Big Biking

It is 8:30 in the morning I find myself spread out on the floor of our hotel room. With my legs and hands sore as can be I forget the very important fact that we will be mountain biking today. I bring myself to my feet and take a shower. I stroll slowly over to breakfast where my relatives are eating and gorging themselves before the big day. We start on the road heading towards the mountain and through the Snake River bridges. We park at the base of the mountain and get ready. I get out of the car with my bright yellow helmet and my Mike Ditka aviator sunglasses. We get to the bike rental spot I notice the many very skilled and ready to go bike riders. I fall short by a mile and a half compared to them. A nice perfect day makes me feel more optimistic than I usually would feel. We start to bike over to the chairlift, my uncle, dad, two brothers and I bike over to the lift. All the woman and my grandfather decided to take a hike down the mountain. We make it to the lift then we head to the lift, bikes in hand sunscreen applied and confidants way up. The sun and sky is great, but my experience won't be the best. Traveling down the trail titled "easiest way down" that is a lie. Bumps curves and dirt slow the process way down, as I turn a corner I feel something wrong. Suddenly I flip off my bike and roll on the ground. I knew this was going to happen but not on the first run of the day. The second run brought us through gravel and mud muck like the third trail. But on the fourth trail I was lucky I didn't die. Huge rocks, logs and piles of dirt can stop even the most thrill seeking biker out there. Traveling up and down through the forest. Some sweat, tears and a few curse words later, I finally make it without falling too much. The mountain bikers are waiting for the rest of the crew to call it a day. We all walk back everyone sore from walking of biking we pile into the car and go home. I guess mountain sports just aren't my thing.



Noah Reynolds

80th Dinner

How can you throw a great birthday party without a really expensive restrant. It was 5 when we went down to the restrant. When we got there the atmosphere was amazing with a view of the mountain and the streets of Jackson below. The sun was far from setting as we started the meal, With our drinks we toasted our great parents and grandparents to some of us there. Then an unexpected toast from my Grandmother to thank all of us coming and especially the children. The first thing I notice on the menu is the 325 dollar bottle of cheapen to the 45 dollar cut of steak. But while I think this is a rip off everyone else is staring at the menu taking to note all the great food combinations. Then astronomical prices don't stop everyone from ordering exactly what they want. Upon the ceiling is some very strange western pieces of artwork. We sit for a while just like lunch with stories hoping back and fourth between relatives. My brother and I decided to split a steak, not the 45 dollar steak, but a mir 25 dollar steak. The steak was the only PERFECTLY cooked steak I have ever had. The amazing spices and tender succulent cut of beef was amazing. It may have not been the most filling meal but being there for my grandparents was all worth it. Our desert was amazing while some ordered cake and pie and others having pieces of pie. I decide to have what I haven't had in a long time. Fresh, smooth, cold and warm hot fudge sundae. When I finished my whole me I could hibernate for weeks. The long wait for Pat Reynolds was finally over. Tired and hungry she said hi and started a whole two course meal. After three hours of being at a crowded restaurant we call it a night. This dinner wasn't just a dinner it was a celebration of the parents that won't yell at you and get mad at you. The parents of experience and trust, grandparents are always there for you no matter what.





Noah Reynolds

Finally Here

Today all of my family arrived. My two aunts, my one cousin, my uncle and my grandparents. To start the reunion was a nice lunch at the hotel. Questions about how everyone is doing and what everyone is doing in there life launched back and fourth between each side of the table. Jokes and stories consume the conversation. The meal was ten times better knowing that all of the people who care for you are there. Not only am I happy to see everyone but the six out of eleven people are regular readers for my blog. And are the usual people to leave comments on my page. I haven't seen some of these people in years. But for one of my Aunts I haven't seen her in ten years. I was really excited to see everybody. Unfortunately my mother couldn't see everybody while her flight was cancelled and I send my hopes out to her. After our amazing lunch we decided to work off the food on a nice walk. We drove up to a nice butte and started our walk. The first thing that I notice is the prudent smell of horse droppings. A eight inch wide trail makes the flowers and tall grass gently scrape my legs. Being on top of this huge butte I am able to see all of Jackson and all of the valley just like at the top of the mountain. Down a 60 degree slope. Seeing all the purple, pink and yellow flowers. Finally everyone is here and ready to have a good time. Tonight we are having a birthday dinner for my Grandparents I will be blogging on that later tonight. Happy birthday Poppa and Poppa Phone.




Noah Reynolds

Tram To The Top

On our second day in Jackson it was a slow start. Nathan being ill and sleeping late; breakfast and showers that we need to worry about. We didn't even get on the road until 11. But today was a specie day we would travel to the top of a mountain and take in the amazing views of Wyoming. To the top is a huge tram that runs every 20 minutes. It can take you all the way to the top of the ski resort. The town is pretty much like any other ski resort. But the top of the mountain is like something I have never seen before, even living is Colorado. We travel very slowly up to the top with a few jerks of the tram ahead of us. I am able to see the grey bike and hiking trails criss-cross each other down to the base of the mountain. We make it to the top with a 360 degree view of the whole valley. The new trail is made out of rocks. I can feel the uneven, jagged and slippery rocks below the souls of my feet. With my amazing view we are able to see the Grand Tee-Tons to the right of us. Just over a small collection of ranches and fields upon a hill happens to be our hotel. All that my eyes can see is a vast never ending Alpine tundra of trees plants and animals. I can't help but to feel sorry for the backpackers as I overhear them talking about a seven day 46 mile trip. My father said " How about a four mile run around hike?" Hiking is highly overvalued part of exercise in my eyes. I am excited for all of my relatives to come tomorrow. I am feeling as if I am at the top of the world. Unfortunately being on top of the world means chest and head pains. I admit I was a total wimp but it was all worth it finally coming down to the bottom of the mountain slowly falling asleep in the car. Well relatives of mine I hope we all have a great time in Jackson. I wish smooth sailing to you all.



