7th Hell A Very Nutty Christmas (2018) What do you get when you write a terribly trite and hackneyed modern fairy tale and bring together the star of a late 1990's teen sitcom, the star of a late 1990's family drama, the star of a early 2000's hit sitcom, a star of a long-running Broadway musical, and... a guy who … [Read more...]
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My Adventures With Santa (2019)
My Adventures in Bachelorhood My Adventures With Santa (2019) I'm writing this on April 9th. I watched this dreck on April 8th. Why? I'll tell you why. Because in 2021 the tidal wave of Christmas movies shot in Connecticut became too big for me to ignore. Too many of them were shot at places I'm familiar with … [Read more...]
The Mysteries of Berlin
Spoiler: I Have no Answers Berlin Every Connecticut town has its mysteries. Some are famous like Gungywump in Groton, and some are pretty much only known to me like the Mystery Pits in Somers. But Berlin is different to me because its mysteries are right there! In your face! And yet, I can't seem to land on any … [Read more...]
Hopp Brook Falls
Hopp, Hopp Hopp Brook Falls, Bethany November 2022 Not to be confused with the much more famous Hop River in eastern Connecticut, Bethany's Hopp Brook has its own charms. And by charms I mean modestly impressive seasonal waterfalls. Yes, falls, plural. Not that you'd know there were two here, unless … [Read more...]
The Big Bad Swim (2006)
Little Okay Movie Big Bad Swim (2006) I don't really know what to say about this movie. It's not bad at all, but... I'm not sure why it exists? It was billed as a comedy-drama which is really weird because it's really not funny - and more importantly, I don't think it ever really tries to be … [Read more...]
The Yalesville Underpass
Just Truss Me On This One The Yalesville Underpass, Wallingford Truss me, truss Wikipedia, truss Wallingford's town website... truss the circle of claimants who all claim the same unverifiable thing: Built in 1838 for the Hartford and New Haven Railroad by William MacKenzie, it is reported to be the first skew … [Read more...]
Hill-Stead Garden
"Heliotrope, I Hope" and Other Poetic Rhymes Farmington July 2018 Hill-Stead is... a lot. It is a National Historic Landmark, and is also part of the CT Women's Heritage Trail, the CT Art Trail, it is a museum, of course, and there are also trails to hike around the property. Oh, and it features a CT Historic … [Read more...]
Harry O. Haakonsen Fishway
Fishy Harry O. Haakonsen Fishway, Wallingford Listen, I like fishways and fish ladders. Or... at least I thought I did when I searched around years ago and wound up with a comprehensive list of them for this very website. Some of these things host open houses and have little viewing booths even! Fun for the whole … [Read more...]
Cat Rocks Cave
Cat Rocks Fever Cat Rocks Cave, Union October 2022 Cat Rocks Cave isn't a real cave. There are no real caves in Union, Connecticut. In fact, there are only maybe two real caves in the whole state. So what does our little state do? We call everything that could be vaguely imagined to … [Read more...]
Bethany Airport Airmail Arrow
Slings and Arrows Bethany Airport Airmail Arrow, Bethany I remember learning about the existence of the Bethany Arrow several years ago and thinking, "Hm. That's cool." So imagine my joy years later while killing time before my son's nearby soccer game telling him, "there's a giant old arrow on the ground … [Read more...]
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