I Wasn't Even There Bahamas and Disney World I didn't go on this trip. This was a Calvin and Hoang excursion along with her parents and sister. Looks like they had fun! I don't know anything else about it. Calvin's first flight! First cruise! First grossly overcrowded pool! First Disney! First rollercoaster! First … [Read more...]
The Boroughs Brewing Company
Digging Out of a Burrow The Boroughs Brewing Company, Killingly July 2022 *Peeks around the corner* ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... I... I can't do it. I was trying to live by the credo of "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say … [Read more...]
ARRL Heritage Museum
Go Ahead, Ham it Up Newington (Google Maps location) August 2016 Hoo boy. Here's a museum that I'm afraid I don't know much about. I clearly visited it. I clearly spent a good amount of time there. And I was clearly welcomed by the kind folks in Newington: Awwww *blushing*. That was very sweet. You … [Read more...]
Cape Cod (2016)
Are We Doing This Again? Yes. Brewster, Etc., MA Hello family. This is for you. To anyone else looking at this... okay. Cool. Here are a bunch of pictures from our August 2016 trip to the Cape. Museums! Radio History and Marconi Stuff Because I had just visited the ARRL Heritage Museum in … [Read more...]
The Ice Box (Closed)
No Scoop Til Brooklyn The Ice Box, Brooklyn July 2022 After a protracted and absurd battle against the town of Brooklyn, The Ice Box was forced to close. They plan to reopen in a different town. "We make Small Batch Ice Cream." That's it. That's all they say on their website's landing page. And really, what … [Read more...]
Danbury Dog Rock
Thalia and Melpomene... Woof Dog Rock, Intersection of Hayestown and East Hayestown Roads, Danbury Tragedy and Comedy in one dog's face. Painted on a rock. So much emotion. So much paint. Way down at the extreme southern end of Candlewood Lake - Connecticut's largest lake, by the way - very near Lakeside Pub … [Read more...]
Garden of Ideas (Closed)
It Was a Good Idea While it Lasted Garden of Ideas, Ridgefield June 2017 The Garden of Ideas Closed in September 2019. Things open. Things close. That's just the way things work in America. However, when some things close, they continue on in some way. I imagine the Garden of Ideas, nestled in a corner of … [Read more...]
Black Pond Brews
Black Swamp (Yankees) Black Pond Brews, Killingly July 2015 & July 2022 Black Pond Brews has been around since 2014. I don't know why that surprises me, but it does. I think it has something to do with the fact that they've been doing their thing out in Killingly, one of those black holes of Connecticut. They … [Read more...]
Pizza, A Love Story
(It's Sally's. The Answer is Sally's) Pizza, A Love Story (2019) This is a very important movie. Even though it took over a decade to complete and required some crowd-sourced funding, it is a movie that had to be made. Yes, it's a documentary about New Haven Pizza. Year after year, The Daily Meal ranks the top 100 … [Read more...]
Epicure Brewing
Epicurio Epicure Brewing, Norwich August 2017 Summer of 2017... approaching that assumed critical mass of 50 Connecticut breweries (Epicure was the 48th to open) and how that was going to be absolute maximum that the state could support? Epicure Brewing is located right next door to These Guys Brewing - both … [Read more...]
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