Noah Reynolds

The Drive

We embark into the pouring rain in Denver. We drive into the clouds and setting sun. Stocked up with food, drinks, blankets and a DVD player we are ready to go. We left at 8:00 on the 27th of July, one day before we were suppose to leave. Right away we put in a Adam Sandler movie and right away I fell asleep. Two hours later we are at a Hampton hotel in Laramie WY. The next morning we go out just twelve hours after we left Laramie. On the road by eight thirty and driving into the sunrise of the Wyoming wilderness. But on my first real trip to Wyoming I find out that the wilderness is just filled with tall grasses and small trees. Staring out of the car window makes me fall into a deep, deep sleep. I get woken up by the sound of my brother gagging and then vomiting on the car floor. Holding my breath and closing my eyes I pretend that nothing ever happened. Wyoming if you have ever been there is pretty much a desolate waste land. Passing by towns with the population of 75 and 50 is filled with trailers and gas stations. We made it to the biggest town so far Pinedale one of the oil cities of America. Driving in and out of dump trucks and pickup trucks through small little schools and houses we reach the end of this cute little town. Waiting for 20 minutes just so they could pave the road in the day time is a terrible idea. With the smell of freshly pasted tar engulfs my nose and mouth with that horrible sense. Seeing the mountains for the first time we finally make it in the mountains after being woken up again by another one of Gus' vomiting moments. The Grosventre mountains is where we start before coming to Jackson. Seeing the Hoback river flow and wave under our car. After about fifteen minutes in the mountains we can see the Tee-Tons up ahead. Driving up windy roads to bring us to our hotel. Seeing the views of the mountains makes me feel like I'm in Switzerland. Birds chirping and wind swaying, we have made it we are finally here.



Noah Reynolds

Short One

Tonight I embark on a journey to my Grandparents 80th birthday. I am doing a short post so I will be able to get in the car and drive to my very first trip to Jackson Hole, WY. Over the next week all of my poems, pories, essays and stories will be dedicated to my Grandfather and Grandmother. If you would like to give my gradparents a birthday comment just leave it of the comments button below. Again I apologize for this short post but I will be blogging as much as possible on my trip. Keep reading!





Noah Reynolds

Soccer Game

Last night my family and I went to a Colorado Rapids soccer game. This game was a make up game for the malfunctioning fireworks during the Fourth Of July. It has been a while since I have been to a sporting event and I had forgotten all of the sights, sounds and frankly very strange and annoying things that happen in the stands. Many different things happen and today I will tell you about my experience in case all of you have forgotten what it is like being in the stands at a soccer game. As you all know the USA is suffering from a growing number of obese adults. And it seems like all of those adults gather at soccer games so they can eat without being judged. I am not judging them I am just writing about what is common at sporting events. So here are the very big men and woman eating and eating. I had been feeling sick for the past couple of days but this made my stomach turn even more. Plus a river of beer and soda running through the seats. It seems that every time I sit at a sporting event I get the most crazy fans behind me cursing and screaming at the game. If that wasn't enough I had a fan routing for the other team sitting behind me. Then there is a new sensation about having big blow horns that make a noise like a dying seal would sound like. But if you read this and think that I hate sporting events than you are very wrong. There is nothing in the world like cheering on your team even if there a few things that I don't enjoy I love being able to be part of a game. Here is a tip for all of you get off the couch get some tickets and go see a sports game.



Noah Reynolds

Dramatic Experience

Today just hours ago my good friend was followed by a very strange man. I had invited her to play soccer with my brother, my friend and I at the park . My unsettled stomach cut our playing time short. As I go to my phone asking my friend if I could make it up to her by inviting her to my house for a drink. But when my phone rings for a new message. It was form my friend stating that a strange man had been following her and keeping up with the passe she was walking. I told her to call the police then she said that the man had driven off. This man was short with red hair, driving in a blue car. She hurried back to her house and told me her parents were not home. Me being the only person in contact with her decided to go over and bring her over to our house until her parents get back. As I walk to her house I can see her almost crying in the window. The first thing to come out of my mouth of course is a joke. It might not have been the place or the time but she still got a laugh about it. We both started to walk over to my house with me asking the normal questions in a situation like this one. We both waited at the house for the Police Officer to come. I am now up in my office a waiting to hear what might be going on and how we can fix it. I know my friend was really scared but if you can believe it I was also extremely scared.



Noah Reynolds

30th Blog Spectacular

Tonight I am celebrating my 30Th blog in under a month. To get right down into things I have gone to a group of lectures at the Museum of Contemporary Art in down town Denver. These series of lectures go throughout the summer and the group is called "Tag Team." The lectures are two lectures within an hour that have absolutely nothing to do with one another. One example is last week was The Black Panthers and The Stigmata. But tonight the lectures will be about Olives and Salvador Dali. We start with the Olives. The speaker is a well known Denver chef that makes appearances on news shows. The Olive began back in the Greek mythology era. She tells many stories about how the olive plant could have been started but none of them seemed logical. But the olive no matter how it was brought to this world brought great pride in Greece and the Mediterranean country's. The olive was used for luck in battle or currency for people to buy even more olives. The olive was a symbol of peace and rebirth. As told in the bible after the long 40 days and 40 nights of rain a dove flew off Noah's ark and had a olive tree branch in its mouth symbolizing God's forgiveness to the world. But you can't have olives without olive oil. They're three types of olive oil Extra Virgin, Virgin, Pure and Pomace. All three have a special characteristic. Olive oil is usually the most common ingredient in all Mediterranean meals. It also is very healthy and good for you. The woman speaking really made me feel like I was in southern Italy basking in the sun of the Mediterranean sea. Olives and Olive oil really has made history in the cooking world.

