It was June 20th in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-three when Ashley Nichole Frandsen burst forth from the loins of her mother and into this world. Tomorrow (Friday) will commemorate the twenty fifth anniversary of that blessed day, of Ashley coming forth from the womb and into this world we all call home. Happy 25th Birthday birthday girl another year older and wiser and spiritual and adventurous, as well as beautiful
BO JACKSON: Bo Jackson was my idol. The man played baseball and football and unlike Dion Sanders, he was good at both. Bo Jackson would run up the wall to take away homeruns and went 'loco' every time he struck out he would be so mad that he would break the bat over his knee or head. He also could throw on some football pads and mow over the defence while he was playing for the Raiders. The man was a legend one day and then he disappeared one day. I looked up what Bo is up to and he has a family and he cooks who would've known? I thought BO knew about football and baseball but he distinctly said "when it comes to cooking Bo knows Diddely"
Nintendo: the game above is Ninja Gaiden the graphics weren't nearly as good as what the picture shows but I loved it anyways (our expectations were a lot lower back then) I also remember codes like: up, down, up, down, left, right, left, right, down, b, b , a start (or something like that you can correct me if I'm wrong) to get extra lives in 'Contra' who could forget how my favorite cartoon the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had not one but two great games, and the movie 'The Game Wizard" with Brett Savage from the "Wonder Years" takes his brother to the world championships of nintendo game playing where Mario 3 was unveiled along with the Game Glove. I could go on forever about things like having nightmares after playing Simon's Quest and everything else but I'll spare you.
NERF: Non-Expandable Recreational Foam. It was NERF or nothing! they were the proud making of the NERF Crossbow, the various guns, NEFF made weapons that it was all right to shoot at your brother. NERF was a status symbol as a child, it masculanized young boys all over America. The only down side was after time you had to pretend to shoot projectiles at people because all the 'Ammo' either 1.) got lost 2.) bot chewed up or broken by a dog or little sister. Having no ammo and pretending to shoot at your friends is the fake war equivalent to the 'Ghost man' on 1st in baseball.
GI JOE: Above "Snake Eyes" my favorite of the action figures. GI Joe is an all American Hero, perfect examples for young boys to emulate. They are patriotic they taught you valuable life lessons "an now you know, and knowing is half the battle" I could never love a human baby as much as I loved my GI Joes as a kid. I heard that there may be a GI Joe movie coming out sometime in the future and when it comes I'll be there front row center yelling YO JOE!
