enThralling East Windsor May 21, 2019 Thrall Hall, y’al! Yo, I said, THRALL HALL, Y'ALL! Yeah, that's right. You better recognize. Recognize what? Recognize THRALL DANG HALL, that's all. Since y'all likely have no idea what so enthralling about Thrall Halling, I'll begin with two quick statements from my … [Read more...]
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Stop-Log Exercises
When the Levee Doesn’t Break Stop-Log Exercises East Hartford I can’t be alone in finding this weird thing East Hartford does fascinating. Perhaps I should clickbait the title… THIS ONE WEIRD THING EAST HARTFORD DOES WILL SAVE THE TOWN FROM DISASTER! But really, that’s a truthful statement. And I’m 99% certain … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Beacon Falls
Everything Beacon Falls I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Beacon Falls CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. … [Read more...]
Book Review: Going Outside in Connecticut
SCORP-de-DORP Going Outside in Connecticut, 2017 By Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Why am I “reviewing” this “book?” Why was it on the “special” short lending period shelf at the library? Like, who in the world is checking this thing out? As the (probably) one person who … [Read more...]
Aspetuck Brew Lab (Closed)
Black Rockin' Aspetuck Brew Lab, Bridgeport July 2019 Aspetuck closed in November 2024. Journey with me, won’t you, to bucolic Black Rock, Connecticut, home of Aspetuck Brew Lab. Or, as we fancy boarding school Connecticutians say, “Ahhspehtuhck Brew Lahhhhhb in Blahhhhck Rohhck, Cohhhnecticuhhht.” No brewery … [Read more...]
Union Historical Society Museum
Union Jacked Union (Google Maps location) August 2019 Union, Connecticut. You know, that town name on the last Connecticut exit sign on I-84 East that you pass on your way to Boston? The town that you’ve never been sure is a real town? Union. First inhabited by Nipmucks, and later, in 1727, settled by … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Bridgeport
Everything Bridgeport I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Bridgeport CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. … [Read more...]
Hockanum River Trail 5&6: Hillside & Olde Roberts Trails
Bridging the Gap Hockanum River Trail: Hillside & Olde Roberts Trails, East Hartford ~1 mile, June 2019 If you are reading my thru-hike of the Hockanum River Trail in order (generally south to north), you have already read the Martin Park Trail page. If you haven’t, it’s a fun one and you should. Better yet, … [Read more...]
Taylor Brooke Brewery
A Swift Kick in the Butt Taylor Brooke Brewery, Woodstock August 2019 Sigh. Like… a deep, heavy sigh. We’ve hit the wall, folks. Here we are in September 2019, nearing 100 breweries in our fair little state and we should all be rejoicing in that fact. But we knew this would happen, right? No way can you have … [Read more...]
Plymabama
Plymabama... Alabamouth? Plymouth I notice things. Oftentimes, the things I notice are pure nonsense. Take, for example, this entire page. The joke here is, “Plymouth really is the Alabama of Connecticut!” Then I show you this: Then we all laugh because Plymouth really is the Alabama of Connecticut! … [Read more...]
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