Salvador Dali was what is called a surrealist artist. He was born just a small train ride from Barcelona, Spain. His work has changed the worlds artwork as we know it. From his first masterpiece when he was only 10 years old. To his 15 month piece of art as big as a garage door. In his whole Carrier he made about 1200 oil paintings. He was the one to create holograms. To his homosexual lifestyle again to his hatred for Picasso's artwork. Dali was a strange man. But did you know that he wasn't just a artist but also a writer and costume designer. And one of his most famous Pisces of artwork was "Persistence of Memory." His strange life was all over Europe. Some say that he was addicted to drugs but the truth is he hated drugs and anyone who took them. "I don't take drugs, I am drugs" Dali. Salvador really is a true inspiring person to every artist willing to take a step further.


"Except the vine, there is no fruit that bears as great importants as the Olive."

" Have no fear of perfection, you will never reach it."






Noah Reynolds

Nowhere Land

In the deep reaches of the Paris underground in 1932 lives a city. Not any city but a city run by kids. Not just any kids but kids that are different. These different kids stick to there name. Simon, the city planner hopes to grow up and be an artist. Simon is a tall guy with big blue eyes and small hands. His purple hair makes him even more noticeable than he already is. Avleen, the head of police, wants to become a SWAT uniform creator. With her beautiful Brade's and her pink flip flops makes her blend in with all the other "normal" girls even though she isn't really normal. Samantha, the cities mayor, is tall like Simon but really wants so become a singer. Samantha really isn't the most popular girl at her school or the most beautiful girl but her voice when she sings makes the whole city cry. Last but not least is Ennis, the city Governor. Ennis wants nothing more in the world but to become a great writer. With his short stature he needs an office at the top of the town. But there beautiful town under grown that they love is just a jungle gym in Ennis' backyard. One problem is that all of our four leaders are 13 years old and still pretending. All the kids that past by Ennis' house call the four friends names. Unheard names. After a while Ennis asked his mother to put a fence up so the other kids wouldn't see them. So she did. All the other kids would still throw balls and rotten fruit over the fence and would hit the four friends in the head. The four parents had a talk with each other and decided to have Simon, Avleen, Samantha and Ennis stop there nonsense. After Simon didn't get into college non of them decided to go even though Ennis got into Oxford. With the rise of the Nazi empire in 1939 and the invasion of Poland on September, 1 , 1939 Simon flew to Poland to join the cause. His plane was shot down he was captured by the Germans and died later that year. Avleen flew to America but was caught in the London Bombings of 1942 and like Simon before her died in a plane crash. In that same year in the invasion of Paris Hitlers army took over the city and killed anyone in there way. Samantha being German was shot by the resistance along with her family. But Ennis out through the war and had all of the bodies of his former friends buried in there old play space. Ennis married and had kids until his heart gave out on December 16, 1996 the year and day his grandson was born. And of course Ennis was buried at the same spot of his fallen friends. " Always have a good imagination no matter what." Ennis Jok 1996




Noah Reynolds

Last Evening

The land of 10,000 lakes boy is that true. You all know my many emotional problems but being here at lake Minnetanka at sunset makes me feel like none of those problems exist. Just watching the orange sun slowly and peacefully make its way down over the horizon. The boats have been pulled in, the rain clouds slowly drift away and the gentle waves smoothly come into shore. The birds balance on the wet leaf's making the small drops of water fall upon my head. My family and friends are skipping rocks on the motionless water. I can see the water towers dominate the skyline in the distance on the other islands. Walking on the soft beach with the newly damp sand sinking under the soul of my feet. The moist and damp landscape makes it the perfect weather for a stroll on the lake. Suddenly I run into my first real group of mosquito's crashing into my face and mouth. Again seeing the last glimpse of daylight and sunlight counting down the moment until complete darkness. Then I see the sail boats bobbing up and down in the bay creating a wake of water below them. Now I finally understand the words of Louis Armstrong and his song "What a Wonderful World."

"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today. - James Dean



Always live- Noah Reynolds

Calling All Outcasts

I hope as you keep reading my blogs you will learn more about me and about who I am. But one thing that you may not know about me is I am an outcast. Dictionary.com describes an outcast as some one who is cast out of, groups, society and just about anything you can be cast out of. That great definition is a great one. You don't really hear stories about outcasts, because no one pays attention. Well being a professional outcast I am coming "out" and talking about what it is like to be treated different. I'm not trying to say I am discriminated agents but being and outcast means most people don't listen to you, friends, family and especially peers. I think that being an outcast is being who I am. I will admit I am not the most athletically fit or the smarties kid out there so that means I am right in the middle. When it comes to basketball at school I am almost always picked last, unless people pick me first as a joke. I almost never get the ball and if I get the ball people call me out if I don't do exactly as they say. As a matter of fact I was called a "Faggot" because of my lack of basketball skills. You may ask why do I keep playing if everybody is a jerk to me. That is because I like the sport and I am not going to mope and whine and stop playing a sport I like just because I am treated differently. I am not only treated differently but frankly I am different. Instead of texting people that I'm board I do something about it. I usually write in my blog or go outside and get some vitamin D. I come up with ideas that I know will eventually fail but I stick with it until the end. I have tried to start many different writing related ideas such as a school newspaper or a magazine. I would get asked "do I get payed?" Those words that I would hear over and over made me decide to make a actual paying magazine. I passed out flyer's to my idea and just a little taste of what my peers thought about it was. One kids actually picked up a piece of dog Dun and through it at another kid. I went into deep despaired but because of my one law I obey is "They are just jealous." That one law as helped me start my blog and keep my writing career going. I just want everybody to know to never let someone out of a group just because they might seem different.



