Purim Celebration at Temple Ahavat Achim

Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people in the ancient Persian Empire from destruction in the wake of a plot by Haman, a story recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther (Megillat Esther).” – Wikipedia

Here on GMG, I saw an invitation to Temple Ahavat Achim’s Purim celebration, and decided to attend! I’ve already been to their Hanukkah celebration and two of the Cafe Shalom events, and it’s always been interesting and enjoyable. This was no different!

If you want to make sense of these photos, I recommend you read about Purim on Wikipedia or some other source. In brief, they read and partially reenact the book of Esther (using noisemakers to blot out the name of Haman), accompanied by alcoholic (and non-alcoholic) beverages, traditional pastries called hamanashen, and the wearing of costumes.  It’s a fun mixture of ritual and lighthearted fun. Cape Ann Brewery contributed some delicious pomegranate beer!  Here are some shots I took.

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Fr. Matthew Green

Meet The Trainer: Peg Harmony

If you would like to train with Peg her contact info is below. For more information about joining the Manchester Athletic Club and training with Peg call 978-526-8900.

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Name:

Peg Harmony  pharmony@manchesterathleticclub.com

Area of training expertise:

Functional Training

Why workout?:

To feel better about yourself both physically AND mentally.  To help you deal with and relieve stress whether it be personal or work related.

Favorite exercise:

Kettlebell Swings

Favorite easy to cook recipe:

Broiled scallops with sweet lime sauce 

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Serves 4

Ingredients

    4 tablespoons honey
    2 tablespoons lime juice
    1 tablespoon olive or canola oil
    1 pound bay or sea scallops, rinsed and patted dry
    2 teaspoons grated lime peel
    1 lime, cut into 4 wedges

Directions

Preheat the broiler. Position the rack 4 inches from the heat source. Cover a broiler pan or cookie sheet with aluminum foil. Spray generously with cooking spray.

In a large bowl, whisk together the honey, lime juice and oil. Add the scallops and toss gently to coat with the honey mixture.

Arrange the scallops in a single layer on the prepared broiler pan or baking sheet. Broil until opaque throughout when tested with a tip of a knife, about 5 minutes. Turn the scallops over and broil for another minute.

Divide the scallops onto 4 warmed plates. Pour any juices from the broiler pan or baking sheet over the scallops. Sprinkle with grated lime peel and serve with a lime wedge.

Seafood. Jupiter Florida from Mike Parisi

Hey Joe,
Here I am in beautiful Jupiter,Fl. at the Bubba Gump Shrimp restaurant.  Now you would think you could have some nice locale seafood,not a chance, everything they serve for shrimp is farm raised.  All the fish imported too. 

I can’t believe that we have to work so hard to find locale caught seafood,caught by American fishermen.  I understand that we now as a nation import over 90 percent of our seafood.  I can not believe our country stands by with our locale fishermen tied to the dock,over regulated,managed by bad science while our people eat imported seafood.  I hope the recent cod quota proposal of 77% does not happen.Save out American Fishermen
Mike Parisi

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GMG Photo Safari Scheduled For Saturday March 2nd, 2013

Meet at Rocky Neck Causeway Parking Lot at 9AM. 

Informal meet and greet.

Go off in groups or individually to shoot.

Go home.

Edit photos.

Submit them to goodmorninggloucester@yahoo.com

Joey C creates an online album of the photos.

We post the album on the blog. 

People meet people, get inspired, create friendships, everyone wins.

#Boom!

Who’s In?

Tacos Lupita One Year In Business Dollar Taco Celebration

On February 25th, 2013 Tacos Lupita Will Be Offering $1 Tacos In Appreciation Of It’s Customers After One Year In Business.

63 Washington Street Gloucester MA

http://tacoslupitagloucester.com/

2013 GMG/ Farm Bar and Grill Bikini Speedo Dodgeball Tournament Teams- It’s Comin Baby! March 16th

BAC in Black
Ass With Class
Red, White and Blueballs
Formerly American Bacon
Canadian Bacon
Blinded By The White
Muff Riders
Speedo Cops: The Long $#@! of the Law
Power Snatch
Pistol Whip
Mamie’s Dodgefathers
The Rough Putters
Jungle Fever
Krazy Ivan’s
BAC in Action
Great Balls For Hire
The Dirty Luchadors
Scared Hitless
Dont Neglect the Balls
Swiss Farmy Knives
Barely Legal

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New England Boat Show

Here is a couple more pictures of the Boat Show.  The two 300 horse power engines, now that is power.

Wave Runners
Wave Runners
My favorite boat
My favorite boat
Power
Power

School project needs some help finding old radios

School project needs some help finding old radios

If you come across any old radios (portable or semi portable) that work or don’t work / Tubes or old transistors and you are never going to use them, but hate the idea of throwing it out. Send it my way. I found a great project to convert them into amplifiers for electrical instruments which will go hand in hand with our homemade instrument project. It looks as though I will be presenting this STEM project and the students work this summer at Northeastern University.

Before you say “They can’t use that old thing”, remember that we can use the knobs and inner electronics. The older tube radios have an analog sound that is amazing but the old transistor radios are much more portable both are welcome. So, check the attic and then the cellar and let me know if you find anything or just drop them off at Gloucester High School. Please pass this email on to anyone you think might have some collecting dust. I thank you and my students thank you.

