Two eggs over easy, a side of bacon, rye toast with jam and a cup of coffee. Nothing really remarkable about an age-old breakfast standard. And yet when this breakfast is served at Café Moxie it becomes quite remarkable. This is not a restaurant review, although the food is quite good. What makes this scene really worth writing about is the fact that the food exists at all.Café Moxie opened last Friday, Oct. 12. Just a little over four years ago, on July 4, 2008, the original Moxie burned down in a Main street fire that also claimed the Bunch of Grapes bookstore.

The long arc of our history paused for just a few seconds this week at the Vineyard Gazette office, when after months of internal planning, a new website was launched.

Six Steps to Happiness 1. Begin with a sparkling October day.

2. Gather waders, dip net, peep sight and basket.

3. Enter the pond, find no scallops, feel full of self doubt.

4. Find one scallop, feel hope surge. Find more. Fill basket with fresh scallops.

5. Go home, drink strong coffee with steamed milk. Shuck scallops. Freeze some, switch to cold beer, eat a pile for dinner.

6. Sweet dreams.

There is endless fascination about sharks, and the Monster Shark Tournament staged annually every July by the Boston Big Game Fishing Club has long been an attraction for people of all stripes — shark lovers, scientists, protesters and the just plain curious. For two days at the height of summer, Oak Bluffs is transformed as huge crowds pour in to witness the spectacle.

Fall began last month and already woods and fields are burnished with red, gold and bronze. The nights are still tinged with mist and fog, but there is a nip in the air now that will grow sharper as the days grow shorter. Walkers and joggers wear an extra layer in the early mornings, and the first frost is only a matter of time for tender outdoor plants.

It’s been five and a half years since a ferocious northeaster tore open the barrier beach that formerly connected Chappaquiddick to Edgartown at the Katama end.