“Writing is more than a vehicle for communicating ideas. It’s a tool for crystallizing ideas. Writing exposes gaps in your knowledge and logic. It pushes you to articulate assumptions and consider counterarguments. One of the best paths to sharper thinking is frequent writing.” – Adam Grant. And that folks, is why I write. Instead of […]
About 30 miles north of New York City, lies Stony Point battlefield, where American troops dealt a stinging blow to the British army on the evening of July 16, 1779. The final battle in the northern colonies, this win helped them secure West Point 12 miles upstream and gave them greater control of the Hudson […]
Shortest hike (2.5 miles round trip) in one of the largest state parks in Connecticut is what I should have named this post. We barely scratched the surface of Collis P. Huntington State Park which covers 1,017 acres and is spread among the towns of Redding, Newtown, and Bethel in Fairfield County. The reason for […]
The crunch of the leaves beneath your feet, pleasant weather and the thrill of seeing maple trees take on their first reddish glow are some of the things that make fall hikes irresistible, especially when you are lucky enough to live in New England. Staying close to home, we decided to hike up to the […]
As we ease into the most charming of New England seasons, into a world of fiery leaves, gala apples and thick scarves, I see Connecticut’s latest fall marketing campaign all around me. As ubiquitous as pumpkin spiced lattes, they have traditional/digital billboards, social media, paid search marketing, content seeding and of course, a new television […]
Three Days. Three Beaches. Summer of twenty twenty-one was all about day trips, tennis and swimming. Harkness Memorial State Park Built in 1906-1907, Harkness Memorial State Park is a historic preservation area with a lovely garden and a 42-room Renaissance Revival mansion located on Long Island Sound in the town of Waterford, Connecticut. Pros: Mostly […]
Benedict Cumberbatch can read a grocery list and I will listen to it with rapt attention. Above in this 2019 video he is reading Vonnegut’s letter and considering the apocalyptic content, I am glad I am hearing it in Sherlock’s voice. In 1988, the late Kurt Vonnegut wrote a letter to the people of 2088 […]
I had written this article on breakfasts for BootsnAll in 2012 but they are going through a website reorganization and it seems my hard work has disappeared from their pages and found its way into shady sites which plagiarize stuff. Now that we are slowly emerging from the pandemic raring to eat and drink and […]