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Rick's List — Self-Makeover Edition
"Only one man ever understood me, and he didn't understand me." — Johann Gottlieb Fichte I recently saw an episode of "Queer Eye," an updated version, with a new cast, of the iconic "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" program that ran from 2003 to 2007. I didn't know there WAS a new...
Steve’s Leaf Collection Service
I cleared a lawn of leaves using a rake faster than a man armed with a leaf blower.
Fake presents! (and real ones) — you decide
It’s that time of year to shop for that special adventurer in your life.
Rick's List — "I'd rather be ..." Edition
I'm glad I got out of the youthful habit of affixing bumper stickers to cars because, idling at stop lights behind folks who enjoy applying bumper stickers to their own vehicles, I find myself typically thinking, "Boy, THAT'S an idiot." I can write that because I'm a reformed...
Wanted: a good, faithful man
On February 6, 1787, the Connecticut Gazette ran a want-ad submitted by a woman searching for “a good faithful man.”
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Gypsy moths, storms provide a firewood surplus
In our house, the most egregious transgression is letting the fire burn out in the wood stove.
Rick's List — Sports are Weird Edition
Here are two things about professional sports that had never occurred to me before. Professional sports = big business. Professional sports fans = kooks. Not sure why, but this all crystalized for me as I've been watching my...
Exploring Connecticut's natural wonders, book-style
So you think you know the region? Quick: How did a boundary dispute lead to the creation of Connecticut's smallest state park? Who planted 100,000 trees and why? Which cove has the same name as an archaic, not-too-flattering...
When health becomes a DIY project
I suspect I’m not the only one who gets into trouble every time I start a do-it-yourself project.
Sunset with the Tuesday Night Paddlers
Is there any place on earth more stunning right now than this very spot?
BIG TICKET
Busta Rhymes, Fabolous, more — Dec. 14 at Foxwoods' Grand Theater; tickets on sale now; $78-$158
Backstreet Boys, Gavin DeGraw, more — Dec. 14 at Mohegan Sun Arena; tickets on sale now; $50-$75
Train, Goo Goo Dolls — Aug. 11 at Mohegan Sun Arena; tickets on sale at noon today; $39-$59
Aaron Neville — April 13 at Foxwoods' Fox Theater; tickets on sale at 10 a.m. today; $40
"Weird Al" Yankovic — July 19 at Foxwoods' Grand Theater; tickets on sale at 10 a.m. today; $60, $75
KIDZ BOP Live — Feb. 18 at Mohegan Sun Arena; tickets on sale at 10 a.m. today; $49-$69
Iron Maiden — Aug. 3 at Xfinity Theatre, Hartford; tickets on sale at 10 a.m. today; $39.50-$125
