I bought a record player the other day. It was on sale. It's a gift to myself.
I bought one last year in purple, my favourite colour. It was on sale, too. The problem with it is that it doesn't spin a record fast enough and maintain its speed. It's such a shame.
This new record player can do more than just play records. It has a cassette deck, AM/FM radio, bluetooth, and an aux line to connect an iPod or other music player to it. It plays CDs, too. I can record anything to MP3. It's quite the powerhouse.
I had to make room for it. It's not a tiny thing. It's not monstrous, either.
I liked that it forced me to clean the top of my stereo system. I found a box with an old cell phone from my days in Minnesota. I didn't think that I still had the phone. It's so tiny in comparison to the phones these days.
I felt like I had opened a time capsule of sorts. It was cool to see a snapshot of my life a while back.
Yes it is amazing looking back how happy we were with things we now consider inadequate. It makes me humble and thankful though.
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Nicely said! I love technology, but I am comforted by simple things that make me happy these days. Having a decent, working record player is one of them.
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