Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

The creator of goodmorninggloucester.org Lover of all things Gloucester and Cape Ann. GMG where we bring you the very best our town has to offer because we love to share all the great news and believe that by promoting others in our community everyone wins.

Gino Cavalieri Good Harbor Pics

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Hey Joe,
           I went out again this morning to take more pics of the beach. It was frigid out there by the water but I got some good pics out of it.
Gino Cavalieri

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Attention 3D Electronics Manufacturers – I Don’t Care

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Speaking solely for myself (and anyone that doesn’t feel like looking ridiculous in the comfort of their own home). 

Here’s a little missive to the electronics manufacturers who, in the quest to try to bring us new technology that we will feel renders our existing technology obsolete have been investing billions in research and development to bring us 3D cameras, video cameras, monitors and televisions.

Do you really think that people are going to sit around the living room wearing huge black 3D glasses?

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I find it sort of sad because one of my favorite camera makers- Sony is one of the leading pushers of this technology.  It would have been nicer if that money was spent developing faster internet, sharper displays, lighter laptops, compact cameras with large sensors and longer than 5 times zooms, or any other number improvements to existing technology rather than trying to sell the public on a technology that in my estimation very few people really care about.

Seriously?

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Double Bonus! Two Of Paulie Walnuts’Art Rocks! To Be Used As Free Tickets To The Art Haven Lobster Buoy Auction

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Dawn Gadow- Director at Art Haven Writes-

So, we’ve taken the two of Paul’s Art Rocks! he was wonderful enough to give us and we’ve hidden them, within walking distance of Art Haven.

Find one of these rocks, bring it to Art Haven next week, and you get a free ticket to the upcoming Buoy Auction fundraiser on January 28th! And, in case you didn’t see it a couple days ago – that ticket will give you a chance to win an "Art Rocks" buoy at the event. And remember, in all of this, you get to help support our after-school art programs!
The first rock is in a very artist-ey place, up on a hill with one of the best views of the harbor, and one of the coolest old houses I’ve seen on Cape Ann.
The second is in a very central downtown location, in front of a building near and dear to Maggie Rosa’s heart (as well as all of the rest of ours).
Thanks Joey and I’ll see you soon! Thanks for all you do as always!
Dawn

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Curator Karen Quinn describes how artist Fitz Henry may have used a mechanical device

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From mfaboston-

Curator Karen Quinn describes how artist Fitz Henry may have used a mechanical device to aid him in painting “Coffin’s Beach,” a shore scene from Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Image credits:
Fitz Henry Lane, Sketch of Coffin’s Beach. CAPE ANN MUSEUM, Gloucester, MA

Brown Rice Chicken Red Peppers and Cukes At Common Crow To Go

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As Part Of My Healthy Eating Initiative The Great Peeps At Common Crow to Go Have Been Making Me Some Healthy Inexpensive Lunches.  Lovin it!

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Screen Shot From NECN’s New Android Weather App- Thanks Matt Noyes

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The app is free and I just took a screen capture of the current map they provide. Best free weather app I’ve ever used. This screen shot was taken from my HTC EVO just minutes ago.

Asher Peltz Sends In Abducted Rabbit Flyer

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Asher Peltz writes-

Joey, I was introduced to Gloucester a few years back and married in a couple years ago. My mother-in-law introduced me to GMG and I’ve become a daily reader.

My wife and I were walking to dinner tonight in Brooklyn where we live. I saw the attached flyer and figured somebody must have had it for dinner.  In any case, I thought of GMG.

Best regards, Asher

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Asher, this is just a sign of the times.  I fully expect that you will see more and more of these rabbit abductions by the eco-foodies who in constant search for eating anything other than hugely abundant codfish have resorted to stealing poor helpless pet bunnies from hard working American families so they can skin them and eat them and make bunny fur hats out of their pelts.

Poor Bunny!

I can just see the eco foodie nazi now at the top of a huge hole staring down at the poor defenseless bunny “It puts the lotion in the basket”

For more Rabbit Tales check out the latest from Edible Boston Magazine-

Edible Boston- Rabbit Makes a Comeback on New England Tables

Here’s a link to the article at Edible Boston Magazine- Rabbit Redux- Rabbit Makes a Comeback On New England Tables

Weekend Picks From Your Boy Joey and The North Shore Blogger Consortium

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This weekend’s top pick is……………………

Bikini and Speedo Dodgeball Tournament 1PM at The Farm Bar and Grille

SATURDAY 1PM  BE THERE!!!!!!

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Cape Ann Museum Free To Residents All January

North Shore Blogger Consortium Picks-

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Media giant Seth gives up the best of Lynn at Lynn Happens.

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The wonderful Jane Ward has some great ideas, over at Food and Fiction.

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North Shore Kid: Weekend Picks

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Choices from all over New England at The Two Palaverers.

Monday 1/24 at 5pm Heart of the Harbour Presentation

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Peter Van Ness writes-

Dear Joey,

We’ve been scheduled to make a 15 minute presentation of our Heart of the Harbour concept for I4-C2 at City Hall next Monday 1/24 at 5pm.  There will be a total of 5 presenters that evening (see schedule here: http://www.gloucester-ma.gov/DocumentView.aspx?DID=618).  We’re scheduled to be the 2nd presenter.

We’ll offer some updates on our original proposal and be available to answer questions.  This should be very interesting to anyone who wants to help revitalize our City by integrating the four economies that hold the most promise for Gloucester’s future:

Fishing Industry-Maritime Economy-Creative Economy -Visitor Economy

For more info on Heart of the Harbour see here: http://www.heartoftheharbour.com/.

Hope to see you there …

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Jack Handey Quote of The Week From Greg Bover

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January 18, 2011

"Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away and you have their shoes."
Jack Handey (1949-    )

Although many people assumed he was an alter ego of Phil Hartman, who introduced his “Deep Thoughts” on Saturday Night Live for many years, Handey, a Texas native, got his start writing for Steve Martin. His work has also appeared in The New Yorker’s “Shouts and Murmurs” and the National Lampoon. His latest collection of absurdism is What I’d Say to the Martians, and Other Veiled Threats.

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Essex Shipbuilding Museum Crane Pic From Bill O’Connor

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Hey Joe,

When I stopped to snap a shot of the schooner Ardell skeleton today at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum, I came across this rusty, old, snow-covered gem.  While I was taking photos, a guy hanging around in the yard told me it used to be a school bus used in Essex back in the 50’s (circa ’54 or ’55).  They converted it into a crane and still use it around the yard. 

Enjoy~Bill O’Connor

North Shore Kid

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Chickity Check it- Bob Ambrogi Pimps His New Blog Vintage Rockport

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Joey,

You may remember me from back in 2008 when I blogged about Good Morning Gloucester as one of my favorite non-legal blogs.

I’ve just started a new blog to display historic postcards of Rockport. I find the old pictures fascinating and hope some of the area’s amateur historians will add their own insights to my posts.

It is called Vintage Rockport, http://vintagerockport.com. If you have anywhere on your blog where you list local blogs, I’d appreciate a mention.

–Bob Ambrogi

Sista Felicia’s Pasta Gagoot’s Video At The Gloucester Daily Times Taste Of The Times website

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Click here to view recipe at The Gloucester Daily Time website

Referred to as "Pasta Gagoots" by many Italians from Sicily, including the family of Felicia (Ciaramitaro) Mohan, this is a layered pasta dish most often served when the cook has extra large zucchini or cuccuzza squash from the garden or elsewhere.

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