As men get older, the toys get more expensive. ~ Marvin Davis I borrowed a friend’s work truck to pick up some large items from Costco, and my boy went with me. He dropped his car on the floor among the work stuff, and I thought it made for an interesting comparison.
Category: Toys
What a girl sees
One of the interesting things about having young children with access to technology is to see what they take pictures of. My 2.5 year old took this picture of her Barbie. She LOVES the Barbie videos, which are actually much better than I would have thought – good music, decent animation. Check out her favorite…
Just what typa tracks was you followin’?
So, for his birthday, my boy got more Thomas the Train stuff, and I got to be creative with the tracks. What’ I’ve found is that you have to be very specific with how you use the switch tracks in order to get a loop that does’t keep the train stuck on one side of…
Boy with trains
“When I was a kid, I went to the store and asked the guy, Do you have any toy train schedules?†~ Stephen Wright, Comedian My kid loves his Thomas the Train tracks, and I like putting together various configurations. In fact, I keep buying more tracks so we can go bigger! I never had…
Even more fun
Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems. ~ Scott Adams My Uncle Bob was here this weekend (in photo enjoying my cat), and he seemed to enjoy lending a hand putting together a new track configuration for my boy. His contribution to our…
Trains are fun
“When I was a kid, I went to the store and asked the guy, Do you have any toy train schedules?†~ Comedian Stephen Wright The best toy my boy has ever gotten was a Thomas the Train set. He can spend hours playing by himself, singing the Thomas theme song, and trying to crash his…
Cube Toys
“It is better to play than do nothing†– Chinese Proverb Those of us who have worked in IT forever know that cube toys are not only a reflection of our “I play with toys” geek identities, they help us all keep our perspective on our work, esp. when it gets overly serious. If it…
Trains are fun, but are they old school?
The construction of the Union Pacific Railroad was of greater importance to the people of the United States than the inauguration of steamship service across the Atlantic or the laying of the Atlantic Telegraph. Yet the one has been heralded from time to time and the other allowed to sink into temporary obscurity. ~ W.F….