Noah Reynolds

Land, Air Lake part II

Today was another day basking in the sun bobbing up and down on the water and having fun. As I awoke this morning my arms felt like cement, my arms were sore and aching. But I thought that I should go on the trip anyway, its not like it wouldn't be a fun trip. We left the house at 11:30 to go to lake Minnetonka. Lake M as I like to call it is one very big lake. Fourteen individual lakes connected by many different channels of water make up this lake. We started our journey at Grays Bay, one of the most popular launching spots in lake M. We started to make our way out of the bay and into the deep blue lake. I felt like Christopher Columbus seeing the west indies for the first time in 1492. As we continue our journey we past some of the most elegent, exquisite and extraordinary houses peccariesly perched on the side of the lake. One mansion included the famous Pillsbury mansion. Most of these machine's were owned by Minnesota's most successful CEO's and Presidents of big corporations. A regular sized house for 300,000 could sell between 2.5 million and 3 million on the side of the lake. But seeing the sights was not why we were here. We were there to have fun, tube, water ski and wake board. We took many pictures and I will try and post them if I can. Nathan, my brother, water skied for his very first time and stayed up for five minutes without falling. Then after trying to wake board yesterday with no success he again got up and did it for ten minutes without falling. Everybody on the boat could at least wake board except for me. All I could do was tube. But tubing even injured me. I was on the tube with my friend Patrick and after hitting a wake really hard we both fell of with my foot hitting his tooth cutting my foot. I barley could move in the water. I had to watch everybody on the boat succeed at everything I couldn't do. As the day came to an end my whole body was aching and I was tired. It was really worth it but I think I might just be resting for the rest of my trip.



Noah Reynolds

Land, Air, Lake?

In just two short days I have gone from air to land to water. We spent today on the lake, lake Waconia just a ten minute drive from our friends house. This lake is a big size full of beautiful boats and houses on the banks of the lake. Our friends boat is huge that can fit eight people including the driver. As we drove at about 12:30 we pulled the boat into the lake and started exploring. For our friends going on a lake is no problem but for land locked land lovers like my brothers and I it was like going on the moon. A beautiful blue sky with no heat was a great change from our 95 degree weather in Denver. My first adventure was going on the water skis and let me tell you that was an experience I will not soon forget. I believe it was three times before I gave up. One my last time I was not positioned right when I thought I was. I was pulled off my feet and later found out I probably strained a muscle in my arm. Trying to get back up on the boat was a terrible experience. With my mouth and throat filled with the water of the lake I felt like throwing in the towel. But I thought that tubing might be my thing. So I went on there big blue tube and decided to try it out with my good friend. That probably was one of the coolest parts of the day. Of course forgetting the four times I fell including the time I slipped off the boat and lost the googlies I was using. My last adventure for the day was trying to wake board. That didn't work either. I thought that my arm was getting better from my first problem of the day but it only got worse. I gave up my wake boarding dream after only two times. All-in-all it was a great day, I had a great lunch of ham and cheese and I finally git to ride an inner tube on the water. Boating is a great way to let everything out of your mind. Even if I had some trouble on the way boating has a sense of freedom to go along with it. The fresh breeze blowing in my face and the seaweed tickling my feet. As tired as I was it was a great way to let things go. I will be going on a lake tomorrow an even bigger one called Pinatonca. I am very exited.





Noah Reynolds

Minnesota Love

Yesterday we arrived at Minnesota/St. Paul International Airport. I woke up form a deep sleep to find that it almost looked like winter. Overcast sky's and cold air, a little girl greeted me at the airport yelling "Welcome To Minnesota" after those words were said a faint smile hit my face. Our family friends picked us up from the airport, I was so hungry I could eat anything. And of course you cannot go to Minneapolis without going to to the Mall of America. So with a short five minute drive we ended up on the very top floor if this excitedly colossal structure. As our walk began we passed the worlds biggest cupcake that reallybroke a world record and was proud of it. We kept walking and passed a real church with an alter a survived preeside. The wedding alter was decorated like it was a wedding taking hold in the south pacific. In the same area of the church was a huge amusement park. Giant rides as if it were Elich gardens back in Denver. If you don't know already I am going to tell you I don't like amusement parks very much. But because of my failed attempt to have a good time at Eliches I decided to redeem myself. The first ride I went on was called the "skateboard" it was a big metal board that moved in between a big metal track. I almost peed my pants just hearing the wind agents my face during the other rides. As I got on I immediately took back why this might be a good idea. I rather be the biggest scared cat ion the world than go on that ride again. I felt like I was going to plummet to the ground and die. I was very close to that. After the skateboard, everybody felt like a little cool down ride would be good. So we went on a little water ride with remotecontrol miners in it. That was fun. We went on a few more rides. Finally after my legs were about the break under my from all the walking we got in the car and drover off to there house. This house was huge with a home theatre, trampoline, great TV's and great beds. We first jumped on the trampoline and watched a movie called "Smoking Aces" that movie will be saved for another blog. I had a great first day and I am exited to go on the lake today.




Noah Reynolds

Daydreaming

It was sixth period at James Madison middle school. The day was almost over, with no sleep and no stamina I was about to pass out. Mr. Foxington the Spanish teacher was talking about the colors of the rainbow. As my eyes slowly fall down my last glimpse of my teacher and my classmates passes through my eyes and then complete darkness. I think that I wake up an hour and a half later but something is wrong the room is empty with nothing and nobody in it. The wall paper filled with Spanish words turns into purple wallpaper with bear skin on the left side of the room. I slowly start to make my way out into the hallway when suddenly I fall down a dark black tunnel leading to the outside world. As I start to walk a tall man comes over and says "Here is your pizza." I say "I didn't order a pizza," Then a big jumbo screen falls down barely hitting me but crushing the tall man. But the man gets up and starts to ride on his brown horse into the air. What in the world is going on here, I think to myself. Then the jumbo screen reforms and it has a view of the sky. Suddenly a HUGE FAT man comes flying out of the sky like a meteor. Stomps on the grownd but I realize that I'm not outside anymore I in the neighborhood mall where the fat man is with me. Now the fat man grows 20 stories high breaking the roof of the mall. A siren goes off and I hear people laughing hysterically when I find that those laughs are coming from the fat man. After that a small pigeon picks up the 20 storie man and fly's away. I am thinking what is going on here. And of course I fall into another hole ending up in the kitchen of the nicest restraint in town. A man with a sharp knife takes it and cuts off the head of the man standing next to him. A short woman comes into the kitchen takes a sword and stabs the cook to death. She then licks the sword of all the chocolate blood and looks at me saying " would you like to lick the man" I replied "No thanks." After that she walks into the wall where she explodes into a million pieces. I decide to walk into the actual restraint where in my favorite outfit of hers is the girl I love Avleen. With her brown hair and beautiful blue eyes she is amazing. "W-w-w-well h-h-h-hello Avleen can I help you," I ask her. "That depends do you have two soft lips and a mouth." She starts to walk over to me and kisses me on my lips. We then get hit by a yellow school bus and end up sitting inside together. We stop and get off at a enemy private school. A girl there asks us if we go to the same school. Avleen answers quickly and says no. Avleen then comes up with a gun and shoots me.

