and an outlet to express it all. What more could a man ask for?”

This Is one of my first posts I made on Gmg one year ago this month.

I check out what posts of mine people have been checking out. This one seems to be one of most viewed. As I remember it got a couple of Bad responses that Joey had to defend me from.

Maybe some people have matured (not me) or have moved on.

So for those who have missed it, here it is.

ENJOY! Maybe.

“A little Bathroom Humor

Keep Updated.

Take GMG Wherever You GO!”