Aimlessly Writing in Any Direction

photo credit: Tyla’75

Do you have a secret that you’ve been holding inside, and has been killing you just trying to keep it in? If you go to Check My Secret, you can post any secret you wish to be revealed and you never have to release your identity. You have to remember though, that people can comment on your secret, so if you can’t take some criticism, you better not check up on your latest post to see what someone might have said about you.

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I’m not a very good story-teller. I forget a lot of the story, the character’s name, dates, times, and other information that is vital to the conclusion. The stories that take the least amount of effort and words to explain are the stories that I excel at telling.

One Sentence is a site with a plethora of extremely short stories- just one sentence. It’s a project to get to the point of the story without all the insignificant boring details that delay the punchline. What would be your one sentence story?

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Michelle and I took a little trip to the Denver Art Museum this past Saturday and we had a great time. I took a few pictures of the some of the interesting things I found in the museum while we there and thought you might like to see them. I don’t remember the stories behind most of these pieces, so you’ll just have to enjoy looking at ‘em. I’ll make sure next time to note the history and the artists though.

I didn’t get to take as many pictures as I had hoped but several of the rooms didn’t allow photography, so it was a bit limited. There were some really great ones though. I was so tempted to go back and sneak some pictures, but I thought it would be best to leave the building on my own free will and not of the security guards.

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Do you have an old collection or records just sitting in your basement gathering dust? I certainly don’t, but I know that my Mom does? I’m sorry for making that joke at your expense if you actually do though. Anyway, the LP 2 Flash is a really great piece of equipment that can take your old vinyl frisbees and record the music straight onto a USB Thumb drive or an SD card, which can transfer straight to your computer quickly and easily.

Of course you don’t have to use it just for this purpose, since it’s actually a fully functional turntable. This way you can listen to your records the way they were “meant” to be listened to. That’s how my Mom always puts it. I’m sure many record owners would love to have this player in their home though. One thing that I thought was really cool about it, is that it’ll even separate the tracks from the record as it records onto the USB drive or SD card. It’s only available in the UK right now, but you can import it at a price of $228 US.

The “One Book, One City” plan seems to be the latest craze across the country and it sounds like a lot of fun. I found out about it from watching the local news, where it was referred to as “One Book, One Denver,” and I thought that a name like that couldn’t have come from Colorado. We’re just not smart enough. And sure enough….No, I’m just kidding. We’re commonly known as dumb hicks out here, but they all live on the outsides of Colorado. Denver is just as hip as California or New York. Ok, I’ve lost track of the topic.

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