Author: Marty Luster

I'm Marty Luster, a retired attorney and politician. In 2010 my wife, mother-in-law, dog and I relocated from Central NY to Gloucester. I hope my photographs and poetry(?) reflect my love for this place and her people. My picture-poem posts can be seen at http://matchedpairs.wordpress.com and selected black and white images can be found at http://slicesoflifeimages.wordpress.com

A Christmas Twist

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On December 1st at 8 PM and December 2d at 3PM the Fishtown Players will perform a staged reading of A Christmas Twist,  a little Christmas Carol and a dash of Oliver Twist combined to produce an hilarious parody that shouldn’t be missed. This fundraiser for the Cape Ann Community Cinema costs only $15 per ticket which can be purchased purchased or reserved by calling the cinema at (978) 282-1988 or the players at (978) 515-7957 or e-mailing fishtownplayers@yahoo.com.

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Here is a slideshow of Monday night’s rehearsal.

 

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Looks Like a Rube Goldberg Machine

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Rube Goldberg

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the namesake contraption, see Rube Goldberg machine.
Rube Goldberg
Born Reuben Garrett Lucius Goldberg
July 4, 1883
San Francisco, California, United States
Died December 7, 1970 (aged 87)
Resting place Mount Pleasant Cemetery inHawthorne, New York
Occupation Engineer, Sculptor, News Reporter, Cartoonist
Known for Rube Goldberg machines

Reuben Garrett Lucius “Rube” Goldberg (July 4, 1883 – December 7, 1970) was an American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer and inventor.

He is best known for a series of popular cartoons depicting complex gadgets that perform simple tasks in indirect, convoluted ways. These devices, now known as Rube Goldberg machines, are similar to those drawn by W. Heath Robinson in the UK and Storm P in Denmark.

Beach Search

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Boston’s MISSION FOR THE MISSING along with trained volunteers, search dogs and a forensic scientist descended on Good Harbor Beach at 10AM today to search for traces of Caleigh Harrison who disappeared from Long Beach on April 19. The search follows recovery on Friday at Good Harbor of what is likely the pants Caleigh was wearing on the day she went missing.

Caleigh’s parents, Anthony Harrison and Allison Hammond, were on hand as the search commenced and each expressed approval of the effort in the hope that it would result in a degree of closure for them.

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