Tobacco Rowed Windsor (Google Maps Location) April 7, 2007 2018 Update: Oof. I cringe at these super old pages... anyway, this page used to combine the tobacco museum, now named the Connecticut Valley Tobacco Museum, and the Northwest Park Nature Center. I've separated the two which makes for a somewhat clunky … [Read more...]
Comstock Covered Bridge
We've Got This Bridge Covered Comstock Bridge, East Hampton/Colchester April 1, 2007 2018: It has been a long, long time since I've revisited this page. Or the bridge. So my pictures are too small. But... you'll survive. Connecticut has three remaining historic covered bridges and I've already been to the two … [Read more...]
Chatham Historical Society Museum & School House
Ringing in the Museum Season East Hampton (Google Maps Location) April 1, 2007 With winter finally behind us and some other business tended to, it certainly was time to get "out there" and start seeing our fine state again. As it was a Sunday and sunny, I had decided that our little family should go somewhere … [Read more...]
Connecticut River Museum
Something's Fishy in Essex Essex (Google Maps Location) October & December 2006, with some February 2020 too It sure didn't take long for me to rope my wife Hoang into joining me to visit a museum! We hadn't really planned on going to the River Museum, due to some scheduling conflicts and a nor’easter - we … [Read more...]
Tour Stop 4: Damian’s in Dutch Now!
Games 6 & 7 My living room and The Cambrense Cafe in Hartford June 11, 2006 Day three of the World Cup had another 3 matches on tap, two of which I planned to take in. After yesterday's indoctrination, Damian was ready to roll again today. The Netherlands were matched up against Serbia and Montenegro. Two on … [Read more...]
Tour Stop 3: Bend it Like Damian
Games 3, 4, 5 Me and Damian in my living room June 10, 2006 Day two of my World Cup Tour didn't leave my couch. My options were limited and besides, it's time Damian learns a few things about sports and fandom. He's got some English blood in him from somewhere, so at 9AM we watched a rather lackluster … [Read more...]
Metacomet Trail: Section 2
Section 2: Look! We Took Crooked Brook! Orchard Road Turnoff - Summit Wood Drive, 1.4 miles May 12, 2007 Note: This page and “section” is a bit ridiculous, however, the trail description is accurate. This was written in 2007, so please forgive me. If you want to start at the beginning of the trail, go the … [Read more...]
World Cup Tour 2006
I was able to fulfill a dream in 2004 by going to France to see the Tour de France. Another wish is to see the World Cup in all its insanity at some point in my life. Short of that, I was fascinated by a series of online articles in Salon back in 2002 in which the intrepid reporter attempted to watch World Cup games … [Read more...]
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