Nice job Buddy!!
From this same crayon set, each year, I would take a blue crayon and mark down the date of the first snowfall in the back cover of an Incredible Hulk coloring book I had. I kept this same crayon to write with every year. I was an observer of ritual even then.
I don't know about anyone else, but I have read this essay every year on Christmas Eve since it was first published here on the boards in 2011. It has become a Christmas tradition for me. For anyone who has not read it, do yourself a favor. It will take you back to a warm, cozy, carefree time that we can all relate to. I'll be reading it tomorrow night, as always, myself.
I don't know about anyone else, but I have read this essay every year on Christmas Eve since it was first published here on the boards in 2011. It has become a Christmas tradition for me. For anyone who has not read it, do yourself a favor. It will take you back to a warm, cozy, carefree time that we can all relate to. I'll be reading it tomorrow night, as always, myself.I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and happy holidays!-Andy
I had seen the ad on TV—how they glowed. How they had a carrying case which doubled as a monster castle. How a lab table could energize them to glow in the dark. I delighted at the prospect that the monsters could hang out as friends, like the Justice League. Even as a child I knew there was something off about Remco toys, something a little different—special even. They were like regular toys turned on their side… they had attitude.