Sports, Theme & Adventure Parks, Carousels, Cruises, Trains, Trolleys, Fairs, Parades, Festivals, & Events This page is another catch-all; a listing of a bunch stuff around Connecticut that doesn’t really fit anywhere else. It’s the rare list that I don’t realistically think I’ll actually complete for differing … [Read more...]
American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
[Biblically Great (7)] AWESOME American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, Stamford April 2022 There aren't too many national championship events that happen in Connecticut. Sure, we have our UConn Huskies, but those games are never played here. I'm sure Trinity College's squash teams have won a few in Hartford, and … [Read more...]
Jumpfest
Jumpin' Jehosaphat JumpFest, Salisbury February 2022 When I planned to hit up Jumpfest in Salisbury, I went to Google Maps to plot out my route via whatever confusing and twisty backroads I'd be driving on. Having experienced the backroads in the mountains there for various hikes, I knew what to expect. … [Read more...]
Pool Table Magic Museum
They've Got Some Kind of Balls Windsor Locks (Google Maps location) May 29, 2019 We'll get to why this page exists in a minute. Don't get too excited, as you'll still think it shouldn't. Probably. But it does, and here we are. Together. Reading about a pool hall next to run-down motel within sight of Bradley … [Read more...]
Trinity College Squash
Squashing! A Day with the Trinity Squash Men's Team Hartford Simply put, squash is the worst name for a sport. Worse than ping-pong, worse than cricket and worse than cock-fighting. A squash is a vegetable. To squash something is to smoosh it. Why in the world it’s also the name of a fast-paced enclosed racket … [Read more...]
Olde Timey Base Ball Game
Friends of Vintage Base Ball Game Colt Meadows Park, Hartford May 29, 2010 I do not like baseball. I never have and very most likely never will. It’s entirely too slow and too boring for my tastes. In fact, even though “my” team (the Philadelphia Phillies) has won a world series recently, I still haven’t … [Read more...]
Curling in Norfolk!
Curling Is Not a Sport. There, I Said It. Norfolk Curling Club, Norfolk February 20, 2010 Note: Some jackasses burned down the curling shed in 2011. But it has risen from the ashes and is back open in late 2013! This makes me very happy. You are not really a fan of curling. Oh sure, you pretend to be during … [Read more...]