Recent content by Icculus

in my local parlance, a "sit-down place" is where you get served by someone at a table. i.e. a restaurant. So I'm looking for a food truck or counter-serve type establishment.

I have to drop my niece off in Westerley, RI next weekend and I'm looking for a little "reward" on the drive back home on 95. I'm looking for: 1. A really good CT-style Lobster roll. 2. At a non-sit down place 3. That won't be prohibitively crowded on a late Saturday afternoon 4. That is a...

Sure, the estimation of Jeter's individual career stats/accomplishments might be slightly over-fluffed, but that's probably true of all championship-winning players from big markets. I'd think that it would be crazy to single him for being overrated, but, being from Fairfield County, I keep on...

Half the pizza joints in Connecticut are probably larger in square footage than the White Plains terminal.

Villanova needs to pull out every last stop to get Jay Wright to return as head coach. 20 million a year. Convert the school library into his own private use spa. Free "no show" Law degrees to all extended family members & friends.

I've been seeing Phish since 97 (my first show was the Great Went) but I really feel out of touch here. I've never even heard of Spafford. Can anybody recommend a track or two to check out? I am aware of Goose, especially since they are local. They are "fine". No complaints. But I haven't seen...

Well, mankind does have an explanation within it's current understanding. It's called a "ghost". Again, I'm not saying it was a ghost. But it seems like you have zeroed in on a prosaic explanation & nothing else. I agree that everything we "see" is filtered by the brain. Whatever it is that I...

There is a well known phenomena where the human brain is hard wired to see faces and/or figures within patterns of visual noise. This is probably an evolutionary left-over from our days facing apex predators in the jungle. There is also the premise that something that's not seen clearly can...

Like 20 years ago, I used to work in the building that was next to Hannah Cranna's grave. The place was legit haunted. Many people I knew had experiences. And I myself had an experience of seeing someone in the corner of my eye and when I turned my head to face him, he wasn't there. This wasn't...

As someone who grew up in Shelton and is back living there now, I can vouch that Saw Mill City Road is a still freaky place with a vibe that's a little "off", even during the day.

I wasn't thinking for myself. The food in Italy is made with such care & quality, I never wanted anything else. BUT, I was thinking about a local who lives there 24/7/365.

In general, the trip was fantastic. A few observations: The waiter thing was very hard to pin down. We'd get great food and great service, but it sometimes felt like you need to tackle the waiter and put him in a headlock before you got your check. Venice was my favorite. Yes, it's a little...

It may sound weird to say, but I've always been fascinated by Mithraism. I'm going to make every effort to check this out.

I'm not going to lie, this looks extremely cool.

Flying into Milan, but immediately taking the train Venice. When fly home, it will be from Roma