Connecticut Post notices the joys of the Stratford Shoreline

Anyone who has been following Mod-Blog for a while is aware of how much I enjoy riding my bike along the Stratford Shoreline. My usual path begins at Marnicks Restaurant, goes out to Short Beach and then over to Long Beach. Each area has its own charms (and pricing to park, for out-of-towners like me) and it is a great ride of about 10 miles with constantly-changing scenery and personalities.

Now, the Connecticut Post has noticed this gem which is much closer than the "vacation beaches" up in Massachusetts or down in New Jersey. In hard economic times like these, you don't need to out of state to enjoy sand, sun, and the ocean. What other gems have Mod-Bloggers found closer to home than the typical vacation destinations?


To be fair, I shold disclose a running argument with Shadowmom over whether the Long Island Sound is indeed "The Ocean." I leave it to our readers to affirm *I* am right that it is.

Obama Pushing Off-Shore Wind Farms

I'm skeptical of the push for green power generation for environmental sake. I do, however, see it as a good thing for us to not have such a dependence on oil given the general instability of our relationships with major oil countries. Obama is pushing for off-shore wind farms and ocean current generated electricity. Interesting thought, though I wonder how many that were against off-shore drilling because it would ruin the view will be for this. Or is this okay since it's "green"? The good news is that they estimate we can generate twice our current energy capacity.