For those of you not familiar with the saga, the story of this memorial to a dead Wellfleet teen can be found HERE…  HERE and HERE.

It is not clear what the intentions of the Dept. of Transportation are, but they are on the scene now with equipment and they are surveying the area where the ghost bike is. They have also cleared brush from the surrounding areas. It is truly mind boggling that after all the letters and petitions they still can’t leave the bike alone. It is clearly not in anybody’s way and the community is not only in support of it, but it means quite a bit to them.

We are in constant contact with people close to the situation so we will keep you updated as this unfolds. I promise you this, if they remove that memorial we will go on a full frontal attack against the Mass DOT and anyone responsible for such callous decision making.

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BarnstablePatriot.com – Hyannis Golf Club will be the first town golf course to have hospitality carts that sell alcoholic beverages on the course after the licensing authority’s approval March 3.

Two new regulations apply to the carts, Richard Scali, interim director of regulatory services, said. Those are that golfers can no longer bring alcohol in their golf bags or carts and that the carts cannot be in the club’s parking lot or on the road.

Oh my god the highs and the lows I can’t take it! One second I’m on top of the world planting the anti fun police flag atop the Hyannis Golf Club roof and then the next minute I’m contemplating calling for a boycott of the place.

I don’t know how to even process this article. On the one hand if you are running late, or if your tee time is before liquor stores open and you forgot to buy beer the night before you can now buy it on the course. Fantastic!

On the other hand if you are like us here at The Real Cape and you drink a beer a hole, golf just became even more insanely expensive than it already is. Shit!

Then there is the issue of the beer cart girl. No doubt she is always a welcome presence on the golf course. Nothing is more entertaining than hearing your one friend talk about how he is positive that she is totally into him. It’s always the same friend that thinks a Zachary’s girl really likes him too. Yeah bro, they aren’t pretending to like you because it’s their job or anything, you are just that charming.

On the flip side, while it’s nice to have a gal to visit with once in a while, she will always have a knack for disappearing when you need her the most. The only thing worse than running out of beer on a golf course is running out of beer on a boat. Cape Cod problem? Maybe, but a problem none the less. A problem that becomes very real when you don’t have your own stash of beer on a golf course.

I was all set to really stress about how to side on this issue, but then I thankfully remembered that I don’t give a fuck either way. I’ll just end up drinking all the beer I sneak in my bag, plus a few extra that I buy just so I can say inappropriate stuff to the beer cart girl. So for people like me it just means more beer overall.

Phew, really dodged a bullet there. If those few seconds in the middle were any indication, giving a fuck must be an awful way to go through life. I’m exhausted from doing it for like 6 seconds.

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Frozen Harbor: Aerial video of frozen ocean harbor in Wellfleet, Cape Cod, MA captured with multi-rotor hexacopter from NotAdrone on Vimeo.

 On our way home from shooting my Over the Cliff video, we noticed these icebergs scattered along the Wellfleet Harbor in Cape Cod, Massachusetts (Wellfleet Oysters anyone?). With one battery and about 15 minutes of sunlight left, I could not pass the opportunity to get this footage. This ocean harbor is on the bayside, protected from waves, and it’s shallow edges froze over during a cold-snap (infamous “Polar Vortex”). The ice was torn by the tides, creating this beautiful iceberg mosaic in the water and on land.

Created by: Petr Hejl
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Music: To the Sky by Alex Louder
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Seriously, this looks like a clip from Deadliest Catch. I have no doubt left in my mind that this has been the most brutal winter in the history of everything. Thank god blogging doesn’t require going outside. (or pants)

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CL – Sperm donor-co-parent – m4w – 45

age : 45 body : athletic height : 5’5″ (165cm) status : separated

Would love to meet someone for the rasons above.
Details to be discussed between the two parties.

Ladies you would have to be crazy to not answer this ad. What woman wouldn’t want to have a child with a still married, 5′ 5″ tall, 45 year old man that is so serious about having a baby that he took the time to put a two sentence ad in the casual encounters section of Craigslist?

This is a once in a lifetime chance to get your hands on some sperm with absolutely spectacular genes. This kid would be practically guaranteed to end up a sociopathic midget with no friends and the literary skills of a newt. But hey, at least when your friends start questioning why little Frankie is wearing blue lipstick and lighting hamsters on fire in the backyard you can always say, “Oh he get’s that from his father’s side” and nobody will doubt you for a nanosecond.

