I just had occasion to look up the town of Branford, Connecticut, and so now I know that it is a town about eight miles due east of New Haven. (Or, if you're vehicularly inclined, "a few minutes north.") I-95 is at that point pretty much a line of latitude, and the center of Branford is about a mile south of it. Looks like one town boundary is the Atlantic Ocean -- the coastline there is also an east-west line -- so it's probably a pretty nice place.
From the latter:
Trivia
- Two Major League Baseball players were born in Branford: Beauty McGowan (1901) and Ollie Sax (1904).
How great are those names?
And how do you suppose the second guy got interested in brain science? From the beanball wars of the pre-batting helmet days?
Curt Belfrey would probably not like me making such jokes.
Also, too: @Mr. Riley: As it happens, the last player mentioned batted left, threw right, so if you ever wanted a more self-deprecating nickname, I'd say you can't go wrong with Clank.
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