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Tory Den

May 3, 2008 by Steve 3 Comments

TORY! TORY! TORY! Tory Den, Burlington April 20, 2008 See... Tora! Tora! Tora! is a 1970 American-Japanese film that dramatizes the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The title is made up of the code-words that were used by the Japanese to indicate that complete surprise was achieved (tora is Japanese for "tiger" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Burlington, Caves & Dens, Cool Rocks, Historic Rocks, Tunxis Trail

Burlington State Fish Hatchery

March 22, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

Trout Fishing in America Part 2 Burlington Google Maps location March 21, 2008 with March 2018 Update! Part 1 was a visit to the Quinebaug State Trout Hatchery Who doesn't love a nice fish hatchery? C'mon, you know you do. Heck, I apparently love them so much that just a few weeks after visiting the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Museums Tagged With: Animals, Burlington, Calvin, Damian, Fish, Free Museums, Hoang, Not Really a Museum Museum, Outdoor Museums

Quinebaug Valley State Trout Hatchery

March 22, 2008 by Steve 3 Comments

Trout Fishing in America Plainfield Google Maps location February 2008 with March 2013 Update! Our visits to the Burlington State Fish Hatchery Right off the bat, no, I have not read Trout Fishing in America (nor do I plan to) and I'm not a fan of the wacky folk artists of the same silly name. And I don't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Museums Tagged With: Animals, Aquaria, Calvin, Damian, Fish, Free Museums, Hoang, Not Really a Museum Museum, Outdoor Museums, Plainfield

Tour Stop 8: Italian Whine

March 9, 2008 by Steve Leave a Comment

Game 15 Francesca's Ristorante, Hartford June 18, 2006 Despite my apparent zeal for the World Cup, I've never really been a soccer super fan. Sure, I played up through 9th grade like every suburban kid in America. And yeah, I paid attention maybe a little bit more than others to things like the World Cup, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: Damian, Ethnic Restaurants, Hartford, italy, restaurants, World Cup 2006

Tour Stop 7: Iran, Iran So Far Away

March 9, 2008 by Steve Leave a Comment

Games 13 & 14 My house June 17 , 2006 Iran vs. Portugal Our Saturday began with America's sworn enemy Iran taking on Portugal at 9 AM. Since Ed and I had already cheered on Portugal last weekend, Damian took it upon himself to root for the underdogs yet again. Not that he likes Iran or its leaders or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: Damian, West Hartford, World Cup 2006

The Chase Mansion

March 6, 2008 by Steve 55 Comments

Chasing Away Past Comments The Chase Mansion, West Hartford I see it every day 2019 Update: This has always been one of the most ridiculous pages on CTMQ ever since I first wrote it in early 2008. In the many intervening years between then and now, I've met Mr. Chase. I've had email correspondences with him. He's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, Superlatives Tagged With: Dubious Claims, Largests Longests Mosts Smallests and Tallests, Private Residences, West Hartford

Bears!

February 25, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

Bears! The number one threat facing America today! Created by Satan, they are officially on notice. We're all gonna DIE! Update: We DID see a bear in the wild driving down the Farmington River branch in Peoples State Forest in the early summer of 2008. Yay! Better Update! I saw a bear in the woods … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Animals, BEARS!, Calvin, Damian

1st Company Governor’s Horse Guards Cavalry Museum (Closed)

February 22, 2008 by Steve 4 Comments

It's Closed?! Neigh! 1st Company Governor’s Horse Guards Cavalry Museum, Avon RIP, Late 1990's (?) Connecticut museum "visit" #424. Avon, Connecticut: Voted one of the "preppiest" places in the United States in the 1980s best-seller "The Official Preppy Handbook." Avon: home of a school that looks as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Museums, New Post, Superlatives Tagged With: Animals, Avon, Closed/Gone/Former, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Military History

Judges Cave

February 18, 2008 by Steve 14 Comments

Not To Judge, But That's Not Really A Cave Per Se Judges Cave, New Haven January 13, 2008 Another old page that I should rewrite someday. At least there are some newer pictures of my family during a later visit. One thing is for certain here in Connecticut: We call things “caves” that are vastly different … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, Religion, Cemeteries, Monuments, Statuary, Greens, & Outdoor Sculpture & Art, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Calvin, Caves & Dens, Cool Rocks, Damian, Historic Rocks, Hoang, New Haven, West Rock Ridge State Park

Snake/Turtle Rock (Marlborough)

February 10, 2008 by Steve 9 Comments

I Like Turtles Turtle Rock, Marlborough February 2, 2008 This page came about simply because I convinced EdHill to get out of the car along the busy route 66 and stand on a painted roadside rock. I can't pretend that I expected him to actually do it, but he did, so here we are. Perhaps he was willing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Animals, Art, Marlborough, Painted Rocks

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