Random thoughts, life lessons, hopes and dreams
Last week, I visited the Connecticut River Museum, in Essex, CT. You’ll hear more about this visit, and you’ll see some doors in the near future, but today, I’m focused on the entry process. I arrived at the museum shortly after it opened. The very nice lady at the desk asked me if I qualified... Continue Reading →
Several weeks ago, while on my way to our local lumberyard, an accident had closed the road I was traveling on. Police on the scene at the nearest intersection were routing people to the right. I asked for directions, and they began with “continue down this road and turn left between the dam and the... Continue Reading →
It’s Saturday, and in addition to Linda G. Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday challenge, we have to deal with the fact that Cheryl is off today. If you’ve been to this bar before, you know what that means. As for the prompt: “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is ‘soul/sole.’ Use one, use... Continue Reading →
If we were having a beer, you would be bringing some local news to the bar. “Have you ever been to Old Newgate Prison?” “Not exactly.” “It’s a binary question – you either have or you haven’t.” “We set out once to hike to the prison, but we never made it. It’s a long story.”... Continue Reading →
Ralph Waldo Emerson said: “Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting.” This was the message that stuck with me on Sunday. It was -8°f (-22°c), but it was the last day of a long cold snap. Monday at about the same time, it would be almost 30 degrees warmer.... Continue Reading →
Norm has given us a couple of weeks off, which is good, given that the temperature when I left for work today was 6°f (-14°c) – not exactly doorscurrsion weather. I thought about how to fill the gap, and I decided that we should all get a day off. I’m working all week,... Continue Reading →
Elm Street sits along the southern edge of Bushnell Park in Hartford, Connecticut and it boasts several of the city’s listed historic buildings. Today, several of these buildings are occupied by CT government departments – Hartford is the state capital, but these beauties began their lives serving Hartford’s signature industry, insurance. In the 1920s, Elm... Continue Reading →
I should begin with a quick disclaimer for Paul over at Shadow & Substance – no monsters were harmed during the research for this post. In addition to being a favorite Twilight Zone episode, and the highway exit that I take to get to my day-job, Maple Street, a different Maple Street was the road... Continue Reading →
Everything traffic-related aligned last week, and I ended up with about 20 minutes in between the end of my haircut and my breakfast with my friend John. I decided to put that time to good use. Of course, that means getting some door pictures. I have many pictures of the CT Capitol Building, but most... Continue Reading →
