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    • 2 Ratings
    • 376 Views
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    Winter Dreams

    FEBRUARY 6, 2012 9:13AM

    By HL Lee


    Topics: the fleeting world, walking, henry david thoreau, nature, flower gardens, horseshoe crabs, beaches, summer, provincetown, wellfleet, cape cod, travel, photography, environment, animals

    • 0 Ratings
    • 441 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Happy New Year from the beach....

    DECEMBER 28, 2011 12:34PM

    By Mary Richmond


    Topics: poetry, cape cod, landscape, ocean, beach, nature, travel, photography, environment

    • 4 Ratings
    • 493 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Winding Down

    AUGUST 28, 2011 6:03PM

    By Ande Bliss


    Topics: twice told tales, screen doors, flipflops, family, cape cod

    • 1 Ratings
    • 633 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Simple—and Not So Simple—Living

    AUGUST 26, 2011 10:55AM

    By Annie Keeghan


    Topics: summer, vacation, cape cod, neighbors, fences, humor

    • 6 Ratings
    • 707 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    A Day At The Beach With Zeke And Glenda

    AUGUST 12, 2011 12:12PM

    By Jeff L. Howe


    Topics: humor, beach, cape cod, tourists, jeff l. howe, glaciers

    • 0 Ratings
    • 184 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Cape Town Fights Flip-Flop Flap to Keep Fun Under Control

    JULY 5, 2011 5:16PM

    By Con Chapman


    Topics: cape cod, satire, comedy, spoof, humor

    • 2 Ratings
    • 768 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    To Japan From a Santa Cruzan, With Feeling

    MARCH 15, 2011 11:14PM

    By Douglas Moran


    Topics: japan, earthquake, tsunami, disaster, santa cruz, lake charles, hurricane, cape cod, news

    • 1 Ratings
    • 252 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    GRITTY GURU: “I Dread Nights with my Young Sons”

    DECEMBER 8, 2010 8:20AM

    By Gritty Guru


    Topics: family, shades-of-gray, gutsy guidance, key west florida, a little unfocused, no game plan, job corps, a woman i barely knew, life-changer, querulous girlfriend, i was the grump, parked up a vw camper, cambridge, cape cod, i was fired, ended on my doorstep, lois cowan, my new wife, we wrote books together, statewide search rescue, harvard graduate school of education, on tugboat, keeping tabs on grandkids, good advice columnist, james and lois cowan, true story, off coast maine, tram steamer in key west, key west florida usa, my two little guys, paramedic, advice columnist james cowan, harvard graduate school of education, divorced dad, www.thefiendinthecellar.com, i fought for custody, no more eating out, take the pup to a dog park, build snowman, strain at leash, visitation is a right, www.open.salon/blog/jamesandloiscowansblog.com, www.thefiendinthecellar.com, not obligation, true story, break mold expectations

    • 1 Ratings
    • 144 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    bits from provincetown summer

    DECEMBER 5, 2010 3:39PM

    By Laura Whipple


    Topics: summer, travel, cape cod, art, painting, writing, memoir, true story

    • 1 Ratings
    • 400 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    GRITTY GURU: "My Sister-in-Law Is Dying and I'm Mum"

    DECEMBER 3, 2010 3:14PM

    By Gritty Guru


    Topics:  sister-in-law,  dying,  sworn to secrecy,  living a lie,  twins,  hiding,  truth,  brother’s wife,  twin sister,  rift, family members,  in a pickle,  feeling unfaithful,  selfish, years to live,  before she dies,  she wants a baby,  brother’s grief,  child in her image,  made me promise, true story, she made me promise, shades-of-gray, gutsy guidance, key west florida, a little unfocused, no game plan, job corps, a woman i barely knew, life-changer, querulous girlfriend, i was the grump, parked up a vw camper, cambridge, cape cod, i was fired, ended on my doorstep, lois cowan, my new wife, we wrote books together, statewide search rescue, on tugboat, keeping tabs on grandkids, good advice columnist, james and lois cowan, true story, off coast maine, tram steamer in key west, key west florida usa, paramedic, advice columnist james cowan

    • 1 Ratings
    • 269 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    GRITTY GURU: "I Want to Have Sex, Not Analyze It"

