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225. PEZ Visitor Center

September 19, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

Orange: PEZ Orange (Google Maps location) February 18, 2012 Everyone knows that the World Wide Leader of Sports, ESPN, is located in Bristol, Connecticut. Many people know that GE is headquartered here as well. Um, New Haven has the best pizza in the world, but doesn’t exactly distribute its product. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post, Superlatives Tagged With: Calvin, Children's Museums, Damian, Hoang, Orange

10 Years Old!

September 8, 2016 by Steve 3 Comments

CTMQ-X 9/8/2006-9/8/2016 You know what? I think it's pretty darn cool that I've been at this CTMQ thing for ten years now. Nearly a quarter of my life... Twice the length of my son Calvin’s life. And the entirety of my older son Damian's life - and that's important because I cite Damian's birth and life as sort of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Post, Non-CT Tagged With: Blog, Calvin, Damian, EdHill, Hoang, Milestones

CCMQ

August 26, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

Cape Cod Museum Quest 2014- I have no plans to ever expand on this idea for several reasons: I've spent an entirety of 20 days on Cape Cod in my life (at least 10 of which were spent entirely at a beach), I have no idea how many more days I'll spend on the Cape in my life, and getting to museums is not even … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Post, Non-CT, Travel Tagged With: Blog, Calvin, cape cod, CCMQ, Damian, Hoang, Massachusetts

The Best Way I Know How to Say…

June 10, 2016 by Steve 3 Comments

... Thank You and Goodbye Have you ever had dozens of people to thank but find the process of thanking them all a bit daunting? That's the position my wife and I are in today. Fortunately, I have this platform on which to do my best. And even though I'm going to try my best, it's still not going to be nearly good … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, New Post, Non-CT, Smith-Magenis Syndrome Tagged With: Blog, Calvin, Damian, Family Chronicles, Hoang, Smith-Magenis Syndrome

312. Westport Arts Center

March 31, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

This Place is WAC Westport (Google Maps location) March 26, 2016 In September 2019, the arts center moved to a new, much larger location and is now called MoCa Westport. As it's an entirely different place, I will create a separate page when I visit. I have this crazy idea that taking kids to art exhibits is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Art, Calvin, Damian, Free Museums, Hoang, Westport

Dodge Paddock/Beal Preserve

January 24, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

Couldn’t Dodge Sandy Dodge Paddock/Beal Preserve , Stonington May 16, 2015 This post pretty much represents everything I love about these particular tiny little land trust properties – and every reason why I continue exploring them and writing about them. This little place is only 3.68 acres. The “hike” on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Avalonia Land Conservancy, Calvin, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Hoang, Long Island Sound, Stonington

Enders Island

January 17, 2016 by Steve 3 Comments

This Is It: The Enders Enders Island, Mystic May 16, 2015 Every once in a while I'm tasked with writing a page that I find difficult to write for reasons that may surprise you. In this case, it's because Enders Island is a confusing, strange, stunningly beautiful, relatively unknown, mixed bag of a place - with a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classic, Everything Else, Geography, New Post, Religion, Cemeteries, Monuments, Statuary, Greens, & Outdoor Sculpture & Art Tagged With: Calvin, churches temples & synagogues, Damian, Great Views, Hoang, Islands, Religulous, Severed Limbs, Stonington

Grace Farms

January 2, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

Graceful Grace Farms New Canaan This is the first post I'm writing in 2016. Perhaps it will grant me the grace and peace I need to continue forward in a kind and forgiving manner. But most likely not. (I am posting larger pictures than ever before on CTMQ. Enjoy!) I pulled off the Merritt after our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religious Tagged With: Art, Calvin, Cool Architecture, Damian, Hoang, New Canaan, Public/Outdoor Art

242. Yale Center for British Art

December 9, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

Right, Then. Jolly Good. New Haven (Google Maps location) November 9, 2012 The Yale Center for British Art is a Connecticut Art Trail site. Spoiler Alert: When coupled with the neighboring Yale University Art Gallery, you simply can’t find a better day of art in Connecticut. Oh yeah, both are F-R-E-E, free, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Museums, New Post Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Art, Colleges & Universities, Connecticut Art Trail, Free Museums, Hoang, New Haven, Yale

Pizza at Sally’s Apizza

October 6, 2015 by Steve 1 Comment

The Best Pizza on Earth Sally’s Apizza, New Haven June 2015 Disclaimer: I love Sally’s. I love them more than I love Pepe’s and Modern and every other pretender to the exalted throne that lords over the Connecticut pizza kingdom. Unapologetically. (And you thought that disclaimer was going to be one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink, New Post, Superlatives Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Calvin, Damian, Historic Restaurants and Bars, Hoang, New Haven, Pizza, restaurants, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die

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