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Book Review: The Kitty

July 3, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Me? Ow. The Kitty By S. Flynn Oh dear. A man buys a house in Enfield and gets married to a woman who quickly leaves him but there's a cat there that he adopts and names Kitty. Kitty is a good cat and gets the man through his difficulties. The man takes in a few other abandoned cats and comes to very … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Connecticut Books, Connecticut memoir books

Mystic River Bascule Bridge

June 29, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

BasCOOL Bridge, Am I Right? Mystic River Bascule Bridge, Stonington/Groton The Argia Cruise no longer travels under the bridge. Who among us hasn't been delayed and annoyed by the Mystic River Bridge? Anyone? Didn't think so. Who among us hasn't been fascinated by watching the massive concrete blocks force … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: Cool Bridges, Groton, Mystic, Stonington

New Haven County Highpoint: Lindsley Hill

June 28, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

Southwest Lindsley Hill Peaks New Haven County Highpoint (1,050 Feet), Wolcott June 2020 In county highpointing circles, Connecticut's counties are always called "county equivalents" or sometimes just "counties" with the scare quotes. County counters and county highpointers are sticklers for nomenclature - and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Peakbagging Tagged With: CT county highpoints, highpointing, peakbagging, Wolcott

Stepford Wives (2004)

June 24, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Step Away... Very Far and Very Fast Stepford Wives, 2004 My god, what hath they wrought? The remake of the 1975 classic movie is a complete waste of time and writing about it is even more of one. But... here we are anyway. Nicole Kidman, Glenn Close, Christopher Walken, Matthew Broderick, Bette Midler... okay, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: connecticut movies, Darien, horror movies, movies, The Stepford Universe

Diana’s Pool Falls & Trail

June 21, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

The Pull of Diana Diana's Pool Falls & Trail, Chaplin March 2021 Chaplin is a funny town. There it is, quietly existing in eastern Connecticut... no one bothers Chaplin, Chaplin doesn't bother anyone. Aside from a few trails coursing through town, there's really not much in town bringing in people from elsewhere. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, chaplin, Hikes with my Boys, Waterfalls

South Meadows/Keeney Point/Hockanum Meadow

June 17, 2021 by Steve 4 Comments

The Wethersfield Triangle Keeney Point/Hockanum Meadow, East Hartford, Glastonbury, Wethersfield November 2020 People often ask me how I continue to get excited about hikes in Connecticut. Especially anywhere outside of northwestern Connecticut. My answer is always the same: I like to try to find what's unique … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Geography, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: East Hartford, geo-oddities, Glastonbury, Wethersfield

Brownstone Adventure Sports Park

June 16, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Mr. Brownstone Brownstone Adventure Sports Park, Portland July 2019 I'll say it: Brownstone Adventure Sports Park is probably the most fun place in Connecticut on a hot and sunny summer day. As long as you know how to swim, aren't afraid of heights, have a modicum of athleticism... and don't get tired. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: amusement parks, Calvin, Portland, Portland brownstone

R. Suttmiller Drive

June 15, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

Should be R. Buttmiller Drive R. Suttmiller Drive, Canton I don't know how many other "water pollution control" facilities have named roads for the very short, very specific stretch of asphalt that allows vehicles to access what I like to call "the doody tanks." Is Canton's R. Suttmiller Drive unique? Probably. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: Canton, Roads and Tunnels

National Champion: American Smoketree

June 14, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Cotinus obovatus, American Smoketree Windham Height: 33 Feet Circumference: 150 inches Every now and then I get all jazzed up about our state's slate of National Champion trees. Ever since I discovered the Connecticut Notable Trees project database, I've been hooked. But also a little frustrated. I learned … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: National Champion Trees, national Champions, Trees, Windham

The Village at East Farms Covered Bridge

June 7, 2021 by Steve 2 Comments

The Village People The Village at East Farms Covered Bridge, Waterbury Every time I dash off another page about another covered bridge that no one would consider worthy of creating a new CTMQ page for, I question myself. Intensely. There's no historical value to this bridge. It was built in 2000. It does cross a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: Covered Bridges, Waterbury

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