Monthly Archives: February 2024

‘Red Light Therapy’ MIGHT Lower Blood Sugar — Helping With Diabetes Management.

by Anura Guruge
on February 26, 2024

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Click to ENLARGE. From ‘Google News‘. Check it out.

Click to ENLARGE. Partial listing from ‘Amazon‘. Check it out.

I happened to see the above in my Google News Feed this morning.

I, now pre-diabetic, was INTRIGUED. I checked it out. Need to do much more research.

I was curious whether I could get RED LIGHT THERAPY products from Amazon — where I do 98% of my shopping. I was delighted that they do have products BUT I am not as yet sure whether they will meet the criteria for diabetic management. One thing I gleaned very quickly is that it depends on the FREQUENCY of the LIGHT. So, need to check if Amazon products can deliver the necessary frequency.

I wanted to bring this to your attention ASAP. I have now done that. SMILE.

I will do MORE research, &, of course, share that with you too. That is what I do. SMILE.

Anura’s Picture Of The Day + 6 Others, February 26, 2024.

by Anura Guruge
on February 26, 2024

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Anu’s Picture of the Day:
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The other 6:
In smaller-size here in gallery, for FULL-SIZE (i.e., to ENLARGE) click on an image. You can then SCROLL through all 6 images ENLARGED.



| All taken with my (January 3, 2023) Google Pixel 7 Pro. | Post processing limited, at most to just adjusting brightness, if & when required. | Attribution will be strictly ENFORCED. |

3 Of My ‘Bold Coast’ Books Are Now Available As Audiobooks On ‘Audible’.

by Anura Guruge
on February 25, 2024

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You can find then on ‘Audible.com‘.

This makes me VERY HAPPY. These books work great in audiobook form. Folks will be able to listen them while driving or ambling. This is wonderful.

My ‘Bold Coast — In Color‘ will NOT work as an audiobook. So, I will not have that converted. I am not sure about the ‘Bold Coast — Souvenir & Guide‘. That has a lot of pictures too and pictures don’t get conveyed in audiobooks.

So, I might just leave it at that, i.e., just these three ‘Bold Coast’ books. I am happy. Thank YOU, Amazon.


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‘Dan Falt’, Amazing Wooden Animal Sculptor — I Got To Meet Him In ‘Acadia’ (Friday).

by Anura Guruge
on February 25, 2024

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Click to visit his Website ‘danfalt.com‘.


I am BLESSED in that I often get to meet AMAZING & important people, by chance, during my travels. That was indeed the case with ‘Dan Falt‘, this past Friday, during my latest trip to ‘Acadia‘. At 4pm, I stopped at the Marina in ‘Northeast Harbor‘ to have my lunch. A white car pulled up, & this BEAMING, FRIENDLY FACE asked where I was from. I answered ‘New Hampshire‘. He laughed & said ‘before that’. I replied ‘Ceylon‘ … ‘Sri Lanka‘. He immediately replied that he had visited Sri Lanka three times and went onto describe what he had seen, gleaned and worked out. Very clever man. Told me he had visited 166 (or was it 168) countries — that is more or less like every country currently recognized by the U.N. {I am now going to work out all of those I have visited. My list will be around 30 (methinks).}

Within minutes we had established we were kindred spirits — with many shared interests, chief among them religion, astrology, and art.

He kindly invited me to his AMAZING STUDIO. I lucked out. Wow. I was like a kid in a candy store. I, as is my wont, started taking pictures. He didn’t stop me. {Later I asked him PERMISSION to post his pictures. He is FAMOUS ENOUGH (& gracious) to tell me that that would not be an issue. Me posting these pictures will NOT in any way impact the sale of his work!}

What a GUY. Yes, I am going up again to meet him.

I am INDEED a very lucky man. I know that.

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Anura’s Picture Of The Day + 6 Others, February 25, 2024.

by Anura Guruge
on February 25, 2024

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Anu’s Picture of the Day:
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The other 6:
In smaller-size here in gallery, for FULL-SIZE (i.e., to ENLARGE) click on an image. You can then SCROLL through all 6 images ENLARGED.



| All taken with my (January 3, 2023) Google Pixel 7 Pro. | Post processing limited, at most to just adjusting brightness, if & when required. | Attribution will be strictly ENFORCED. |

Today’s Full Moon — Handheld With My Phone (Google Pixel 8 Pro).

by Anura Guruge
on February 24, 2024

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Not much to say, other than it wasn’t point-and-shoot. Took some effort, & this was after my 2nd try. Couldn’t get focus the first time. Tried again, a few hours later. Takes patience (& it was COLD (i.e., 10F)). I know it sometimes work. Done it before. SMILE.

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Anura’s Picture Of The Day + 6 Others, February 24, 2024.

by Anura Guruge
on February 24, 2024

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Anu’s Picture of the Day:
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The other 6:
In smaller-size here in gallery, for FULL-SIZE (i.e., to ENLARGE) click on an image. You can then SCROLL through all 6 images ENLARGED.



| All taken with my (January 3, 2023) Google Pixel 7 Pro. | Post processing limited, at most to just adjusting brightness, if & when required. | Attribution will be strictly ENFORCED. |

‘Common Good Soup Kitchen’, ‘Southwest Harbor’ (‘Acadia’), Maine — Revisited (& Better Than Ever).

by Anura Guruge
on February 24, 2024


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The live (v. good) music.

Happened to be the Executive Director’s 60th birthday —
which made it even MORE special
(especially as I had celebrated my 63rd birthday with them).





My first encounter with them, which was enormously uplifting was in 2016. I felt an immediate, deep & profound connection — & their mission resonated with me. I think every town in the U.S. should have a ‘Common Good’. I RAVED about them just last week ahead of my latest trip to ‘Acadia’ because I was hoping to make it to their (now) weekly Wednesday night dinner.

I made it & it made MY WEEK.

The meal was outstanding, the company outstanding & the ambiance divine. So much goodwill, caring and camaraderie. We need more of this. I really, really enjoyed it.

This is such a great inspiration. I want a ‘Common Good’ NEAR ME. I am trying to work out how I can make it happen.



Anura’s Picture Of The Day + 6 Others, February 23, 2024 — ‘Acadia’, Day 3.

by Anura Guruge
on February 24, 2024

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Anu’s Picture of the Day:
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The other 6:
In smaller-size here in gallery, for FULL-SIZE (i.e., to ENLARGE) click on an image. You can then SCROLL through all 6 images ENLARGED.



| All taken with my (January 3, 2023) Google Pixel 7 Pro. | Post processing limited, at most to just adjusting brightness, if & when required. | Attribution will be strictly ENFORCED. |

Anura’s Picture Of The Day + 6 Others, February 22, 2024 — ‘Acadia’, Day 2.

by Anura Guruge
on February 24, 2024

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Anu’s Picture of the Day:
Click to ENLARGE for FULL-SIZE ENLARGEMENTS.


The other 6:
In smaller-size here in gallery, for FULL-SIZE (i.e., to ENLARGE) click on an image. You can then SCROLL through all 6 images ENLARGED.



| All taken with my (January 3, 2023) Google Pixel 7 Pro. | Post processing limited, at most to just adjusting brightness, if & when required. | Attribution will be strictly ENFORCED. |