Category: Hartford Courant
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In August of 2014, Roy Cross gave his wife a kiss goodbye before leaving for a motorcycle ride with a friend. Several hours later she got a call that there had been an accident. “I was just expecting maybe a broken arm,” said Susan Berck-Cross of Niantic, “or maybe he just needed a new pair…
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Somewhere between middle and high school, right around the time my hormones were reporting more traffic than the Port Authority, I started watching football. It wasn’t because I was into sports; in fact, far from it. What caught my attention was the appealing buffet of butts in an assortment of shapes and sizes; all poured…
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Hardly a day goes by when there isn’t some inane story on the Internet offering up hacks on important stuff like how to use ketchup, or “life-changing” ways to style curly hair. There are even hacks for streamlining your time in the bathroom. I don’t get it. Can knowing how to style curly hair really…
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For more than two decades, Beth and Fred Knapp spent the majority of their time raising their two sons, Andy and Ryan, in Hebron. They drove the boys to endless activities, volunteered at school, coached them in sports and did all the other things that typically go along with being involved parents. “The last 21…
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There’s something special about fall in New England. As hot summer days give way to crisp, cooler ones, the smell of dried leaves fills the air and sleepy towns are transformed into picture postcards as pumpkins and mums appear in doorways and the faint sounds of local fairs can be heard in the breeze. But…
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The minister couldn’t make it; the florist got stuck on the highway, the caterer got into a fender-bender, and more than 60 guests canceled. Though the ceremony still went ahead as planned, it was officiated by Kermit the Frog. “It was Oct. 29th, so you figure you’re safe. The worst thing you worry about in…
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I recently read an article that said thongs are on their way out and cotton granny panties are making a comeback. I can’t imagine why. Personally, I think that thongs are, like, the way to go. Like most of my 40-something friends, I find wearing cooking twine instead of traditional underwear to be almost as…
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Though it still feels like summer, shorts and swimsuits are already disappearing from store shelves and being replaced with jeans, sweaters and everything Back to School. And while it isn’t time to swap out your beach towel for a pencil bag just yet, it’s never too early for a little tutoring on what’s going to…
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Right up front, I admit that any trip with my husband and kids inevitably becomes some combination of “The Hunger Games” and the “Dr. Phil” show. Whoever makes it to the end, without being killed off by one of the other three, wins. Or at the very least requires serious therapy. Despite knowing this, I…
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There are two kinds of people in this world: the ones who make being cool look effortless, and everyone else. Unfortunately, I fall into the latter category. In fact, if I were a superhero, I’d be “Captain Awkward.” Once at a crowded deli counter on a Friday night, I patiently waited my turn to order.…
Sarah Lemire 