S0 That’s a Snowman! First snowman ever!

Amelia face to face with her first snowman Smile

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Apparently only Brian can post photos of his child and it be ok, LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!

Valenine and Frida- Separated At Birth?

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Her Name Is Valentine

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Valentine has a serious unibrow.  The kinda unibrow that would make Frieda Kahlo jealous.

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Separated At Birth?

Boston Globe Travel Show Free Tickets From Discover Gloucester

Hi Joey,

I know that you and all the FoBs love to travel & love a deal, and that we all need to get out of the house, so I’m offering FREE tickets to somewhere fun.

As part of Discover Gloucester’s continuing effort to entice more visitors to come to our fabulous destination, we’re having a Booth at the Boston Globe Travel Show held at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. The Travel Show is this coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday, sandwiched between snow storms.This is our first time doing the Boston Globe Show.
All the major travel destinations & Cruise Lines will be there, as well as New England and local destinations, offering great incentives to travel and handing out free stuff.
Did I mention that the Northeast Craft Beer Pavilion is happening at the Show all weekend, too?!
We’ll be handing out Discover Gloucester Visitor Guides stuffed with partners brochures and coupons, and we’re raffling off overnight stays, seafood dinners and passes to do fun things on land and sea.

I’m happy to share the following Exhibitor link so readers can get FREE TICKETS to the Travel Show, a $10 savings!
Free Ticket link: http://bit.ly/KJ1Amm

Follow the prompts and enter EXHIBFREE4 as the promo code.
fyi- Entry to the beer Pavilion is not included.
Hours of the Travel Show: Friday, 5:30-8:00PM; Saturday 10:00AM-6:00PM;
Sunday 10:00AM-4:00PM
Go to www.BostonGlobeTravelShow.com for more info, directions, etc.

This is Discover Gloucester’s debut at the Boston Globe Show, so wish us luck and come see us at Booth 507! We’ll also be at the AAA Marketplace at Gillette StadiumMarch 7-9, our 4th time, so come see us there, too!

Thanks, Joey!

Linn Parisi
Discover Gloucester
The Seaport Gloucester DMO
PO Box 6103 Gloucester, MA 01930
978-290-9723
Twitter: @DscvrGlstr
FB: Discover Gloucester

Larz Anderson Auto Museum

Nichole Schrafft follows up-

I included the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline on my list of places to visit the other day. Ironically, today, Amazon Local has it listed as one of its “deals.” They’re offering year-long memberships….$15 for a single membership and just $25 for a family of four. The membership includes admission to the museum all year long, but also the lawn events (which look like a nice way to spend a spring or summer afternoon) and member only events…plus more! They are said to be “America’s oldest car collection” and the museum sits within the 64 acre Larz Anderson Park…which also looks like like a lovely place to spend a few hours. If you were thinking that you might like to check it out even once, buying the membership at this discounted rate is a no brainer!! Besides, you may bump into the Schraffts there…which is clearly an added bonus.

http://local.amazon.com/boston-north/B00H59QSA0?src=email&cid=em_dd_018_101_na_s2_&ref_=pe_628140_112561820_rd_fd

cherry and pistachio terrine at sticky fingers bakeshop!

Featured this week-chocolate cherry and pistachio terrine!
www.stickyfingersbakeshop.com

In the heart of Browns Mall

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Community Stuff 2/5/14

Hi Joey,

It’s That Nutty Redhead /Victorian Lady Lisa ! I wanted to let you know that The Passion Projects LLC’s program “All Things Victorian” will air its first episode Thursday, February 13th at 8:30 pm on local channel 12, Cape Ann TV. 

I’m so honored for this volunteer opportunity!! It’s my way of giving back to the wonderful people of Cape Ann. Episodes will be filmed in studio covering all aspects of the Victorian era, old and new. We also plan to film on site at various historic locations, visit historical society and museum collections, interview private collectors, visit tea rooms, and much more.

(As for That Nutty Redhead, we have 3 new flavors, Sweet Smoked Hickory, Chai flavored, and Hannah Jumper Rum (non alcoholic- so Hannah of Rockport fame would approve. She lived in the Victorian era.)

For photos at Cape Ann TV- http://victorianalady.com/

Take care Joey!!

Kind regards,

Lisa Griffiths


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Eastern Point Day School Open House on Monday, February 10th from 9:30 am –11:30 am

New Lower Tuition = More School Choice

Interested parents, guardians and their children are invited to visit Eastern Point Day School on Monday, February 10, from 9:30 to 11:30 am to meet the dedicated faculty and students that make Eastern Point Day School a unique and enriching community for children to thrive.

Eastern Point Day School is an independent school, Pre-K to 8th grade, focused on thematic teaching with an emphasis on curriculum integration and academic excellence, delivered in a nurturing, creative, and dynamic environment.

