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Non-CT Travel, Hikes, Books, & Movies
Highpointing and Peak-Bagging Intro
Why State Highpointing?
US National Parks
Modern Library's Top 100 Novels
Top 100 Books Tallies & Reviews

Top 5 Books I Read in 2024

December 31, 2024 by Steve Leave a Comment

Top 5 Books I Read in 2024 I read a lot of good books this year. Top 5 is impossible... Other standouts, all great: A Short Stay in Hell, Steven L. Peck Evicted, Matthew Desmond Preacher (6 volume graphic novel), Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon Fatale, Jean-Patrick Manchette A Walk in the Park, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Non-CT, Reading Challenges

Top 5 Books I Read in 2023

December 31, 2023 by Steve Leave a Comment

Top 5 Books I Read in 2023 CTMQ's Reading Challenges and Lists … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Non-CT, Reading Challenges Tagged With: books

Top 5 Books I Read in 2022

December 19, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Top 5 Books I Read in 2022 CTMQ's Reading Challenges and Lists … [Read more...]

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US Coast Guard Museum

December 1, 2022 by Steve 2 Comments

No Coasting for Me New London, (Google Maps location) May 2018 Assuming the long-delayed, much debated National Coast Guard Museum will open someday up the road in New London, I'll go ahead and guess this smaller, obviously older museum will close. That's a bit of a bummer, because I rather like this plucky little … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post, Non-CT Tagged With: Colleges & Universities, Free Museums, Military History, New London, US Coast Guard

Bahamas & Florida (2017)

August 12, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

I Wasn't Even There Bahamas and Disney World I didn't go on this trip. This was a Calvin and Hoang excursion along with her parents and sister. Looks like they had fun! I don't know anything else about it. Calvin's first flight! First cruise! First grossly overcrowded pool! First Disney! First rollercoaster! First … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Non-CT, Travel Tagged With: bahamas, Calvin, Florida, Hoang, Vacations

Cape Cod (2016)

August 10, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Are We Doing This Again? Yes. Brewster, Etc., MA Hello family. This is for you. To anyone else looking at this... okay. Cool. Here are a bunch of pictures from our August 2016 trip to the Cape. Museums! Radio History and Marconi Stuff Because I had just visited the ARRL Heritage Museum in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Non-CT, Travel Tagged With: Calvin, cape cod, Damian, Hoang, Massachusetts, Vacations

Modern Library Top 100 Books 81-90

June 2, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Because They Made a List... Modern Library Top 100 Books of the 20th Century (Books 81-90) I used to think I was qualified to write actual reviews of these books. I am not. So 20 years into this effort, I've dumbed it down for the good of us all and now just write a few sentences. 90. Midnight’s Children … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Non-CT, Reading Challenges Tagged With: books, Modern Library Top 100 Novels

Modern Library Top 100 Book Reviews 91-100

May 23, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Because They Made a List... Modern Library Top 100 Books of the 20th Century (Books 91-100) I used to think I was qualified to write actual reviews of these books. I am not. So 20 years into this effort, I've dumbed it down for the good of us all and now just write a few sentences. 100. The Magnificent … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Non-CT, Reading Challenges Tagged With: books, Modern Library Top 100 Novels

Books & Reading Challenges

May 22, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

2,500 Books Note: If you found this page via a CTMQ.org Library stamp from a book you grabbed from a Little Free Library, say hello in a comment or via email! Especially if you found the book outside of Connecticut! I love lists and when I turned 50 in 2022, I began more seriously reading book lists that interest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Non-CT, Reading Challenges Tagged With: book rankings, books

Cape Cod 2015

January 28, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Tilting at Windmills Brewster, MA If you happen to be looking at this page, please know that it exists simply for me and my little goofball family to look at it in the future to reminisce about family vacations back in the day. You're certainly welcome to look. Our sons were cute enough in 2015. I'm putting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Non-CT, Travel Tagged With: Calvin, cape cod, Damian, Hoang, Massachusetts, Vacations

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