Play Well August 2018 I celebrated my 100th Connecticut museum with cake at home with family. 200 was an overnight at Foxwoods. 300? The Upscale Bernard's restaurant in Ridgefield. How would I ever outdo myself at 400? Oh, I know! At work! How exciting. I thought it would be kind of neat. I worked at … [Read More...]
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Become a CTMQ Patron!
Be the Coolest Cat on Your Block CTMQ Patron Hello! Thanks so much for being a CTMQ reader - some of you for over a decade! You know the drill, so skip the explanation and go straight to Patreon! CTMQ began as a bit of a lark in September 2006 and has grown over the years to be the top website about … [Read More...]
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2023 Personal Reading Challenge
2023 Personal Reading Challenge Current Tally: 18 I made this up for me. I wouldn't recommend this particular challenge in this particular format to anyone else. But I would recommend that you do read books. It's fun! When I turned 50 I decided to read more - and read more outside my preferred narrow band of … [Read More...]
John Fitch Distilling Company
Son of a Fitch John Fitch Distilling Company, South Windsor October 2022 I can't decide what the most interesting thing about this new-in-'22 distillery is. There are at least five competing ideas in my head. Most of them could be made far less interesting if the owners of this joint would spend a day beefing up … [Read More...]
Prospect’s Drunken Ponds
Pondy Brewster Beer and Brewster Ponds, Prospect I'm sure there a historical reason that these two ponds are named what they are named and I'm sure it's for the obvious reason and I'm sure no one thinks that's even mildly entertaining. After all, Beer Pond and Brewster Pond don't really compare to Lakes Leakalot … [Read More...]