Tuition rates have been reduced to support EPDS’s mission to provide an exceptional education to our Cape Ann communities.

EPDS offers rolling admission, options to augment homeschool learning, scholarships and financial aid.  For more information, please visitwww.easternpointdayschool.org or email at info@easternpointdayschool.org.


The Family Dinner Project From Gloucester Guy John Sarrouf

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A start-up grassroots movement
of food, fun and conversation
about things that matter.

Hi Joey,

I just wanted to share the newest project I have been working on around family meals.  This is a collaboration I did with Cheerios to support families eating breakfast together.

You can check out the website at:  http://thefamilydinnerproject.org/the-family-breakfast-project/

http://www.vimeo.com/83920682

1954 Good Harbor Beach- Those Were The Days, Weren’t They Virginia?

Hi Joey, Listening to your recent podcast, I thought “What can I do to spice things up for the guys?

Then I remembered some old snapshots I have of the Summer of 1954 on Good Harbor Beach. The Bodybuilders, members of the Old YMCA Weightlifting Club, would get together on Saturday afternoons at 3 o’clock and put on an exhibition of strength and entertainment I would call them the Beach Clowns You can see they were outstanding performing body lifts, pyramids, cartwheels, hand to hand, you name it. What a joy to watch them and a delight to their audience on the beach, every Saturday afternoon.

The first photo is my husband, Bob McKinnon, lifting Bob Bruce. Next photo Joe Orange lifting Bob Bruce. My Bob also had many poses with the Dickman twins, John and Charlie. Last photo is me eight months pregnant with my husband and Joe Orange. You have to agree these were the Strong Men of the greatest generation. All WW2 Veterans, home from the war and having a fun time. My husband and Joe Orange, also Tony Mattos, are the only guys left from the photos, but we have these precious memories. Virginia (Frontiero) McKinnon. 

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GMG Open Topic Of Discussion Of The Week- Wood Stoves vs Pellet Burning Stoves vs BioBricks

So before you start reading please consider contributing to the deiscussion on this topic by clicking where it says “Leave a comment” below the post.  If you get the email at the end of the night you can add to the discussion by clicking on the title of this post and adding your comment where it says “Leave a comment” below the post.  Thanks.  I’m really obsessed with the topic right now and I’m excited to read what you all have to say.

The idea of the new “GMG Open Topic Of Discussion Of The Week” Is To Talk about an interesting topic and beat it to death in the comment section.  Hope you like it and feel free to subit other topics for upcoming weeks.

A friend of mine has a killer pellet stove.  You go into the room where the pellet stove is roaring and no matter how frigid it is outside you are warm and comfortable in his house.

I hate the cold.  Despise it actually.  Winter is for the birds as far as I’m concerned. I want to be comfortable and being cold does not equate to being comfortable in my book.

Pellet Stove

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This will be my first shortened post using the new format so to view the entire post click here to expand it-

Continue reading “GMG Open Topic Of Discussion Of The Week- Wood Stoves vs Pellet Burning Stoves vs BioBricks”

How much could I charge for a seminar to teach people how to look for things on the internet using a search engine?

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You may think I’m kidding but I’m dead serious.

Or maybe the President of the United States could pay me to do a national public service announcement campaign explaining how to do it. 

What would I need like a 30 second spot on all the major networks on how to point your computer to Google and type the words of the subject that you are looking for and then hit the enter button.

Is that even 30 seconds?  Maybe I could speed talk my way through it in 15 seconds and we could buy double the air space.

 

This is but one question of about the 20 emails I get a day asking me to find things that had been on the blog a previous day or last week-

Recently you posted sista felicias recipe for haddock chowder.  I failed to keep it.  Can you please send it to me?

Thanks

My response-

Good Morning 🙂

Try this

go to this site-

https://goodmorninggloucester.com/

then go to the top right corner where the search box is.

once you locate the search box type in “Haddock Chowder”

I bet you find the recipe.

Alternatively you could go to www.google.com

Once there you could find the search box and type in goodmorninggloucester haddock chowder

I bet that would do the trick as well.

have an awesome day

Now if I took my time to respond this calmly to every person that asks me on a daily basis to find something that had been on the blog before I’d never have time to actually produce any content.

What I wanted to do was tear what little bit of hair that I have left out of my scalp and scream because I just can’t understand how hard it is to perform an internet search or what the disconnect is that people are unwilling to perform one.  Is it possible in this day and age when Google is one of the largest companies in the world and part of the Fortune 500 that people don’t know it exists or what it is for?  It is clearly obvious that that disconnect exists for a huge number of the population.  Otherwise I wouldn’t get 20-30 emails a day asking me to find previous posts for people.

