10. The Home Neutering Kit
9. Miss Piggy’s Big Bag O’ Pork
8. Gasp! – The Dry Cleaner Bag Game
7. Mr. Wizard’s Acid Factory
6. Fontanelle Lawn Darts
5. Hello Kitty Tiki Torches
4. Pin the Tail On the Family Dog
3. Mattel’s Bathtub Surge Protector
2. Baby’s First Nail Gun
1. Easy Bake Sushi
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I awoke with a start. A cruel, twisted nightmare had run its course through my synapses, triggering primal fears embedded deep within my psyche. Moments ago I had witnessed the murder of my childhood, the stagnation of any creativity that made residence in my bones. [Read more →]
10. Sharp Objects Potpourri
9. Mr. Wizard’s Home Liposuction Kit
8. Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Pitbulls
7. Lady Gaga Meat Playdress
6. The Highway Trampoline
5. Mattel’s Choking Hazard
4. The Sarah Palin Wind-Up Mama Grizzly
3. Baby’s First Self-Inoculation Kit
2. Owie! – The Jump-Off-The-Roof Game
1. The Underwear Bomber Blow-Up Doll
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Early on in my parenting travels, I was a total anti-video game guy. A staunch opponent. Of course, these feelings were not due to a lingering bitterness because growing up I was the worst Pac-Man player in my town. No, I just didn’t want my kids sitting idly for hours on end, ruled by a screen, twitching, stagnating, drooling. But then came the Wii. [Read more →]
Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) is in its fourth edition (but fifth incarnation) since 1974. I’ve played three incarnations: 2nd, 3.5, and 4th. I’ve got to say that the fourth edition does one thing very well.
For anyone unfamiliar, a table top role-playing game (RPG), like D&D, uses a pen, character sheet(s), a series of books, and a set of dice. The set of dice consists of: 1 four-sided, 1 six-sided, 2 ten-sided, 1 twelve-sided, and 1 twenty-sided die. Dice are also abbreviated “D” as in D20 for a twenty-sided die. You might laugh at this now, but one day you’ll be in a comic shop on the wrong side of the tracks and knowing what a D20 is might help you make a saving throw against a band of asthmatic angry nerds. [Read more →]
We need to come together to face a plague of addiction more tragic than any in recent memory. It’s even worse than drug addiction; even worse than nicotine addiction; even worse than food addiction; even worse than gambling addiction; even worse than shopping addiction; even worse than sex addiction; even worse than Jane’s Addiction.
10. Big Bag O’ Discarded Hypodermic Needles
9. Balloon Boy Self-Launch Home Kit
8. Easy-Bake Microwave Oven
7. Fisher-Price Choking Hazard
6. Baby’s First Power Stapler
5. Mr. Wizard’s Home Meth Lab
4. Fontanelle Lawn Darts
3. Miss Piggy Swine Flu Inoculation Kit
2. Owie! – The Fall-Off-The-Ladder Game
1. Zhu Zhu Flammable Hamsters
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I read somewhere that the average age of a video gamer is approximately 30. At 276, I’m still on the young side of life, but I can remember the days of 8-bit heroes and light guns. (I kept all of mine, even the bad ones.)
I began playing World of Warcraft (WoW) again recently. It’s my second time around. I played during my carefree college days, averaging 5 hours a day, which would have disrupted my social life except all my friends played too. [Read more →]
