Grinders
Gene GlotzerBefore college, the longest amount of time I'd ever spent outside of Connecticut was nine consecutive days. I knew that things were different in other places, but I still took…
Keep What Going?
Photo by Bahman Adlou on Unsplash It's election season again. Not that it ever really ends, but we're less than a month away from Election Day. So, the usual decorations…
Dog Whistles In My Hometown
Dog Whistle: a coded message communicated through words or phrases commonly understood by a particular group of people, but not by others. Every year, I like to pay attention to…
Greek Pizza
Greek Pizza Connecticut has the best pizza in the world. That's just a simple fact. It might upset a bunch of New Yorkers, Chicagoans, and maybe some Italians, but it's…
Plastics and Politics
I went to the grocery store a couple of weeks ago. I parked, got out of my car, and opened my trunk to collect my reusable bags. A woman who…
A Dance-tastic Weekend
My daughter and I had a super busy weekend, and it was all about dance. On Friday night, we went to see the Connecticut Ballet at the Bushnell. Pretty much…
Vote – Midterm Primary Edition
In Connecticut, where I think most of my readers are, the primaries are this Tuesday. Every time an election is coming up, I like to remind everyone to vote. I…
Hartford Has It, They Just Don’t Want You To Experience It
Every year on Columbus Day weekend, Hartford hosts a marathon. Can you guess how I know this? They probably advertise, right? Maybe there's some word of mouth buzz? How about…
Welcome To Nutmegger Daily
This site is a new venture started by Jamil Ragland and Gene Glotzer. We both enjoy writing as well as a free exchange of ideas. Our goal is to do…
Unintentional Racism
Anyone who stops to think about it should notice that racism is everywhere in The United States. Strangely, many people don't seem to notice it. This is something I've known…