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Category Archives: Connecticut
MCB on NYE
We brought in the new year with the Michael Cleary Band last night. Great show! We’ve been following Michael Cleary for 20 years, longer than that really because we followed him in his previous band, The Bus. We don’t get … Continue reading
Matches? We don’t need no stinking matches
I really don’t need matches. I am a passionate nonsmoker. They always gave them away for free, though, so I always grabbed one. (I can’t resist taking the little shampoo bottles from hotels, either.) It became a history of all … Continue reading
Too much time on my hands
Juggling practice: “Never had one lesson!” Miscellany Monday This is my 6th day off work because of a freak October snowstorm. I love a good snow day, but man, oh man, I hope things get back to normal soon. Over … Continue reading
Posted in 101 things, Connecticut, Video
Tagged juggling, Miscellany Monday, Storm Alfred
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October Surprise: A cold “staycation” without power
A freak October storm brought down a massive number of trees and branches on Saturday, and over 800,000 Connecticut households lost power, including mine. As I heard mentioned over and over on the AM radio station that was my only source … Continue reading
Lesson in Curling
Q: How do you stop the bacon from curling in the pan? A: Take away their little brooms. (Curling joke source) In my curling lesson, I learned to shoot a stone from the hack, to sweep to help a teammate’s … Continue reading
Big Grooves and Little Feat: Concert review
Little Feat, Warner Theatre (Torrington, CT), July 31, 2011 I been warped by the rain, driven by the snow I’m drunk and dirty don’t ya know, and I’m still, willin’ The adoring crowd was with Little Feat all the way, … Continue reading
Got sugar? Remove flavored milk from school cafeterias
Got sugar? Chances are, your kids do. Sugary, flavored milk is increasingly given to children twice a day in their school cafeterias. ———- An open letter to the Cheshire (CT) Board of Education: Kids today get bombarded by junk … Continue reading
Posted in Connecticut, Food
Tagged flavored milk, got milk, got sugar?, health, opinion, school lunch, sugar
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The Farmers Market and the Real Food Pledge
From the frizzy headed drunken woman lettuce to the pasture raised multi-colored chicken eggs, Connecticut’s bounty beckoned at the Edgewood Park Market in New Haven. I was stocking up on produce, whole grain breads, and locally-raised meats in preparation for … Continue reading
Posted in 101 things, Connecticut, Food
Tagged Connecticut, Connecticut farms, farmers market, local food, pledge, real food, tomatoes
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The Connecticut Hot Dog Tour
I won’t be eating another hot dog anytime soon. On Saturday, I completed the Connecticut Hot Dog Tour. A group of men, including my husband, organized a tour of 10 famed hot dog joints in the state (a bonus eleventh … Continue reading
Posted in 101 things, Connecticut, Food
Tagged #31DBBBInterlinkPosts, Connecticut, Glenwood, hot-dog, Rawley's, tour
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Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce: Eating at Louis’ Lunch
We squeezed into the crowd of wall-to-wall people to wait our turn to eat a hamburger at Louis’ Lunch in New Haven. Reportedly, the American hamburger was invented here in 1900 when a man in a hurry rushed in and … Continue reading
Posted in 101 things, Connecticut, Food
Tagged hamburger, Louis'-Lunch, New-Haven, restaurant
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