And now for something completely different…<\/p>\n
I was reminded recently of one of my favorite childhood toys growing up, Transformers (more than meets the eye, you know). From the mid-80’s give or take. Loved ’em – Christmas 1985 was the Transformer Christmas for me. I had soundwave, Cliffjumper, the small autobot airplane, the firetruck, the microscope, Braun (the little jeep), at least a few others…<\/p>\n
I kept a few, and sold of the others at yard sales and such as I grew up… Fast-forward to tday: I looked ’em up on the internet, and to my surprise, on ebay, there’s a huge market for these things – they were maybe $20 for the big ones back then… They’re selling for well over $200-300 dollars these days! Holy cow.<\/p>\n
One of the things that made these toys so unique and is probably pushing their value yet today is that they could change from at least one “object” – usally a car or a plane – into a robot, then back again. They were adaptable to situations and needs.<\/p>\n
One of the most important abilities we humans should cherish too is our ability to change. To be instruments of change, when needed. Think about it.<\/p>\n
-Orin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
And now for something completely different… I was reminded recently of one of my favorite childhood toys growing up, Transformers (more than meets the eye, you know). From the mid-80’s give or take. Loved ’em – Christmas 1985 was the Transformer Christmas for me. I had soundwave, Cliffjumper, the small autobot airplane, the firetruck, the…<\/p>\n