I wake up at the end of class with signs taped all over me. But the worse one was "DETENTION TOMORROW." Then I just fell back asleep.




Noah Reynolds

A Day In The Sun, Taking a bath of money

Today i went to Elich Gardens in down town Denver. I can tell you with confidants that if i ever get married and have kids i will not be going to an amusement park like this one. The overall coast of the amusement park could buy you a laptop or small car. The entry fee is 50.00 $ plus food and attractions. The prices at Eliches in astonishing, insane and frankly unfair. You all know that Subway jingle "Five Dollar Foot Long" well at the Subway my friends and i went to the five dollar foot long turned into a 5.30 $ 6 inch long. That is more than half the coast of a normal 6 inch. For a day locker it coast 15 for a small one and 30 for a bigger one. It is 50 to reserve two seats before the park opens. A normal drink at Eliches was 4 dollars. For a commemorative cup it coasts 10 dollars. To rent a single table for the day it coasts 100 dollars to rent one with a awning over it it coasts 150 i believe. These prices shouldn't go unnoticed. It is absolutely ridiculous how high these prices are. I am lucky i didn't have to pay for my trip. Also you don't get what you pay for. Hours of waiting in lines for a 30 second thrill ride that is just plain wrong. The astronomical amount of the money these amusement parks make every year only go to making more billion dollar rides. I doubt that any of the money would go to a good cause like housing the homeless or helping in a third world country. Also the space that the amusement park takes up could be used for a regular park or homeless shelter. I am not anti amusement park but they better thing of good reasons to charge the American people so much!




Noah Reynolds

What The Horse

If anybody has been to DIA recently you will find a 20 foot tall blue mustang with glowing eyes. The artist of the sculpture died during the creation of the horse. In my honest opinion the mustang is a HORRIBLE way to say "Welcome To Denver." I would prefer a sign that says"Welcome To Denver" instead that piece of offencive art. Denver is full of horrible art and sculptures but the blue mustang is by far the worse one in Denver. Most people around Denver agree with me that the horse has got to go. Even writers form Denver's local magazine "5280" agree with me. The mustangs bright glowing eyes not only are extremely ugly but also extremely uninviting. The spotlight that shines up the mustangs but is a terrible way to have it stand out in the nighttime. If the artist hadn't died while making this sculpture i would rip it down myself. Some people say it is a memorial to his life. All around the Internet are anti mustang sculpture support sites. Also the horse take up space that could be used for ANYTHING ELSE. As the subtitle for the article in "5280" said "is the mustang a public piece of art or a public enemy." In my mind the horse is a public enemy. I don't get it how the sculpture could littlerly kill someone and people think that it helps the artists memory. I love the Mayor of Denver and the Governor but i wan everybody to pass the word to them to take down that terrible blue beast that has our great airport in its grasp.



Noah Reynolds

Love is in the Air

"Speak loud if you speak love" - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Act 2 Scene 1 William Shakespeare. Summer is the time for friendship and love. Not saying that friendship isn't love but saying that summer is great for both. You are probably thinking what in the world is a twelve year old kid doing talking about love. Well for those of you who question what i write you don't have to read it, also i have seen enough girl movies to know what love is. I have had my share of what you can call girlfriends. Recently the enormous power of love has captured me in its grip. Wherever i go i think "Hey this would be a good time to have that special person." I can't get that thought out of my love out of my head. Now i may not be the most hansom boy out there or the most smart boy but i have worked my but off in everything that i do and this summer my goal is to find that special someone to make me feel great. I really don't know what compeled me to write this blog but something out there has made me feel this way. But if i do not complete my idea of finding a girlfriend i still have the love of my family and friends. Nothing will keep me from completing my idea. One ability i have on my side is that girls love all the short guys, with high voices, strange faces, the hansom other brothers and the love for writing. I am not trying to make you feel bad for me I love all of my strange traits no matter what they are. There are definitely some girls out there for a kid like me I just have to start looking. The extremely unlikely possibility that i will have that special someone at the end of the summer is still is at the same place i started, LOST. All of you reading this just do me a favor love someone until you can't love them anymore.



Noah Reynolds

Tour De France

Let me tell you that usually watching biking isn't what I do best but in this years Tour De France I am hooked to the television. Of course most Americans will be supporting the great Lance Amstrong or Levi Leipheimer but I think an upset will accrue. As everybody who have been watching the race you know all of the close calls that have happened. Such as in Barcelona where the man for England was way ahead and the Italian man caught up to him to win it. (I am not good with names or the perfect on the outcome of a certainty stretch of the race just bare with me) If you will look at the overall scores there isn't even an American in the top five riders. Now in stage ten after a rest day the riders are still in the mountains of southern France. In my honest oppinion i think that Fedrigo will win the whole race. He has won many of the stages so far and has been victorious in the hardest stages of the race. The current stages are the most important in the race, moving past stage nine brings them even closer to Paris and the final winner of the yellow jersey. Though they're twenty-one stages for stage ten starting tomorrow only eleven more stages stand. The riders still have to try and finish the mountain stages and many more. Even though Lance Amerstrong lives in my home state of Denver I think that seven wins is enough and that someone else will be in the spot light. I wish good luck to the riders and apologize to probably my many errors. It would just help if you all watch the race.