This is why the Government giving me a ginormous grant to do a PSA on how to perform internet searches would be probably the best money they ever spent.  Think about the productivity gains you would get from educating what my conservative estimate is 20% of the population who do not know how to search the internet for what they are interested in.

Please for the love of god, help spread the word of this thing called Google– so that all of mankind will benefit and middle aged balding bloggers will be less inclined to tear what little hair they have left on their head out.

Please and Thank You.

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Community Stuff 2/3/14

Dear Joey:
I’m hoping you’ll post this on Good Morning Gloucester, so we can send along this information for all Gloucester (and surrounding towns) girls in 2nd grade thru 8th grade:
The Lady Fishermen basketball teams (Varsity, JV and Freshmen squads) are hosting a three-day hoop camp for younger basketball players.  Come learn all the skills needed to become a stronger and more confident ball player.  Work with the varsity girls coach Tara Driscoll to increase your endurance and achieve your own goals in basketball!
Download the attached flyer, and mail with your check for $80 made payable to GHS Hoop Camp.
Looking for more information?  Check out our facebook page “Girls Youth Basketball of Gloucester MA” or contact Coach Driscoll attara.driscoll20@gmail.com.
Thanks – hope to see many of you there!

 


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Hi Joey,

I hope this e-mail finds you well. I am not sure if you remember me but we worked together on a project for “Taste of the Times” with Jackson Cannon at my home. My Aunt Terri Gallo and Uncle Gianni Gallo had also worked on the piece. I am writing to you today in the hopes that you will take a few sentences from your blog to help us better reach this community. I am so lucky to be part of the All Star Foundation for UCD. The Urea cycle disorder is a genetic disorder caused by a mutation that results in a deficiency of one of the six enzymes in the urea cycle. These enzymes are responsible for removing ammonia from the blood stream. The urea cycle involves a series of biochemical steps in which nitrogen, a waste product of protein metabolism, is removed from the blood and converted to a compound called urea in the blood. Normally, the urea is transferred into the urine and removed from the body. In urea cycle disorders, the nitrogen accumulates in the form of ammonia, a highly toxic substance, resulting in hyperammonemia (elevated blood ammonia). Ammonia then reaches the brain through the blood, where it can cause irreversible brain damage, coma and/or death. We are on our 4th annual All Star Benefit and would love it if you could mention the event and help us spread awareness. I have attached the sponsor letter and a brief history of Mary Grace (Sanfilippo) Vestal and Michael Vestal. They are both amazing parents who fight every day for this cause and their children. Michael and Marisa both have UCD, older sister Mia is a spunky, healthy, loving big sister. Michael and Grace are both from Gloucester as well as their Families. They now live in wilmington. Grace takes care of Michael and Marisa full time so she can not work. They hold this benefit to help spread awareness, talk about new born screening, and hopefully someday have a cure! They worked in clinical trials for years and last year were able to have a new drug approved by the FDA. Lets help them make this bigger and better! 

Its March 1 at the Danversport 6-10 pm and they can call or go on the website for tickets. or email me at alessiat8@hotmail.com

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To let everybody remember the fundraiser is on Saturday who to see everyone there Thank You Robert Trott


Hi Joey,

Would you please publicize this service … the Sargent House inadvertently left off the part where the AzOne Gospel Trio were part of the February 9th service at 10 am at the Gloucester UU Church.  I have attached both a pdf and a jpg … don’t know which would work best for you.   Thanks for all you do for us:  community; churches; businesses  ….. etc.    Karen Rembert

AzOne and Lise Breen


Judy Beavers Has Some Nice Things To Say-

Hi Joey,

Just have to say it again:  Gloucester never disappoints.

Headed up with the family today, from Salem, to spend some time in Gloucester. 

Brunch at Alchemy was outstanding.  

Main St., shops – better than ever.

Turtle Alley chocolates – simply delicious.

Visit to Good Harbor Beach at sunset – priceless.

How lucky are we all! 

No place like it — anywhere.

If There’s a God They Won’t Let Peyton Manning Win Today

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For no other reason than just wanting to put to rest any discussion with him in the same category as Tom Brady as the Best QB of all time.

It’s very simple why I want the Seahawks to win.  For the love of god I just can’t bear to listen to sports media talk about Peyton incessantly all next year.

Let him lose and let him lose decisively.

In a perfect world Richard Sherman stubs his toe on the first play of the game, Payton Manning keys on his replacement and throws 5 interceptions.

For the record I think Peyton Manning is a classy guy and a great quarterback.  I’m just sick of looking at Tom Brady’s far and away better statistics in just about every category and hearing the sports media talk about Manning as if he is even in the same category of elite QB.

Who do you want to win tonight’s Superbowl?