i'd have just thrown my shoe at the button...

zappa ftw

Sleep -> Computer time -> Sleep

I have yet to see any women saying that female comic characters are not sexy enough. And I have yet to see a male make the argument that didn't come off like a a 12 year old or a brain-dead frat brah. So, no, I don't remotely agree there. There may not be a clear solution, but one must have their head very deep in the…

For the conversation to end, the problem needs to be gone first. While changes have been made, the problem still persists, and so the conversation SHOULD continue.

"What good is science if no one gets hurt?!"

Micronauts. They were like legos, but the building blocks were arms, legs, heads, and actual projectile-shooting bits. I had just about every Micronaut toy, and I invented dozens of stories about their adventures without ever knowing the comic book existed. Sadly, my mother gave them away when I went to college.

As a kid there was the era of the Lincoln Logs followed by the era of the Erector set.

Awesome. I had that stuff, and the big giant moon station.

LEGO, both in general and particularly the Technics car. I have always reckoned that LEGO has been and will be one of the few toys to stand the test of time. There will always be kids who like to build things.

Breyer horse models. I got my first one about 1975, a beautiful Belgian draft horse. Not only could Chessie pull enormous weights, he was a fantastic racer (won the Triple Crown, of course) and jumper. Not bad for a draft horse.

Remember these guys?

I spent hours playing with Lincoln Logs, Lego and a skyscraper construction set that I can't remember the name of. That may have had some connection to me eventually getting a degree in civil engineering.

Capsela. Just the best. Unfortunately only available in Japan these days. I had to buy it on ebay for my kids.

I just remembered these: Capsela and Robotix.

Major Matt Mason.