Noah Reynolds

Venice Beach

For my last day in L.A we decided to take a walk on Los Angeles' most famous chill out spot. The famed Venice Beach. Not only was I exited to walk by all the shops and see the strange people but also I wanted to go to the ocean. First our car was parked just a short walk from muscle beach. Muscle beach is a stretch of the beach where all of the strong and willing men and women do what they do best workout. Muscle beach include an outside gym with weights and machines. Also muscle beach include a series of blacktop basketball courts. After muscle beach there is what everybody comes to Venice for, the entertainment and stores. I can tell you with confidants that I have seen many things that most of my family has never seen before. Some include six-to-seven head shops ( shops that sell weed and bongs ) also some temporary tattoo shops. In addition to those things include jewelry stands in which I bought a necklace of Buddha, bumper stickers like "Military solution is the problem," Shirts that say many different kinds of things such as "I only drink on the days that end in Y." Also "God say thou shall not kill, don't you get it?" Colorful bongs and many signs that say "legalize pot." But on Venice beach it really boils down to the people that you see. I saw some very different kinds of people. People that Rollerblade half naked, people that disguise a joint with a cigarette, a man rollerblading while playing the guitar, and much more. Venice beach might very well have been the highlight of my trip. Unfortunately my trip has come to an end, a great end but it still is ending. I really hope you enjoyed reading about my trip. I will post pictures if i can find out how to, I also hope that you all will enjoy my "Noah Reynolds writing TV that i am trying to get on blog.TV but if i can't i will put it on my blog. I will tell you all when it is up an running.

Noah Reynolds

Real L.A

For our last event for the day we took a cruse from Casey's house down to the city. After of course we saw BRUNO we took a nap and went to the city. A short twenty minute drive to the center of the city first we went on to San Monica Blvd. driving all across the city. Seeing the L.A skyline and the smog of the city. After San Monica you may not leave L.A without going to Sunset Blvd. Everyone knows all of the famous things on Sunset from the great view of Hollywood Hills to the many strip joints. Flying across the street seeing the first House Of Blues a beat up building to the Comedy Shop and Laugh Factory. Seeing the many movie advertisements on the tall buildings from Harry Potter to the digital billboards advertising the Los Angeles Dogers. Seeing how royalty lives in Hollywood hills. A strange smell tickles my nose later finding out that the very smell was marijuana. So the smell mix of marijuana and burnt rubber. Passing the banks of Bel Air to the sides of UCLA. Finally making our way home for dinner. Tomorrow is my last day and I will be going to Venice Beach and Van Nuys airport. I will be getting back in Denver at 12:00 Monday morning. Wish me luck



Noah Reynolds

So Far So Good

Today I saw BRUNO with Casey, I also met Casey's brother Kevin for the first time. Kevin and Casey's dad Ed went out to play golf so Casey and i stayed home for a little bit with Dianne. After and hour or so we went to a movie theatre that really brought out the feeling of L.A. Twelve dollars per ticket plus five dollars for a soda. As we were waiting outside for our movie to start outside of the theatre in big glass cases were some of the original costumes from this summers block buster films. The mobster suit worn by Jonny Depp in his film "Public Enemies" also the guns that he used to rob his many banks. Also in those containers were some costumes used in the newest Harry Potter film. But Casey and I weren't there for costumes we were there for Sascha Cohen's "BRUNO." After we saw the movie i was litterly shaking. The movie was quiet funny but exteremely revolting in unnecessary spots. Some of that may included a completely naked "man spot" if you know what i mean. Also a part where Bruno stops at a swing party. If anybody has seen Borat Mr. Cohen's previous movie BRUNO is ten times more crude and gross. If you cover your eyes in the right spots than it is a very good movie. Later today we will be going to the famed privated airport Van Nuys. It will be an enjoyible experience.



Noah Reynolds

Walker

I just caught a flash of a great idea and i thought i would tell it to you. Its a sport i made up i hope you enjoy reading this.

Walker is a sport that I made up watching baseball but Walker has nothing to do with baseball. Walker is a mix between basketball and soccer and when i say a mix i mean it severely. The game is just a one point scoring game with two goals on either side of the grass field. The field is divided at a half point on the field. That half point is the main side for one team. Here is how you actually move the ball and try and score. Each team has a goalie and a side that one team calls "home side." On that side you are allowed to use your hands and pass the pall with your hands. You may bounce the ball throw it up and pretty much anything but kick the ball. I know that you're wondering about the other side, this is where the soccer part comes in. You are allowed to throw the ball over the half point line and whoever catches the ball can take four steps before the ball has to be put on the ground and start kicking the ball until you score on the goalie. But because on your home side you can use your hands you're allowed to dive at the players feet and pick up to ball and start throwing it around and dribbling the ball. But like every sport they're rules and referees. If a player walks more that four steps on the other side of the field the other team gets to walk however many steps on your side and start with the ball at there feet. Also like soccer or basketball you may not knock a player over on there feet if you use your arms. You can tackle anyone if you tackle with your feet. There is about ten feet between the side ling of the field and the complete end of the field. Like soccer you may gain momentum by backing up ten feet and kick the ball as long as you're on the other teams side. But if the ball is out of bounce you may use your hands on your side and use your feet on the other side. But the four step rule is throughout the game. A player could throw the ball across the field and if the ball is close enough to the goal and you haven't gone over the four step rule you may try and shoot with your hands. The passions are UA (Upper Offence 2 players) MA (Middle Offence two players) AA (All Around 1 player) UD (Upper Defence 2 player) BD (Back Defence 2 players) and G (Goalie 1 player) In all there is ten players. I hope that sometime you can play walker with friends.


Noah Reynolds

My First Pory

This is something i made up that combines a poem and a story you can see my video on my facebook page. Enjoy

The sun shines on the dark green palm trees. My face reflects in the transparent water of a swimming pool. The amazing sunlight is burning my eyes. Cruising in the car on soft smooth Los Angeles streets under my feet. When I'm on vacation nutrition is highly invalid as a eat and drink junk food after a long one hour nap in the freezing cold air conditioned house. Its like going 0-60 in five seconds with the calm cold air conditioning to the burning sweaty heat of the day. I am definitely in L.A for now.