P.S. Posting an ad to have a baby with someone in the casual encounters section of Craigslist should be punishable by court ordered vasectomy right? It simply can not get any more batshit crazy than that. It just can’t.

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CapeCodOnline.com – Four surviving common dolphins found stranded this morning in Provincetown were released this afternoon back into the wild at Herring Cove Beach.

A total of five dolphins – four adults and a calf – were found stranded this morning on low-tide flats in the East End of Provincetown.

One of the animals died but the others were deemed healthy, said Brian Sharp, International Fund for Animal Welfare stranding coordinator.

“So far the animals look good,” Sharp said this morning. “One is a little skinny.”

The surviving dolphins were transported to Herring Cove Beach in Provincetown and released at about 12:35 p.m.

The dolphins were found on the flats off the beach at the intersection of Snail Road and Route 6A near the Harbor Hotel.

I have a question. Do we have any idea how bad it screws up a Dolphin to be transported over 2 miles by land? How do we know they aren’t going to swim in circles completely lost for weeks?

Think about it for a second, what would you do if someone pulled you underwater, dragged you two miles down the shoreline and tossed you back up on land? You’d be disoriented as hell with not one clue where you are. Now imagine there’s no roads or signs to help you, how do you even know which direction to walk? Were you dragged north? south? You have no idea.

I’m not saying we shouldn’t rescue Dolphins, I just think maybe it’s a good idea to try and keep them oriented. Maybe have someone ride in the back of the truck with them showing them where you are going on a map of 6A. Who knows maybe they’ll be like, “Dude, can you shoot us over to Truro real quick instead, we’ve got a meeting in like 20 minutes and it would be a huge help.”

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CapeCodOnline.com – The time has come to build the ultimate tattoo photo gallery and tell the ultimate tattoo story–and we need your help!

Send us a photo of your finest ink work for possible inclusion in what will be one of the most talked about stories of the year–in print and online–including a video and spectacular photo gallery.

The inky think tank at the Cape Cod Times and CapeCodOnline.com is working hard to gather tattoo photos and tattoo tales to help answer the questions of what makes a good tattoo and why tattoos can have such special meaning for people.

First we need to see the excellent work that folks have had done. Click the link below to send in your tattoo photo–many thanks!

A story about the best tattoos in the Cape Cod Times and Cape Cod Online? Hmmm… I’m not positive but I think I may be able to help out with this…

Might as well close down the submissions, stop writing the article and put the kids to bed. Doesn’t get any more Cape Cod than that.

Oh and all of you people who email me saying I’m too negative and have no pride in my home? Look hard at this photo before you question my loyalty again, and then kindly go make love to yourself.

P.S. No I’m not actually submitting it, there is a negative 2 billion percent chance that The Cape Cod Times would ever feature a guy from The Real Cape in one of their stories.

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CapeCodOnline.com – There will be plenty of celebrating along with a bit of elbow-bending Saturday, even before the ninth annual St. Patrick’s Parade steps off from Bass River Sports World at 11 a.m.

Three establishments along the 2-mile parade route — Red Face Jack’s Pub, Tavern 731 and Captain Parker’s Pub — are offering parade-goers some pre-parade sustenance and an early start on their celebratory drinking, opening at 8 a.m. for breakfast, complete with bloody marys and mimosas.

Red Face Jack’s owner Ted Zambelis was able to get permission from the selectmen to set up an outdoor area in his parking lot where he’ll serve sandwiches and beer.

The outdoor service of alcohol will mark a first for the parade and was not granted without some trepidation.

Bloody Mary’s at 8 a.m.? Outdoor drinking that caused trepidation? A bunch of people who are 1/64th Irish getting hammered solely to enforce a stereotype about an island that 99% of them have never so much as set foot on? Where do we sign up?

So when did Yarmouth become the Southie of The Cape? I’m thinking we may seriously need to assemble the Real Cape video crew and head to middle earth on Saturday. Can someone from Y-town chime in here and let us know if this is actually as fun as it sounds?

We wouldn’t want to get there and find out there is a two beer limit or the entire event is sponsored by some wacko group like Marijuana Anonymous or some shit.

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