Entries from October 2015

169 Towns #13: Ellington

October 31st, 2015 · Comments Off on 169 Towns #13: Ellington

I headed out early on Halloween morning to reach Ellington, an “elusive” town on the opposite end of the state. It was a chilly morning when I arrived, but it warmed up enough for me to leave behind the long sleeve shirt I’d brought. The race started a bit of the middle of nowhere on […]

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Tags: New Haven · Running

Ringo lives

October 26th, 2015 · Comments Off on Ringo lives

Grace’s growing Beatles obsession has spawned many conversations (“Who died first?” “Where is Paul right now?”), including ones about what Paul and Ringo are up to these days. Especially since I went to see Paul in Albany last summer, Grace’s interest in actually seeing one of the real Beatles has been on the rise, and […]

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Tags: Music · New Haven

Blur once more

October 24th, 2015 · Comments Off on Blur once more

In an era when an artist can release an album upon the world without any advance warning, Blur’s “Magic Whip” was a most pleasant surprise. They’d been hinting that a reconciliation was in the works, but I had no idea they were recording, and when the album came out, it was a huge relief and […]

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Tags: Music · New York · Nostalgia · Photos

169 Towns #12: Beacon Falls

October 11th, 2015 · Comments Off on 169 Towns #12: Beacon Falls

We took a family trip to the very nearby Beacon Falls (or more accurately, to the parking lot at the high school in Beacon Falls), where the girls enjoyed the complimentary capes, pre-race Zumba routines, and a kids craft table. There was a pretty big 169 contingent today, and I enjoyed the run, despite the […]

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Tags: New Haven · Running

Ride part II

October 4th, 2015 · Comments Off on Ride part II

Dinner (salsa verde, of course) at El Pelon and then a concert at the Paradise? It’s 2005 all over again. As great as it was to see Ride for the first time last month, it was an even more memorable experience to see them in one of my favorite venues in the world, the renovated […]

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Tags: Cambridge · Music · Nostalgia · Photos