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The best toys of all time (Read 886 times)

    Classic stuff here, not at all what I expected from wired,com:

    http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/01/the-5-best-toys-of-all-time/all/1

    2013 Valley Runner of the Year Series: Feb 16 5K (4 points out of 10) ... Mar 2 10K (20/30)... Mar 16 4Mi (21/30) ... Apr 6 10K (DNS) ... Apr 21 2Mi (5/10) ... May 11 5Mi (where the fuck are the results?)... Jun 8 1Mi ... Jun 16 6Mi ... Sep 28 10K ... Oct 5 5K ...Oct 12 5Mi ... Oct 20 5K


    Fanatic #3965

      Our son is mostly beyond the box phase, but we have a Priority Mail box that we can't throw away, since our 18 year old cat has claimed it...and what Lola wants, Lola gets.  She practically lives in that box.  Whenever someone is looking for her and can't find her the question "did you look in THE box?" is always raised.

       

      39 year old DH cannot throw out paper tubes.   Ever.  He has a drawer full of poster tubes and heavy wrapping paper tubes...I don't know what in the hell he is keeping them for. Roll eyes

       

      Dirt, yeah...we like dirt.  Here's my giant filthy hubby on my teeny tiny bike.  The back tire and tube totally blew out on his mid-race, so he grabbed my bike for the last half of his race.

      Kirsten

      '07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

      '13 Goals:

      DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

      • get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

      • 1st olympic distance duathlon

      • 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

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      punch Type 1 in the junk


      This girl is on fire.

        I think he forgot pots and pans.  I guess that's mostly for little little kids, though.

         

        And, was paper on the list?  I remember going through an origami phase.  I specialized in pianos.

        2013 PRs:
        5K: 20:43

        10K: 43:44

        10M: 1:09:15
        HM: 1:34:37

        M: 3:23:53 (NYCMQ, BQ-20)

          Lately the big thing my kids love to play with is Duct Tape.  Granted, a little more expensive than dirt, but still not bad as far as price goes.

          R2E


          "run" "to" "eat"

            first of all -- bubble wrap. durr.

             

            secondly -- zoomy, have you ever heard that comedy routine about the "christmas paper wrapping paper tube"? that could answer any questions you have about your hubby's tube-saving tendencies.

            i find the sunshine beckons me to open up the gate and dream and dream ~~robbie williams


            Menace to Sobriety

              Janie, today I quit my job. And then I told my boss to go f*** himself, and then I blackmailed him for almost sixty thousand dollars. Pass the asparagus.


              Fanatic #3965

                first of all -- bubble wrap. durr.

                 

                secondly -- zoomy, have you ever heard that comedy routine about the "christmas paper wrapping paper tube"? that could answer any questions you have about your hubby's tube-saving tendencies.

                 

                Yeah, we fight over bubble wrap in this house.

                 

                I'm going to have to look for that wrapping tube bit...I don't think I have seen that.  Maybe I can forgive him for hogging up a drawer, after all.

                Kirsten

                '07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

                '13 Goals:

                DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

                • get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

                • 1st olympic distance duathlon

                • 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

                Half Fanatic

                punch Type 1 in the junk

                R2E


                "run" "to" "eat"

                  i did find that it was john heffron, but didn't find the actual video.

                   

                  heffron is one hilarious dude!

                  i find the sunshine beckons me to open up the gate and dream and dream ~~robbie williams


                  Fanatic #3965

                    They forgot Happy Fun Ball.

                    Kirsten

                    '07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

                    '13 Goals:

                    DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

                    • get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

                    • 1st olympic distance duathlon

                    • 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

                    Half Fanatic

                    punch Type 1 in the junk


                    Fanatic #3965

                      i did find that it was john heffron, but didn't find the actual video.

                       

                      heffron is one hilarious dude!

                       

                      I can't find it, either.  The interwebs are being tricky, today.

                      Kirsten

                      '07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

                      '13 Goals:

                      DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

                      • get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

                      • 1st olympic distance duathlon

                      • 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

                      Half Fanatic

                      punch Type 1 in the junk

                      noonan


                        I can't find it, either.  The interwebs are being tricky, today.

                         

                        Linkage


                        Fanatic #3965

                          Ha, that is exactly what we did with those tubes!

                          Kirsten

                          '07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

                          '13 Goals:

                          DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

                          • get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

                          • 1st olympic distance duathlon

                          • 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

                          Half Fanatic

                          punch Type 1 in the junk

                            first of all -- bubble wrap. durr.

                             

                            secondly -- zoomy, have you ever heard that comedy routine about the "christmas paper wrapping paper tube"? that could answer any questions you have about your hubby's tube-saving tendencies.

                             

                            Best thing with bubble wrap...

                             

                            Put it on the floor and roll over it with an office chair.

                             

                            Sounds like machine gun fire.

                            Jeff


                            Fanatic #3965

                              I got this for my mom a few Christmases ago.  Everyone wanted to use it.  It was completely addicting.

                              Kirsten

                              '07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

                              '13 Goals:

                              DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

                              • get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

                              • 1st olympic distance duathlon

                              • 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

                              Half Fanatic

                              punch Type 1 in the junk

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