Noah Reynolds

Interview With Dianne

Dianne is feeling much better, the first thing Dianne is going to do when she gets out of the hospital is turn on MSNBC and take a long nap. Dianne thinks that the hospital is a great place to be sick in, if she had to she would stay there as long as they want her to. But Dianne might be disscharges today, she also thinks that the coustomer service is great at the hospital. When Dianne gets out the first thing that she will eat is a kabob that Casey is cooking. She is also going to eat bean soup, corn chowder and Mrs. Fields cookies that my father made. Dianne's family has helped her through out the surgery and is very grateful for that. Dianne's doctor, Dr. Green Hueth is a great person during Dr. Green's vacation time she travels to China to help out less fortunate Muslims. Gloria Frausto (Dianne's good friend) is the first person she will contact telling her the good news. For Dianne's entertainment I will be helping her edit old home videos of her family for Christmas. Also Dianne is going to try and finish a book she is reading about Abraham Lincoln. Finally she will be reading the twenty magazines my mother and i bought her to catch up on the gossip and the news. All in all Dianne is feeling much, much better and will be home very soon.


Noah Reynolds

Finally Here

I finally lift off the ground starting my journey, six pounds of magazines keep Casey and I occupied through out our flight. We are kept up to date on all of the news, gossip and entertainment. For the past twenty-four I have been preparing for this trip to Los Angeles. Casey and I would use to joke about going to L.A because we thought it would never happen, but here I am 30,000 feet above the grand canyon slowly making our way to L.A. It seems that I finally drove my parents crazy enough to send me away to L.A. When I think about it a four day trip to L.A without my family in a house with a swimming pool going on Venice beach isn't really a bad punishment. The air circulating through out the airplane is starting to make me feel sick. I make it to L.A with no crash, as i fly in to L.A i find out why they call it the most polluted city in the U.S. There is a giant cloud of grey haze and smog. But the beautiful green golf course and swimming pools glisten in the wind. I am finally in L.A. This series of blogs is dedicated to the reason I'm in L.A Dianne. Thank you for reading.



Noah Reynolds

Los Angeles

Today I will be embarking on a journey to a place I've never been before, Los Angeles. My adopted sisters mom just had surgery so I get to go by myself!! Sweet i have been stuck in my house for weeks being bored and doing nothing. I finally get to go on a trip without the stress of a dysfunctional family. I will be able to take a walk on Venice Beach with the waves tickling my feet. I live in Colorado which means I'm land locked with no ocean to be free in. I frequently go to Chicago and lake Michigan but that does not compare to the Pacific Ocean. The bad news is i take the red eye home from L.A and I have camp the whole week. My parents hate L.A they say its hot and scummy, I have a feeling that they are right but I just wanted to see for myself what L.A is really like. But it won't be all fun and games we get to take care of Casey's mom so I'm still exited. And for those of you who actually like my blog don't worry I will be blogging everyday I will be able to. Thanks for reading

Noah Reynolds

Longboarding

One of the new sensations that i have recently been hooked to is the transportation vehicle of a long board. A long board is much more different that a skateboard, of course for the obvious reason that a long board is longer and sometimes wider. Also long boarding in strictly for cruising on flat surfaces and going down hill. That concept may sound boring and dull but when you get into long boarding you get hooked just like me. With a long board because of the two reasons people ride long boards to go down hills and to cruse the turning capability of a long board is far more advanced than a skateboard. Long boards can turn on a dime much a snowboard. Many of my brothers friends have long boards i also was inspired to buy a long board from visiting a long board store called Sector 9. The feeling of gliding upon the street is like no other feeling in the world. Today my brother finally got his long board after waiting three weeks, we went on a short ride. Do my brother and i a favor go get a long board you will not regret it.


Noah Reynolds

The Reason I'm Here

This blog is inspired by me friend Jack Brogan, thanks Jack.

If you haven't found out already i love writing. I love to read other peoples writing i love to comment on other peoples writing but most of all i like to write. I think that i share that passion with most of the people on this website. My passion for writing brings me to meet new people and take my writing to the next level. I am even in the proses of writing a book, my blogs have been published on the Denver Post website for the Presidential inauguration. Just like my friend Jack I was writing on Hubpages.com but the lack of diversity and taste at that website made me think to bring my online writing somewhere else. I hope to publish a book by the time i graduate middle school. I have many friends that are professional writers and have guided my throughout my journey. When it comes to writing I am all over the place, fiction, poems, current events, essays, non fiction and the list goes on and on. But an inspiring writer needs someone to look up to and for me that person is David Sedaris. Mr. Sedaris holds the incredible gift of making people laugh while being intelligent, not all of that crap and stupid stuff you hear everyday but the stories of a dysfunctional family and a dysfunctional life. Another author i admire is the late JRR Tolkien. In my language arts class we finished reading "The Hobbit" one of the most celebrated books of all time and the beginning of a three part series called the lord of the rings. To accomplish what I have in the past few years takes patience, courage and devotion. A great writing quote is "Writing is easy all you do is stare at a blank piece of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead" that is from Gene Fowler. David Sedaris said in an interview that you can not be a great writer until you fail 100 times. I take those two quotes very close to heart. A quote i made up was "Superman was a writer and it was hard for him" i hope that all of you can be into writing and reading. Thank you for reading


Noah Reynolds

Scary Putin

These Events did not really take place reader discretion is advised



Yesterday President Barack Obama visited Moscow to talk with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin about the Iran nuclear weapon issue. A two hour talk took place and for the first hour Putin talked about the history of Russian American relations in the 20Th and 21st century's. After Putin was done talking President Obama and Putin started to talk about Iran. The talk when very well until the end where President Obama Reached out his arm to shake Putin's hand. Putin sprung up twenty feet in the air ripped his skin off and turned into a red monster. His giant claws reached down to grab President Obama he cut the back of his back and ate him, along with all of the other American reporters and secret service. With three foot thick teeth and the same for his claws Putin flew off to the US and stomped into Wichita Kansas blowing up the entire country, very few in America survived but the survivors went up into Canada to start over. As for Putin we went on to turn back to his old creepy self and in a press conference apologized to the US. Thank you for reading