    DECEMBER 2, 2010 3:14PM

    By Gritty Guru


    Topics: advice columnist james cowan, paramedic, key west florida usa, tram steamer in key west, off coast maine, true story, james and lois cowan, good advice columnist, keeping tabs on grandkids, on tugboat, statewide search rescue, we wrote books together, my new wife, lois cowan, ended on my doorstep, i was fired, cape cod, cambridge, parked up a vw camper, i was the grump, querulous girlfriend, life-changer, a woman i barely knew, job corps, no game plan, a little unfocused, key west florida, gutsy guidance, shades-of-gray, i’m thinking of ending our relationship, on the sidelines, the g spot, i’m a sexual object

    • 1 Ratings
    • 235 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    GRITTY GURU: "I'm Crazy for Gwen but Her Kids Make Me Nuts"

    DECEMBER 2, 2010 11:33AM

    By Gritty Guru


    Topics: harvard graduate school of education, advice columnist james cowan, paramedic, key west florida usa, tram steamer in key west, off coast maine, true story, james and lois cowan, good advice columnist, keeping tabs on grandkids, on tugboat, statewide search rescue, we wrote books together, my new wife, lois cowan, ended on my doorstep, i was fired, cape cod, cambridge, parked up a vw camper, i was the grump, querulous girlfriend, life-changer, a woman i barely knew, job corps, no game plan, a little unfocused, key west florida, gutsy guidance, shades-of-gray, family, choice, option, in love with a woman, advice column, columnist, grittyguru@zen.org, my heart isn't in it, counseling, bad taste in her mouth, how can i turn this around, therapist, jealous

    • 1 Ratings
    • 279 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    GRITTY GURU: "Is It My Problem If My Woman Is Slow?"

    DECEMBER 2, 2010 10:49AM

    By Gritty Guru


    Topics: goldfish, health, sex, pe, premature ejaculation, prozac, strong sex drive, black velvet, john “the wad” holmes, treatment for pe, orgasm, female, james cowan, paramedic, key west florida usa, tram steamer in key west, off coast maine, true story, james and lois cowan, good advice columnist, keeping tabs on grandkids, on tugboat, statewide search rescue, we wrote books together, my new wife, lois cowan, ended on my doorstep, i was fired, cape cod, cambridge, parked up a vw camper, i was the grump, querulous girlfriend, life-changer, a woman i barely knew, job corps, no game plan, a little unfocused, key west florida, gutsy guidance, shades-of-gray

    • 11 Ratings
    • 1526 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    My Little Chatterer Won't Shut Up (blogiversary re-post)

    JULY 28, 2010 11:29AM

    By Martha Nichols


    Topics: cape cod, television, boris and natasha, rocky and bullwinkle, parenting, annoying kid stories, parenting, feminism, family vacation, family

    • 0 Ratings
    • 202 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Weekly Mulch: Oil rig sinks, as does Senate climate bill

    APRIL 30, 2010 11:25AM

    By The Media Consortium


    Topics: working in these times, wind farm, the washington independent, texas observer, texas, senate, regulation, oil spill, oil, off-shore drilling, mother jones, mms, massachusetts, louisiana, lieberman, kevin drum, kerry, interior department, in these times, grist, greenhouse gas, graham, exxon valdez, epa, environment, dod, disaster, coast guard, climate bill, clean energy, carol browner, care2, cape wind, cape cod, bp, biomass

    • 2 Ratings
    • 807 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Welcome to the Cape, Where Upper Is Lower

    MARCH 7, 2010 4:05PM

    By Mara Gordon


    Topics: cape cod, cape, brewster, wood's hole, wood hole, ma, massachusetts. kerouac, travel, amish, falmouth, provincetown, ptown, rosy the riveter, shady knoll, river lobster house, cioppino, fishmonger cafe, inkless tales, peregrine

    • 1 Ratings
    • 1357 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    10 Whale Watching Expeditions to Go on Before You Die

    NOVEMBER 3, 2009 8:39PM

    By Katherina Audley


    Topics: nature, new zealand, kaikora, south africa, hermanus, cape cod, finback whale, maui, rigth whales, channel islands, humpback whales, gray whales, baja, azores, hawaii, blue whales, killer whales, orcas, peninsula valdez, adventure travel, whales

    • 1 Ratings
    • 1035 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    Family Vacation? Help! Cries Mom, Send Moose and Squirrel!

    AUGUST 20, 2009 9:55AM

    By Martha Nichols


    Topics: cape cod, boris and natasha, rocky and bullwinkle, annoying kid stories, cute kid stories, family vacation, parenting, feminism, family, shining sea bikeway, wood's hole, bicycling, martha's vineyard

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