My View of Life on the Dock
Rick writes-
We had a great inspection and registration clinic today – looks like we’ll have about 30 great cars for the 17th consecutive running of the Fish Box Derby Race on Sunday, Sept. 18th at High Noon on Rogers Street!
For More Info- http://www.fishboxderby.org/
Fish Box Derby Facebook Page Here
“The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.”
W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)
Orphaned at 10, Maugham spent his childhood at British boarding schools and under the guardianship of an uncle who showed little warmth. He studied medicine, which he said gave him an appreciation of suffering, but left university as soon as he reached his majority to devote himself to writing. His first literary successes were plays, but his masterwork, Of Human Bondage, was written during the First World War, in which he served as an ambulance driver. Although he continued to write, notably his Moon and Sixpence, based on the life of Paul Gauguin, he was recruited by the British Secret Service and spent time in Russia during the revolution. Although controversy over his bisexuality followed him to the United States, he was very successful in Hollywood and spent many of his later years at his grand villa at Cap Ferrat on the Riviera.
With this entry the Quote of the Week has now been on Good Morning Gloucester for an entire year. Counting vacation, that’s 50 weeks of different authors from Auden to Zappa, without a repeat. Now I’ll give myself the luxury of going back to some of my favorites, like Chesterton and Maslow, but I’ll still be adding new ones as I run into them.
Just so you know, I write the bios based on my research to give the quote context, and one can click on the name or the picture that Joey adds to be connected to a Wikipedia entry for that particular author. Sometimes the adages are only attributed when I can’t find evidence of the direct quote; famous quipsters like Abraham Lincoln and Yogi Berra are often credited with things others actually said first.
I am always encouraged by your comments, and your suggestions are welcome too, but because I try to choose quotes that have some relationship to what is happening in my world each week, don’t be hurt if I don’t use them right away.
I find it astonishing how much wisdom there is in the world, and how the thoughts of famous men and women can apply to my own life. I hope you do too.
Free Flu Clinic at
Rockport Community Health Fair September 15
Addison Gilbert Hospital will sponsor a free flu clinic on Thursday, September 15 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. in conjunction with the health fair being held at the Rockport Community Center & Senior Center, 58 Broadway, Rockport.
The flu vaccine will be available to those six months of age and older. An identification card, insurance card and Medicare card should be provided.
The health fair will also include a free hearing screening, blood pressure, diabetes screening, balance screen, as well as over twenty health
information booths and lots of take-away materials.
THE DOWNTOWN GLOUCESTER BLOCK PARTY – DANCING IN THE STREET!
SEPTEMBER 17, FREE!
Gloucester’s last block party of the season is a Dance Party! Main Street will be filled with entertainment at five stages, dining, dancing, magic and our special Kids’ Town. THIS IS YOUR PARTY and it’s free!
At 6 pm sharp start dancing to the Docksiders Big Band plus jazz, reggae, African, folk, rock, show tunes and oldies. Linda Amero is at the Franklin Café, the Bandit Kings play at the Dog Bar. The Honky Tonk Women of Gloucester and we will be performing at 7p.m. in front of the Sovereign Bank.
Enjoy exquisite dancing by OmBellyCo Tribal Dance and the Cape Ann Center for Dance Performance. Buy 50/50 raffle tickets from our Gloucester High School cheerleaders and help support the parties.
Also at 6 pm, a special magic show in Kids’ Town – win a special prize from magician Joe Howard!
The Block Party series celebrates Gloucester’s unique downtown. The stores and galleries are open and busy. Dine al fresco at our diverse restaurants while you enjoy the entertainment.
Don’t miss it! Get downtown at 6 pm with your dancing shoes on!
http://downtowngloucester.com
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There’s No Flies On Carol Mondello! She saw the post on her GMG Facebook Feed and shot up, brushed her teeth and headed straight for Good Harbor Beach. Right to the spot where Paulie Walnuts left his Art Rock!
