Toys for Christmas

As Christmas Day came to a close I was standing in my back yard having taken the dog out. It was a cool night in Phoenix with just a bit of a breeze that had blown the haze out of the city. The sky was black and the hunter was rising over the hills to the east of my home.

As I gazed at the stars and reflected back on the day I was pleased that I was able to enjoy kids and grandkids and that everyone had traveled safely. I was pleased with my gifts and that others seemed happy with theirs. But something was not quite right.

It finally dawned on me. No toys. No, not for the kids -- for me.  I’ve done pretty well in the toy department this past year.  I’ve gotten a couple of new model airplanes, some cool new software tools and nice new video camera to replace one that was starting to show its age. But no toys on Christmas.

It is clear that age does not a kid make.

I have a trip to a model airplane expo next week.  I think I’ll be able to fix the “no toys’ problem soon enough.

If you are a techie, I’m betting that you got some toys this holiday season.  With the speed that things change in the tech department, reading about new toys, talking about new toys and playing with new toys is all part of the addiction. But I can quit whenever I want to.  Really……