Noah Reynolds

Taking Test Is Bull

I go to a private school in Denver, for one reason being the more attention that private schools give each student. Also the lack of giant classrooms and uncaring teachers to individual problems. But another reason for my choose for a private school was that unlike public schools standardise testing didn't exist. Of course I was wrong like usual, we had to take six tests in one day with almost no breaks. I may sound like I'm complaining too much just for some little tests, but for public schools a unnecessary three required tests occur throughout the school year. So if you are in public school and want to get a break from the standardise testing don't come to private schools. The test that I take is Called The ERB, I have tried to contact the President of the ERB Dr. David Clune to tell him my thoughts about this terrible testing system. Not only do these kinds of tests make a cloud of stress over the students but for teachers as well. I can't see why the school officials can't just give school work that students have done to the education association. I am out to find out what really goes on behind the tests. Again not only private schools or for the Colorado education assocsiation but for the whole United States. I know from being in public schools and private schools no good comes from standardised testing. Many parents across the country don't agree with standardised testing so at least let the parents decide whether there child should have to go through that terrible experience. I do agree with ACT's and SAT's because those really help you decide your future but testing in elementary school and middle school is pointless. Even in the beginning of high school. I hope you agree with me and if you do please comment and if you don't comment as well. Thank you




Noah Reynolds

Its Hard Being Twelve

As you all know i am twelve years old what makes me different than all of the other twelve year old boys is that all of my friends are girls. That isn't on accident for some reason whenever i talk to boys it is extremely awkward. It sounds pretty pathetic that i can't be social with my own gender. But the social issue isn't all that makes me different, i don't care for rap music that much. They're some exceptions but i really like jazz and classic rock. Like the millions of American kids i have chronic depression and anxiety. I also don't care about trying to impress girls or looking good. What i like most is reading, history, music and writing. My extreme passion for writing makes an invisible wall from me and the other kids. Unlike most kids i actually know what i would like to achieve when i get to age. My goal is to publish a book by the end of the summer i have already written it and our family friend sent it to a publisher and we are waiting to hear back from her. But for my job i would like to be a columnist for The New Yorker. I really hope you like my writing i will be in Los Angeles for the weekend so i will be blogging about my experiences. Thanks for reading




Noah Reynolds

Smell

This essay is a tribute to one of the best books i have ever read.


In the world of the five senses in my mind there is only one i admire the most. Out of sight, sound, touch and taste smell is the only one that you cannot live without. Smell has two senses into one, it possesses taste and touch. Depending on your type of nose, most people can taste something with just a little whiff of something. Your knows is a body part that you really cannot loose. Unlike your ears, eyes and mouth your nose always stays with you. In some ways your nose is a sixth sensed. Most of the time you can tell what is going on in the next room weather it be the sweet smell of freshly baked cookies or the smell of smoke rolling off of a fire. Some down sides to having a nose is of course the occasional bad smell that engulfs your nose it fear and disgust. Also when it comes to colds and allergies the nose really is the main Target for germs. Everybody knows about the nose bleed, i live at a very high altitude and nose bleeds accrue here a lot. Even if the nose has a few problems and flaws in this writers mind the gift of having a nose is the best gift of all. GO NOSES



Noah Reynolds

Uninvited

This is a very short story talking in first person of a man coming to a funeral uninvited i hope you enjoy it.

It was a sunny day at St. Steve's cemetery i had just been thrown out of my apartment my girlfriend saw me hanging out with another girl. that girl that she saw me hanging out with was my sister. So anyway I was just wondering across the streets trying to figure out what to do next. Seven or eight black cars drove right in front of me so i decided to find out what was going on. I came to the gates of St. Steve's cemetery a nice lady with black hair and black clogs greeted me. "Are you part of the Hansons funeral," she said. I had to answer yes because it would look strange if a random man just walked into a funeral. She guided me to the burial spot where Andie Hanson layed in a flower covered casket. People were crying terrible but that didn't even cross my mind when i found out that there was free beer and wine. But the constant crying was annoying me so i decided to say some words for this person i never knew. I found out that the dead persons name was Andie. I walked up to the stand and started to speak. "Andie was a great man, he was happy and loved his family, it is a tragedy that he had to die so suddenly from a heart attack." Everybody was looking at me strange you would think because I called Andie a man when she was a woman but Andie had a sex change so it didn't really matter. Also Andie hatted her family and Andie was not happy or a great person. She went to jail for stealing makeup from a beauty shop. And about the heart attack i over heard that she had a heart attack. But what i didn't hear was that she had a heart attack but Thant ran out of the hospital and slipped on a crack on the sidewalk and died. I was compromised, later i was thrown out of the cemetery the nice lady just shook her head at me and said she felt sorry for me. I continued my walk, no self esteem, no girl friend and no home what else could go wrong. This really was not a good day to be uninvited.

Deaths In Four

It truly is astonishing how many terrible and tragic deaths that have accrued in the past two weeks. Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michele Jackson and most recently Steve McNair. It starttels me in a scary way that all of theses wonderful people would die so suddenly right before our eyes. I am lucky enough not to have someone close to my heart die. My family has had a history of living a long time. I still cannot believe that the worlds most exterordenary singer and dancer dies suddenly. "Here's Jimmy," those words really make me sad whenever i hear them Ed McMahon was a great man i feel bad i wasn't alive to see him in his great days. Farrah Fawcett was such a beautiful woman i will dearly miss her. And finally Steve McNair the 2003 superbowl MVP brudely shot to death, I was born in Maryland and i took Steve's proformance and effort to the Baltimore Ravens really well. I will miss all of these great people thanks for reading.
Dedicated to My friends brother who died last week, Good Luck K.J.



Noah Reynolds

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