Kurt Lichtenwald
a.k.a. Coach L.
Physics and Robotics Teacher
Gloucester High School

http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com Do you get it?

Niles Pond at Risk

Niles Pond Brace Cove Storm Damage ©Kim Smith 2013
The narrow strip of land that separates freshwater Niles Pond from the Atlantic Ocean was severely damaged during Blizzicane Nemo.

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Niles Pond Brace Cove Storm Damage 3 ©Kim Smith 2013

In several places along the footpath, there are cuts clear through the granite dune and a sandy beach is forming on the Niles Pond side. Shrubs, wildflowers, and ground covers that help retain the sides of the causeway have been uprooted and washed away.

Niles Pond Brace Cove Storm Damage -4 ©Kim Smith 2013.

To read more about what makes this narrowest strip of land dividing Niles Pond and Brace Cove so unique, see JoeAnn Hart’s beautiful story about Niles Pond.

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Niles Pond and Brace Cove Footpath Storm Damage

Gillian isn’t sick, she’s a dancer!

Joey’s choice to post Benjamin’s Carson brilliant speech (see this post) reminded me of how much I love a good speech.  It’s like a good song.  Here’s one of my favorites — an equally brilliant speech by Ken Robinson, who asks, at TED conference, “Do schools kill creativity?”  His answer is “We are educated out of creativity.”  This one will make you laugh & wonder just like Dr. Carson’s speech does.  So as we did yesterday, we urge you to watch it to the end — and we urge every parent, student, teacher and most especially the School Committee, Jason Grow & Peter Dolan to watch.  If you really think you don’t have 20 minutes, at least catch his story about world renowned coreographer Gillain Lynne (Cats, Phantom of the Opera, etc.).  It starts at 15:15

After you watch the video, take Sir Ken’s advice and let your kids enjoy some of Cape Ann’s most creative people tonight.  Lots of excellent choices with many of our favorites — all starting early enough to take the kids.  See the complete live music schedule here.

Renee Dupuis is looking to teach voice lessons in the Cape Ann Area~Interested?

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Photo by Lori Branscomb

I miss teaching voice and am planning to add one day of teaching (evening hours) around Cape Ann starting in April. Let me know if you are interested, or if you know anyone who might be!! Contact > www.reneedupuismusic.com

Renée Dupuis is a truly versatile vocalist both on stage and in the recording studio.  From conservatory-style classical singing, to music theater, jazz, blues and rock & roll, Renée has enjoyed a diverse musical career excelling as both a solo artist and back-up singer.

This info is from http://www.reneedupuismusic.com/

Renee is currently a staple member of the original rock band the Bandit Kings (keys, vocals), the acoustic duo Renée & Joe (keys, vocals, composition), and 1970′s disco party band Bling Cherry (vocals).  You can also hear her singing standards and show tunes with the Cape Ann Big Band, harmonies with the Chelsea Berry Band, and supporting such artists as Juston McKinney (Comedy Central) and Tom Cotter (Comedy Central, America’s Got Talent) as the lead vocalist in the New Hampshire Music Hall’s house band the Gaudy Baubles.

Joseph J. Unis has something to say about Gloucester’s live music scene

hive show bfs march 9
Buncha stuff to say.
FIRST OFF: Me and Riley have been booking all ages shows in Gloucester Massachusetts, our home town, for a minute now @ this place called The Hive. David Brooks has been helping us out a great deal. This a cool safe place for people of all ages to go and see some great music. That’s not all they do there, it’s really just a small portion of the stuff that they do there. You can check it out! We got a show coming up on March 9th With bands: The BFs, The Young Leaves, The Little Richards, Poison Ivy League, Toys And Other Weapons We keep door prices @ back in the day prices $5 and put the cash back into the space, or it goes to benefit another cause, or afew dollars to gas money for some of the bands. I always feel like it’s important for younger bands to play with older bands from out of town. Perspective is important. It’s been fun. Come by and check it out. If you want to book your band here come talk to me @ Young Leaves / BFs / Poison Ivy League / Mercy Case / Little
Richards / Toys And Other Weapons

Ezra Pound Quote of The Week From Greg Bover

"Credit is the future tense of money"
Ezra Pound

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(1885-1972) from Canto
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Quoted, with thanks, from JoeAnn Hart’s excellent new book Float.
Born in what was then the Idaho Territory to parents of Quaker and Puritan ancestry, Pound was raised in Philadelphia, but rebelled against his genteel surroundings and exiled himself to England to be a poet. Disgusted by the slaughter of the First World War, which he blamed on market capitalism, he spent much of the next twenty-five years in France and Italy. He befriended and championed Eliot, Hemingway, Frost, Joyce and our own Charles Olson, and helped to publish much of their early work. A supporter of Mussolini and Hitler, he made radio broadcasts denigrating the United States during the Second World War, was arrested as a traitor at its conclusion, and spent the next 12 years in an American psychiatric hospital. Meanwhile his poetry continued to be read and appreciated, winning controversial awards and prizes. Finally released in 1958, he returned to Italy publishing the last of his Cantos, 110-118, in 1968.

Greg Bover