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Walking home with her treasure. Blogfinger photo.

BRUNO MARS:

Paul Goldfinger photo.  Abstract Woman. 2026. From Netflix:    “The Mystery of Marilyn—The Unheard Tapes.

JOHN COLTRANE:   Ballads.

Eileen Goldfinger and Paul are sponsoring the 15 Annual Ocean Grove  2026 Town-Wide Yard Sale. Above is she.    Click once.     This photo is from June 7, 2025.

Eileen and Paul in a land and time  far, far away.

OKLAHOMA—Gloria Graham.

This is a preliminary notice.  June looks like a quiet month for our 15th annual Town-Wide Yard Sale:   Saturday  June  27, 2016. 9 am-3 pm.   More details will be forthcoming.  We welcome any suggestions, but here is a list of some of what we plan:

We will maintain a post on our home page where visitors or yard  sailers can obtain information.   As the date approaches we will , as before, post a list of all sales including what items are for sale at each location.

We hope that participants will help us. We will appreciate efforts to promote the event.  Flyers will be available to use for that purpose.  Or sailers can create  flyers, banners or lawn signs.  Social media promotions will help. Bring kids to the sales which  are social events which visitors and Grovers will enjoy. Play music at your sale.  And come up with unique sale promotions. We will advertise in town and out. And if you have a clever flyer we may post it online.

Yard sailers  can sign up until June 26, 2026.   Just email us at Blogfinger@verizon.net.  We will not post the items for sale until a few weeks before the sales.  Please send us your name, address, email and  nearest cross street. Encourage neighbors and friends to join you in combining sales.

You can design your own sale, such as the hours.  Just let us know.

There will be no rain date.

You will need a Neptune permit obtained at the Mother Ship for $5.00. Tell them that you are with the Town-Wide Yard Sale.

—This June there will be no “Art on the Porch” so we invite artists to show and sell their work as part of our Town-Wide Yard-Sales.   Artists do not have to compete or pay  to join in.  They can sell art as part of a  yard sales or at a personal sale,  alone on that date. Just tell us your plans.

We welcome all art forms. I will be showing signed black and white photographs. See photo above .

—We invite  participants to sell Ocean Grove memorabilia, art,  photos, historic valuables, and ephemera like books, Camp Meeting stuff like annual CMA booklets,   and postcards.  There are OG collectors in town.  OG beach badges are also collectibles.  I met a lady in Florida who wanted to buy by OG badge right off my hat.  And artists who sell OG scenics.

–If you are into crafts, try selling them.

–Consider selling plant cuttings and plants.; after all, this is the “Garden State.”

–You can sell vinyl records, CD’s and DVD’s, and there are many people who still use these formats;  Just keep prices low or research the values; especially of vinyl! Beware of  scams for vinyl. CD players are a good venue for kids

–Look for vintage anythings:  such as childrens’ books–there are collectors.  Antiques of all kinds are not so much in demand, but if you plan to sell some, be sure to get an idea of market prices. Some collect old cameras.

–Downsizing?    Consider ridding yourself of stuff including cheap items or even free items to help neighbors. And if you have leftovers, just load up you vehicle after hour sale and go to any of the many  charities near us.

–You can sell silver, especially sterling, but you are better off selling yours at specialty stores such as Belmar and Bradley jewelers.

–Get the kids  into photography..there are digital cameras for children, and it is a good entry into a new way to communicate, be artistic and creative.   Look for unused albums at our sales.

–Musical  instruments, especially old ones. You could sell a French horn, but don’t hurt yourself.

NOTE:   Blogfinger will not request a commission  of any earnings made at our sales.  The seller has to back up whatever they sell.

—Street musicians can set up at various sales.  We envision solo or small ensembles . Let us know if you want to perform. You can put out a hat like they do in New Orleans.

—Bring your dogs, cats,  and kids.

It will be a good chance to visit OG sites including the newly opened (scheduled for April)  Nagle’s  on Main Avenue, the newly restored Fitzgerald Fountain at Founders’ Park,  Tent Village near the Great Auditorium,  and our beachfront/boardwalk  where revealing bathing suits are forbidden.  (see photo below and see town beach rules.)

Seeing the sights on the Ocean Grove beach. Paul Goldfinger photo taken from the pier.  Click once  and see who’s watching this photo-shoot.

“Fad0 Lisboa-Paris”.  For Brigette Bardot who just died.

If you want to contact us, try email:      Blogfinger@verizon.net

Paul Goldfinger photo. A happy camper at our sale..

