Fart Night at the Museum

By Chris | September 1, 2018 |

Sheri and I had some passes to the Denver Art Museum that were about to expire, so we went last night. Last night was the last Friday of the month, so there were a lot of various festivities and activities going on. It’s a great museum and one that doesn’t take itself too seriously, which…

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Even in Denver, you have to be specific about Omelets

By Chris | May 28, 2013 |

I’ve been to plenty of cities that have a specific food with which they’re identified. Buffalo has chicken wings. Philly has the cheese steak. Memphis his BBQ ribs. And my most recent home town, Denver? The Omelet. Specifically the Denver Omelet. I originally thought that when ordering an omelet in Denver, if you didn’t specify…

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Soupy Sailing

By Chris | April 30, 2013 |

The Mall Ride bus I take from the office to Union Station smelled like soup today. The whole interior reeked of soup! I don’t even know what kind of soup, either. It was just a generally soupy smell. I was standing by a door while riding. The smell dissipated when the door was open, but…

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A day that really stinks

By Chris | April 23, 2013 |

Yesterday on the train on my way to work, I was sitting there quietly chatting with my train buddy Andy, who was sitting across from me. We both had empty spaces next to us. A few stops in two young ladies get on and  they sat next to us. the Kim Kasdashian lookalike sat next…

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Slip Sliding Away

By Chris | February 25, 2013 |

It snowed yesterday in Denver. The front of my car is covered in icicles. I got home from work tonight and parked outside. When I opened the garage door to go into the apartment, I noticed a trash bag that needed to go to the dumpster. I put the mail and my backpack on a…

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Harry Reid = Scary Ride

By Chris | February 11, 2013 |

Dear RTD: Please stop hiring bus and train drivers that look like Senator Harry Reid. I thought I escaped his evil presence when I moved from Nevada and don’t need the reminder when I’m using your otherwise excellent services. Sincerely, Chris

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Brrrrrrr

By Chris | January 13, 2013 |

I just checked the temperature and there’s this little mark in front of the number. It’s like a dash or — oh my! — it’s a minus sign. There is a minus sign on our temperature. So it’s -2 in our little part of Denver. I think that’s as cold as I have experienced in…

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Snow on a Trash Can at the Train Station

By Chris | December 30, 2012 |

In my continuing quest to find beauty everywhere, I found it on top of a trash can at the train station. These snow flakes were huge and glistening in the morning sun. I only had my phone with me, but love the way the photo came out anyway.

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