Ur In All The Best Joints The Corner Tavern, Naugatuck February 2023 This page exists for one reason and one reason only. Okay, two reasons. And here they are: That's right. Urinals. Massive porcelain urinals. I had heard about these things for years. On beer related podcasts, among friends, and of … [Read more...]
Monticello in Somers
Thomas Jefferson Would Not Approve Monticello Replica, Somers Before we get going, let's get some background on Thomas Jefferson from Monticello.org. The real Monticello. While Jefferson was a firm theist, the God in which he believed was not the traditional Christian divinity. Jefferson rejected the notion … [Read more...]
Millers Pond State Park Trails
Hike It or Bike It Millers Pond State Park & Cockaponset State Forest, Durham/Haddam Septemeber 2016 & November 2023 There are several trails at Millers Pond and aside from the Mattabesett, they all pretty much loop back to the same parking lot near the Durham/Haddam border off of Foot Hills Road. In fact, the … [Read more...]
Belding WMA
Mr. Belding Belding Wildlife Management Area, Vernon March & April 2010 If you immediately know Zack, Slater, Screech, Lisa, Kelly, and that speed freak Jessie Spanos, you know Mr. Belding. However, despite my highest hopes, Belding WMA in Vernon has nothing to do with Bayside High School's beleaguered … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Bright Silver Star
He's Rich, Young, Handsome, Tortured, Gay, and... Dead The Bright Silver Star, David Handler (2003) This is the third in David Handler's Berger and Mitry Mystery series. As always, I will sprinkle in random passages because they are just so Connecticut. I read this book over Christmas week when I was at my … [Read more...]
Afghanistan: Shish Kebab House of Afghanistan
It's the Shish CT Food Tour of the World at Shish Kebab House, West Hartford November 2023 "First food, then religion" Afghan Proverb Maybe you are aware of other Afghan restaurants in Connecticut, but I am not. Of course, since I live in the same town as this long standing and rather well-regarded one, I've … [Read more...]
Bald Mountain Preserve
Falling Into Winter Past an Old Spring in Somers Northern Connecticut Land Trust: Bald Mountain Preserve, Somers December 2023 Bald Mountain in Somers, the highest point in the town and the highest point along the Connecticut River Valley in the state, is worth your time. No, not because it's the highest point in … [Read more...]
Mill Bridge
Abridged Mill Bridge, Durham Have you heard the one about the bridge over a bridge? No, no... I don't mean like the bridge over a bridge like the Ghost Highway Stack above I-84 in Farmington. I mean the bridge built over a bridge kind of like a larger doll fits over a smaller nested doll... that no one knew about? … [Read more...]
The Matchbox Man (2021)
I've Met My Match The Matchbox Man, 2021 Gorman Bechard has made a wide range of "Connecticut movies," from schlock horror to documentaries. This 21 minute doc hardly qualifies as a "Connecticut movie," yet... here we are. I'm only documenting the documentary because of its subject matter: a Connecticut museum. … [Read more...]
Wraight Bird Field Conservation Area
Wraight You Are Northern Connecticut Land Trust: Wraight Bird Field Conservation Area, Ellington December 2023 Before I write about how this isn't worth your time as a standalone hike, I'd like you to read the following from the Northern Connecticut Land Trust: The Bird Field Conservation Area is a picturesque … [Read more...]
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