If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary; new, universal, and more liberal laws will begin to establish themselves around and within him; or the old laws be expanded, and interpreted in his favor in a more liberal sense, and he will live with the license of a higher order of beings. In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness.

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

– Henry David Thoreau

Be more like Han Solo

So, Han’s walking down the halls of Bespin with his old friend Lando; Leia’s there, lookin’ good…

Beautifully restored map of Naugatuck, Connecticut from 1877

Historic bird’s eye view of Naugatuck, Connecticut from 1877

Stunning vintage map of New Milford, CT from 1882

This vintage map shows New Milford, Connecticut as it looked in 1882.

Theodore Roosevelt admired those who worked hard, pitied those who didn’t

I pity the creature who doesn’t work, at whichever end of the social scale…

Amazing Vintage Map of Manchester, CT in 1880

This map shows Manchester, Connecticut as it looked in 1880, including the NY and New England Railroad Station

40 enchanting pictures from Connecticut’s past

This collection of pictures reveals a side of Connecticut that many have never seen.