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Non-CT Travel, Hikes, Books, & Movies

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Non-CT Travel, Hikes, Books, & Movies

Non-CTMQ Everything I Feel Like Chronicling Not in or Related to Connecticut I've resisted putting this together in some cohesive way for years. Many years. But as I've settled on the major sections of this website, I realized I have a few outlying subjects that simply never fit in elsewhere. Granted, many of these … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Non-CT Tagged With: marvel movies & shows, Modern Library Top 100 Books, movies, Oscar Movies

Highpointing and Peak-Bagging Intro

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Highpointing and Peak-Bagging Intro

This Page Needs More Prominence! Highpointing & Peakbagging Don't tell anyone, but this is perhaps my favorite pursuit. Moreso than museums. If I had the time, I’d devote a lot of time to these lists. As life would have it, what with two little kids and a job and all that, these are pretty much life-long … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Non-CT, Peakbagging Tagged With: 52WAV, ADK46'ers, Cat35'ers, CT county highpoints, Geographic Extremes, NE111, NE67, NEFF, NEHH, NH48, state highpoints, T25

Why State Highpointing?

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Why State Highpointing?

"Why?" "What the heck?" "What's the purpose of that?" "I don't get it." These are but a few of the comments I've heard since I became aware of highpointing and decided it was a goal I'd like to pursue. And that was just from my (at the time of this writing) fiancee, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Non-CT, Peakbagging, Travel Tagged With: state highpoints

Modern Library’s Top 100 Novels

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Modern Library’s Top 100 Novels

Just Read 2002 - 2039 or so Nerd. But I love you for it. Outside of all the regular CTMQ stuff, I have other goals. One of those goals is to read 3 Modern Library Top 100 books per year 4 Modern Library Top 100 English novels of the 20th century per year, which should have me finishing the entire list around … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Non-CT Tagged With: Modern Library Top 100 Books

Oscar Best Picture Winners & Nominees

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Oscar Best Picture Winners & Nominees

Thanks Pandemic! Ranking Every Oscar Best Picture Winner & Nominee Ever I am not a "movie guy" by any measure. There are years in my adult life during which I've never watched any movies. I am the guy who quietly slinks away when conversations turn to The Godfather or Casablanca, because I know nothing about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Non-CT Tagged With: movies, Oscar Movies

Marvel Movies & Shows

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Marvel Movies & Shows

Excelsior! Every Marvel Movie Ever I have no idea how you found yourself here. If you are my son Calvin in the future, bro, check this out. In March 2020 when the COVID-19 Pandemic shutdowns began, we began watching every ding dang Marvel movie ever. You weren't allowed to watch the R-rated ones though. But maybe … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Non-CT Tagged With: marvel movies & shows, movies

Maui

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Maui

Wowie Maui, Hawaii May 2005 Exactly two years after our honeymoon to Hawaii (Kauai, Big Island, Oahu), Hoang's performance at work earned her a trip to Maui. Yes folks, your generous Aetna premiums in the early to mid 2000's helped the company pay for a couple hundred or so top performers and their spouses to stay … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Post, Non-CT, Travel Tagged With: Hawaii, Hoang, Vacations

US State Counts

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US State Counts

Tally-Ho! I’ve created this page for my son, Calvin. He was 8 when I put this together because 8-year-olds love this stuff. (So do their fathers, shhhhhhh.) I know that some people have all sorts of rules for this stuff, like overnighting vs. driving through vs. airport layovers, but… I don’t. If a foot was set in a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Non-CT, Travel Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Hoang, tallies

Become a CTMQ Patron!

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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...]

Filed Under: Classic, New Post, Non-CT Tagged With: patreon

ML79: A Room With a View

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ML79: A Room With a View

"By George!" Modern Library # 79 1908, E.M. Forster If you're reading this page you've probably seen the acclaimed movie version of this book. I have not seen the acclaimed movie version, nor do I intend to see the acclaimed movie version. It's not that I'm some kind of weirdo bibliophile weirdo, it's just … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, New Post, Non-CT Tagged With: Modern Library Top 100 Books

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