Tag Archives: Great River Park
Two Big Misunderstandings
If we were having a beer, everyone would be upset with me. “You know, there are other empty stools. You don’t have to sit next to me if you don’t want to.” “What? What’s with you?” “I just thought you … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, If having a beer, Technology
Tagged beer, flickr, friends, Great River Park, Pizza, Terms and Conditions, Verizon, Yahoo
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Darkness is a State of Mind
I’ve written in the past about the degree to which I dislike Daylight Saving Time. I think it’s a dumb idea. It doesn’t surprise me that politicians keep it alive, because retail and recreation industries of all sorts like it. … Continue reading
Posted in Connecticut, Opinion, Rant
Tagged CT River, Daylight Saving, DST, Great River Park, politicians, River, sunrise
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Taxes, Tips and Time of Sunrise
If we were having a beer, you’d be picking on me, from the start. “Hi Cheryl. It’s his turn to pay, but you might want to get his credit card up-front, I hear he hasn’t been paying his bills.” “You … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, If having a beer
Tagged beer, customer experience, Great River Park, Intuit, phogoraphy, taxes. income tax, tips, Turbo Tax
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California Dreaming
“What’s with the palm tree photos?” “I was in southern California early this week.” “And you just had to put those out there so us schlubs back here in the cold would know.” “I don’t really put a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, If having a beer, Travel
Tagged bacon, California, Colt, Coltsville, Great River Park, Hartford, In-N-Out, photography, SoCS, weather
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One Liner Wednesday–Weather
“Based on satellite imagery and surface observations, the risk of tropical-storm-force winds reaching the coastline appears now to be minimal.” The seagulls aren’t buying that. We never got the rain they were predicting. We really wanted some rain. We need … Continue reading
Posted in New England Life, One Line Wed
Tagged CT River, Ducks, Great River Park, rain, weather, wind
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When You Get Something Better
“Oh won’t you stay just a little bit longer” I’m sorry if that song is now lodged in your brain, but it was what I was thinking as I drove to work one day last week. Note: This post is … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Music, One Line Wed
Tagged Blue Heron, Connecticut River, Ducks, Great River Park, Heron, HSB, Seagull, Stay, sunrise
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Great River – Great Park
In our rush to get to Riverside Park in time to catch the sun rise over the Connecticut River, we left one car about 100 feet from the entrance to another river-side park. Great River Park lies on the east … Continue reading
Posted in Connecticut, Family, New England Life, Photography
Tagged bulkeley bridge, Charter Oak, CT, CT River, East Hartford, flood, Flood control, Great River Park, Hartford
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