childhood

We all did things when we were younger that contributed to our back pain and creaking joints when we get out of bed in the morning, but nothing quite says childhood like sitting in an empty laundry basket and throwing yourself down carpet stairs!

Recently I was talking with some co-workers about their favorite cartoon characters from their childhood and where they think that they would be hanging out around Casper, as you can imagine I got some pretty interesting answers.

I think the biggest thing I miss about being a kid is the cartoons. I grew up on a steady dose G.I. Joe, He-Man, Loony Tunes, Thunder Cats, etc. While I still enjoy my adult cartoons, the new ones aren't as good as the classics. What is one thing you miss about being a kid...

Growing up, I had some cool toys. Metal Transformers, Mad Balls, ball-in-a-cup...ok, so that last one sucked. Kid's toys nowadays are beyond me. It seems that they are more about shutting your child up, and less about stoking their imagination...

You know, when I was a kid, you could wake up at 6am on a Saturday morning, watch cartoons until around 9:30 (when "Saved By The Bell" came on...dang, Kelly was hot!) and then you disappeared - OUTSIDE! - until dinner. That was my Saturday, every Saturday...