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April 26, 2004
Essential
Toys for Grown-ups
By
Bradley McDonald
In a society saturated with
choices, sometimes it’s nice to receive some knowledgeable recommendations.
Mountain Bike
With all the debate
these days about the best diet available, people seem to forget that exercise is
the best way to lose weight. I used to try jogging around the neighborhood, but
quickly found out that, unless I’m chasing some type of ball, running is boring.
Then I remembered how much fun I used to have riding a bike when I was a kid.
That’s when I decided to get into mountain biking. It provides a good workout,
along with allowing me to enjoy the outdoors. And for the adventure-seeking
types, you can definitely get an adrenaline rush if you find the right trail.
Take a look on the Internet (www.mtbreview.com)
and you will probably find a trail near you. Warning: if you plan on riding
trails, go ahead and spend a few hundred dollars on a decent bike or you might
get stuck six miles down a trail with no pedals. I bought a
Trek bike and have been satisfied with
it.
Rio
S30S Sport MP3 player
I invested in this
gadget soon after I bought my bike. On the days I couldn’t make it to a trail, I
would ride my bike around the neighborhood, and this is the perfect companion.
You can strap this little fella’ on your wrist and he will sing to you for
around two hours. You simply upload whatever songs you want from your computer
to the player or use the FM tuner that is built in. You can also use the
stopwatch to prove to yourself that you’re the next Lance Armstrong.
Albert Einstein Bobble-head Doll
Now this is pure
entertainment. I’m no collector of bobble-head dolls, but I know fun when I see
it. Personally, I have mine attached to the top of my cubicle at work and
through an advanced set of wires and motion detectors, he nods when my boss is
walking down the hall (so I can alt-tab off of ninteyandnine.com to the software
that I pretend to build). Okay, not really, but it is a nice novelty item. I
bought mine at
www.stupid.com (why do I like this
website so much?).
Trivial Pursuit
Who doesn’t like a
good trivia contest? For those of you who are useless-information collectors,
this game is for you. If you want to look intelligent, take a week and memorize
the answers to the first 30 cards or so and then invite your friends over to
play. After going winless in this game for about 12 years, I recently won my
first contest by employing this method.
Golf Clubs
As of right now, golf and I are no longer together. After years of a tumultuous
relationship, we both decided we weren’t right for each other. But, as I have
done so many times in the past, I’m sure I’ll take her back tomorrow when she
promises at least a birdie or two in the next round. Golf is unique in the fact
that the only person you have to conquer in the sport is yourself. There are no
defenders, unless you count the trees that miraculously jump into the path of my
ball all too often. Golf may be a good walk spoiled, but, hey, it’s exercise.
ninetyandnine.com
©
2004, Bradley McDonald
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Bradley McDonald's
favorite color is blue.
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