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The Noble Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky and Death

I very much enjoyed Colson Whitehead’s Zone One when I read it a few years back. And since I enjoy reading about writers who travel to Las Vegas for poker tournaments (among other things), I figured I’d check this book … Continue reading

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NYC/NJ road trip

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Mystic trip (Part V)

On the way home, we stopped at the Connecticut Science Center in Hartford.  The kids loved it.  Well worth a stop.

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Mystic, CT trip (Part IV)

Mystic itself was nice.  A walkable community on the water.

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Mystic, CT trip (Part II)

We checked out Mystic Seaport, a “living history museum.”  Enjoyable for kids and adults.

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Mystic, CT trip (Part I)

So we decided to take advantage of the long July 4th weekend and take a road trip to Mystic, Ct.  On the way there, we stopped at the Yale University Art Museum in New Haven. Highly recommended.  Very family-friendly.

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MoMath

We recently checked out a new museum that opened in New York City called the Museum of Math (or, for the cool kids, MoMath). It’s only been open for a few months, but it sounded interesting enough to build a … Continue reading

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Pioneer Valley Road Trip (Part 3)

(Read about Parts 1 and 2 of our trip.) I was blown away by the Smith College Museum of Art.  We could have easily spent two hours on just the top two floors of this museum alone. They have a … Continue reading

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Pioneer Valley Road Trip (Part 2)

(The first part of our trip is here.) Northampton, MA was the next stop on our trip.  It’s a funky little college town about 15 miles north of Springfield. On the way, we learned that Holyoke, MA is where volleyball … Continue reading

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Pioneer Valley Road Trip (Part 1)

What a better way to end the summer than with a trip to Western Massachusetts? We managed to check out Naumkeg, grabbed a nosh and a stroll around Northampton, and visited the Smith College Museum of Art and the Eric … Continue reading

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