Shhhhh The Quiet, 2005 You’ve likely never seen The Quiet, nor have you likely even heard of it. It did have a national theater release and it wasn’t universally panned, but The Quiet was just a quiet little movie. It’s also very disturbing on a few different levels and most importantly for us, the whole thing … [Read more...]
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Ewen Farm Preserve
Ewww-in Orange Ewen Farm Preserve, Orange January 2020 Our first foray into the wilds of Orange was at the Ewen Farm Preserve, a small parcel of land wedged between a brand new suburban development and an old farm. It typifies what the Orange of today is; a rural farm community that is adding housing as I write. … [Read more...]
266. Tourtellotte Memorial Room Museum
Nice $&^$! Museum... #$&$! Thompson (Google Maps location) May 28, 2014 I apologize for my crude title, but it's just very hard for me to say "Tourtellote" without thinking of Tourettes Syndrome. As a parent of a special needs child with very different, but similarly debilitating behaviors, I'm not making fun of … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to New Haven
Everything New Haven 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” New Haven CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]
Oil City Dam
Snake Oil Oil City at Rainbow Reservoir, Windsor There is a lot going on at Northwest Park in Windsor. Today, you can find all sorts of stuff from a little nature museum to a tobacco history museum to a dozen miles of trails and more. And stuff has been happening here for a long time. I don’t typically … [Read more...]
Book Review: Connecticut River From the Air
The Connecticut River from the Air: An Intimate Perspective of New England by Jerry Roberts (Author), Tom Walsh (Photographer) This is a beautiful book. As your friendly expert on Connecticut coffee table books, I’m pleased to report that this is one of the best. Not only are the many hundreds of photographs … [Read more...]
267. Josephine A. Dolan Nursing Museum
Will I Nurse This Review, Or Just Milk It? Mansfield (Google Maps location) May 30, 2014 What up, SON? I said, What up, SON?" Oh, hello. That's George, a heart patient simulator at UConn's School of Nursing (SON) program in Storrs. He lies in the Josephine A. Dolan Collection of nursing history and … [Read more...]
FLT: Hetzel Refuge
Hike the Hetzel Pretzel Flanders Land Trust: Hetzel Refuge ~1.5 Mile, May 2019 The trail system at the Hetzel Refuge isn’t remotely pretzel-shaped, but I’m sticking with my title. I did, in fact, hike a couple loops that – oh never mind. No use in trying to invent some sort of Hetzel Pretzel logic here. The … [Read more...]
The Stepford Wives (1975)
How Dar-ien You The Stepford Wives, 1975 Rare is the movie or book (both, in this case) that creates a new, universally used way to describe something. Sophie’s Choice was certainly one. The Stepford Wives is another. I remember listening to Howard Stern in the 1980’s and 90’s talking about his ex-wife’s circle of … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Deep River
Everything Deep River 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” Deep River CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. … [Read more...]
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