Marilyn Monroe. Netflix still image by Paul Goldfinger.1/26

NATASHA RICHARDSON    “Maybe This Time.”   From Cabaret

Paul Goldfinger still photograph  from Netflix. “The Mystery of Marilyn—The Unheard Tapes.”   1/18/26

‘MARILYN’S THEME”.   Music from the movie My Week With Marilyn.   Lang Lang on piano.

Paul Goldfinger MD, Blogfinger.net.  1/17/26.

More Americans diagnosed with cancer are now surviving the disease, data show

The  Washington Post, 1/13/26,  reports that  new data released Tuesday by the American Cancer Society (ACS) reveal that “more Americans diagnosed with cancer are now surviving the disease – marking a positive trend that experts say reflects the effectiveness of early prevention and detection strategies, and advancements in treatment and care.”

Results from the ACS’s annual report “show for the first time that the five-year survival rate for all cancers has reached 70%, with the most notable survival gains occurring among people diagnosed with more fatal cancers such as myeloma (a blood cancer), liver cancer and lung cancer.” According to the report, “the cancer mortality rate has continued to decline through 2023, averting 4.8 million deaths since 1991.” The data were published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.

Blogfinger comment:   Towards the end of my career, I began to notice improved survival rates in patients with coronary heart disease and with cancer.  With respect to cancer, we used to speak of 5 year survival rates as a touchstone for possible cures.   It became clearer that many cases with cancer were looking like chronic diseases instead of fatal ones. The same is  true with HIV infections.

As noted above, successes were related to new drugs and to new prevention strategies.  And also new technologies such as coronary stents.

That is why Eileen published our book “Prevention Does Work, a Guide to  Healthy Heart.”  We emphasized nutrition and we knew that physicians didn’t have time and knowledge .

But now we are enthused about the new US Department of Health pyramid guidelines released with the new year.   It focuses on important nutritional recommendations.

Many trials have confirmed the importance of nutrition in prevention of cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Even mental illness such as depression can be helped with good nutrition.

The press release above does not mention the word “nutrition” so, coming from the AMA, that is disappointing, although the quote does mention “early prevention .”

The new “Food Pyramid” was announced by the government:

We are waiting to hear the details of  this cancer  “positive trend” especially in the nutrition aspects.

We continue to look favorably on Mediterranean diets.  Meanwhile take a look at the  new inverse pyramid. We will post more specifics especially in the dietary areas:   “Whole Foods,” whole grains, vegetables, fruits,  sugar,  proteins, meats, saturated fats, dairy, eggs,  cheese,  “good fats” and food supplement  recommendations currently coming  to the surface.

The idea of “evidence based” results still holds.  Don’t fall for online or radio quacks. If your doctor never uses the words “prevention” or ” nutrition” then ask him/her about your diet.  If necessary ask for a dietary referral to help you implement the latest pyramid.

Watch for more details including books and educational sources from the government,, and go online also, but stick to reliable  sources such as Mayo Clinic, NIH, Johns Hopkins, and New York City University Hospitals as well as authorities from highly regarded medical schools.

Paul Goldfinger photo. 1/17/26. 8:30 am.   Ocean Grove, NJ, USA.  Blogfinger.net.

FATS WALLER:  Staying warm.

Ocean Grove beach. Morning. 8/19/20 Paul Goldfinger photograph

Paul Goldfinger,  Editor@Blogfinger.net

It was a beautiful August morning at the Ocean Grove beach, right before the crowds would begin.  The sky still had faint pink remnants of the sunrise colors, and some clouds foretold the rainstorm which would appear a few hours later. The light was excellent for photography.

I went down to the beach near the waters edge.    I was shooting with my phone  (see photo above), and my  lens was taking in surf walkers, clumps of relaxers, beach and sky, and the lifeguards who were setting up at bench #3.

I was unaware of the  lifeguard who was walking near me, between me and the #3 bench.

Then he spoke to me, and I looked his way:

He:  “Is there a problem?”

Me:  “What?”

He:  “Is there a problem?”

Me:  Sensing that he was suspicious of me and that his questions were a form of interrogation, I  knew that he had no right or reason to question me, so I said, “Is there a problem?  It’s none of your business.”   That ended the conversation.

I was offended by his persistent badgering.  Even if I were not a journalist, I would have every right to photograph out in the open at the beach.  I did not need anyone’s consent in this situation.   But even more worrisome, he thought that he had the right and the authority to question me about it.

We do have a free press in America and we have freedom of expression.  I hope my retort awakened him to be careful with the rights of others.

And I wondered also if the COVID-19 stresses and the horrible current political unease might have created a certain paranoia in our society.

All of us should be wary of creeping infringement on our rights.

Paul Goldfinger photograph. Movie still.    Blogfinger.net

HARRY NILSSON