Her was the post yesterday morning at 7:25AM-
It’s Out There. Go get It! Oh and If You Bring It To the Dock (95 East Main St) This Morning Before 9AM I’ll Give You A Brand new 2011 Run Gloucester T Shirt
and in she walked, passing by Paul as he left the dock and into my office to claim her new t-shirt
Congratulations Carol!
Carol could you write in the course of events and fill in the timeline from when you saw the post in your Facebook feed to the timeline of when you actually found the Art Rock and if anyone else was there when you claimed it?
The schooner Ardelle is fully operational now and is located down at Maritime Gloucester on Harbor Loop. Capt. Harold Burnham is aboard and he and his crew are doing afternoon sails at 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Harold Burnham tells us that he is going to run the charters from Weds. Through Sunday at 2 and 4:30 so do come down for an afternoon sail or call him at 978-290-7168 for more information.
The schooner Ardelle was an epic project for Burnham and what is most amazing about it is that just one year ago, there were a few frames up in the Burnham yard after hosting a Frame Up and keel signing ceremony on Labor Day 2010. Here it is one year later and Ardelle is fully-rigged, Coast Guard certified and ready for a sail. The community support has been amazing, so please do come down and support this new endeavor!
Click here for all the GMG Schooner Ardelle Coverage
The third Annual Taste of Cape Ann Food and Wine Gala is taking place September 15th at Cruiseport Gloucester.
Tickets are $40.00 per person and $75.00 per couple.
All proceeds will benefit the YMCA’s Child Care, Camp, and Teen Initiatives in Gloucester and Rockport.
For more information contact: Nikki Klink 978.238.0470 ext 1703 or klinkn@northshoreymca.org
http://www.northshoreymca.org/pages/18099_special_events.cfm
Learn inexpensive and healthy ways to lower your risk of breast cancer at a free presentation at the Rockport Art Association on 12 Main Street, Rockport. Join us for this life-changing talk on Wednesday, September 14 at 7 P.M. Essex County residents (especially women between the ages of 40 and 50), will be taught three easy, inexpensive, healthy and effective ways to significantly reduce the body’s ability to develop invasive breast cancer. Admission is free.
This program is part of the “Essex County Busting Breast Cancer Initiative” designed to decrease the incidence of invasive breast cancer in Essex County through education and awareness. The Essex County Initiative is National Breast Cancer Prevention Project’s pilot program, for developing regional initiatives in areas with an extremely high cancer rate.
For art lovers, there will be the opportunity to own an original Charles Movalli oil painting, which will be on display. The artist generously donated this painting in memory of Carleen Muniz, a former Rockport Art Association artist member, who died of breast cancer in 2009. Muniz was mentored by Movalli, and was a talented artist in her own right. Raffle tickets are $25.00 each and the drawing will be held at the end of October 2011. Proceeds of the raffle are to benefit the “Essex County Busting Breast Cancer Initiative.”
Charles Movalli is the son of artists in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Movalli became an art teacher, influential art editor and writer. But above all, he is a painter. His dramatic brushwork creates the vibrant lighting and sense of movement that has earned this Cape Ann artist dozens of significant awards, a listing in Who’s Who in American Art and memberships in prestigious art associations, including Oil Painters of America.
Tasty and fabulous appetizers will be provided by Grapevine Catering. Wine and water will also be served. Knowledgeable staff from Common Crow will be in attendance as well to present products that are beneficial in lowering breast cancer risks.
The National Breast Cancer Prevention Project, formerly Know Breast Cancer, was founded by Susan Wadia-Ells, PhD. The organization is focused is on helping women to stop breast cancer before it starts, rather than focusing on detection and treatment. Wadia-Ells’ forthcoming book “Busting Breast Cancer” is based on international research over the past 5 plus years and will change the way the world thinks of breast cancer.
The Essex County Initiative is a project of the National Breast Cancer Prevention Project. The Website is http://www.knowbreastcancer.net.
To reserve your space and further information, please contact: Lisa Vincent, email: lisa@simplydaisy.com, or Tel. 978-660-0686
click the first pic for the slide show-
Donna writes-
Took a walk to the beach and the water is really churning up.. went in only to my knees.. very rough and undertow was doing its thing.
Good Morning Gloucester 
